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Mac
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Design & Programming, Mac, Software, Technology
How to get the dimensions of the dock with AppleScript in Mac OS X Leopard
05.26.08 | Permalink | 5 CommentsThis code snippet might be useful for anyone wanting to write a script to resize your application windows automatically to fit on your display.
Note: I’m fairly sure you need to enable UI scripting for this to work.tell application "System Events" to tell process "Dock"
set dock_dimensions to size in list 1
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Mac, Software
How to add support for Camino to iGlasses
A quick guide for how to add support for the Camino browser to iGlasses (to allow you to change your webcam settings for recording YouTube videos directly, or any other website that uses Flash-based webcam stuff).
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Mac, Software
Leopard
I had no idea TNT deliver on Sundays. It doesn’t make up for their call centre lies, though.
Anyway, it’s very nice. The big flashy features are great (I actually like the new dock and menu bar) but the small things are where you get nice surprises. For example, when you hit enter to rename a [...] -
Life, Mac, Software
Do Not Use This Company
I have sat at home all day waiting for Leopard to arrive, and TNT have failed to deliver it, despite several call centre employees assuring me it was on the truck and out for delivery today. TNT, you suck.
Steve, I know you’re probably busy today pimping your new operating system, but when you finally [...] -
Apple, Mac
MacBook Peculiarities [UPDATE: Mystery Solved]
06.21.07 | Permalink | 2 CommentsHere’s a weird one – my friend Scott and I both have MacBooks, bought a couple of months apart. On his laptop, the Apple logo at the left-hand end of the menu bar and the Spotlight icon at the right-hand end are slightly, but noticeably, smaller than on mine.
I’m sure there’s a simple explanation [...] -
Apple, Mac
MacBook can work in lid-closed mode without a mouse and keyboard
06.21.06 | Permalink | 67 CommentsRight, enough of the metablogging, time for some actual content around here.
I got a MacBook a few weeks ago and I’ve been using it connected to my TV with Apple’s mini-DVI to video adapter to watch movies. Having the laptop open next to the TV, with display mirroring turned on (so I can use [...] -
Mac, Software, Technology
Using Airfoil with VLC
05.03.06 | Permalink | 9 CommentsA quick guide to sending the audio from videos playing in the VLC media player through the Apple Airport Express, and keeping everything nicely synchronised (or “synchronized” for our American friends).
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Mac, Software
I love Digg
These two comments on digg.com just amused me greatly:
SATURN: One major thing that Camino is missing that Safari has is support for Mac OS X’s spell checker. So I still prefer Safari.Dakoman: Just learn to spell.
about
Welcome to the personal website of Jamie Matthews. I am a music obsessive, guitar player, computer programmer, science geek, photographer, Apple fanboy and probably several other things as well.feeds
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