A while back, I tore my hair out trying to find a way to print a list of the files in a directory. I was in Windows at the time, and finally found a little DOS utility that did a decent job. But, as usual, it's so much easier in OS X! … [Read more...] about BBEdit saves the day
Macs
Chimera gripes
Until last week, I had two gripes about Chimera, but now that you can export bookmarks I'm down to one, and it is this: Chimera likes to eat form input for breakfast. Try using Chimera to type your blog entry – make it a nice long one – in Movable Type, and see what … [Read more...] about Chimera gripes
Real People
MacMinute has posted a link to Apple's new (so new it ain't out yet) ad campaign, "Real People". BoingBoing blogger/illustrator Mark Frauenfelder is one of them. Cool! Sad, though, to realize that Apple's cattle call for email a while back was less about the product and more … [Read more...] about Real People
Michael Parkes
I saw a new-ish lithograph by Michael Parkes this morning while I was looking for art for my office. It looks nothing like anything in my novel, but it's sparked a whole slew of ideas. Pretty soon it will look like things in the novel, since I'm already changing things in my … [Read more...] about Michael Parkes
Mmm, icons
I have discovered the wonders of custom desktop icons for the Mac. Pixeljerk makes some of my favorites, like the xButtons series and the little Handspring icon. I've been debating whether to use his Aqua-fied Darth Maul as my Word icon – but then I fell in love with these … [Read more...] about Mmm, icons
Pixeljerk
Wow, I've just found a really fantastic page for OS X icons – http://www.pixeljerk.com/. … [Read more...] about Pixeljerk
