There are two things Apple doesn't like to tell you before you buy an iPod: You can't copy songs from the iPod back to the computer Like any disk, the iPod must be formatted for either Windows or Mac, and while the Mac Finder will recognize the Windows disk, iTunes won't But … [Read more...] about iPods, Windows, and other incompatible technologies
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Style sheets for Word
I've been wanting to know how this works for a while now—Word styles are kind of like CSS, but different. (Can I vague that up even more?) I finally found a couple of good articles: one from Microsoft, and Woody's Office Watch. (Woody Leonhard is the author of the … [Read more...] about Style sheets for Word
Amazon via RSS
This is too cool. Lockergnome got tired of waiting for Amazon to take advantage of RSS, so they've done it themselves. Now if you want to keep up with new books in, say, SF/F, history, biography, and chicklit; television shows on DVD; and soundtracks on CD, you can do it right … [Read more...] about Amazon via RSS
Why you should abandon IE
There's a lovely article over at A Whole Lotta Nothing on what makes Mozilla so wonderful. I use IE to check my designs and, occasionally, to read the articles at Ain't It Cool News, since their crappy design crashes Camino for some reason. Other than that, I'm living in an … [Read more...] about Why you should abandon IE
Using Flash for good
The STC Font Browser gives you a list of all the fonts on your system and lets you preview text in the font you click. Lovely work. (via Design Meme) This may well be my favorite color picker yet: Quick Color from Kohaistyle. (via Zeldman) … [Read more...] about Using Flash for good
Death, taxes, and lost data
Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. A file that big? It might be very useful. But now it is gone. Error messages cannot completely convey. We now know shared loss. Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one … [Read more...] about Death, taxes, and lost data
Fun for Freeloaders
In the fine tradition of Freeloader Friday, I bring you software to help you make labels for all those CDs you're laboriously stealing from the RIAA. AudioLabel CD-Cover Editor Both for Windows. … [Read more...] about Fun for Freeloaders
Open Directory Project
Does anyone actually use dmoz.org without getting at least one "timed out" error? … [Read more...] about Open Directory Project
“Soylent Tan is people!”
Some nutcase (I say that in the nicest way possible) has come up with a way to turn waste into oil, fertilizer, carbon black, and other useful stuff. Hell, this is better than fuel cells. (via Metafilter) … [Read more...] about “Soylent Tan is people!”
Woman triumphs over tech; film at 11
I have finally gotten my Tivo doing everything I want it to. It's been in pieces on the floor for months; it's a relief to put the lid back on and be done with it—without giving up any of the functionality I wanted. One piece that I needed was just released today, so I … [Read more...] about Woman triumphs over tech; film at 11
