Due to a few recent events, including not getting paid for six weeks and having $700 worth of stuff stolen, I’ve decided to keep a closer watch on how I spend my money. I’m not promising to be totally stingy, but just being aware of things should help in some way. After much searching I […]
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Handy (free) software for Mac
Cruising through i use this I came across some cute and useful looking programs. Image Well is a lightweight program for quickly editing images ready for web publishing. Sidenote is a note-taking program that stays available, but out of your way in case you need to jot something down. I decided not to install this […]
Speed up an mp3
While studying for exams I’ve found it really useful to listen to the recordings that are made of our university lectures. They make the lectures available to download as mp3s for students enrolled in the course. Very handy, especially for the lectures I wasn’t able to get to; it’s quite difficult to learn anything if […]
WWDC design awards
Hubby entered Marco Polo in the WWDC design awards. He didn’t win. 🙁 I was checking out the winner and the runner up of the student section. They’re okay, I’m not sure how the judges would have chosen the winners. Pictureque was the winner. It is a nice program, the user interface is attractive and […]
The Third Dimension
I’ve been investigating 3D modelling software. I’ve used Blender, Cinema 4D, and I’ve had a brief look at both Art of Illusion and Maya. I thought I’d give a summary of my thoughts on them. Be warned, I am a 3D modelling noob, don’t take offence to any negative comments, these are just my first […]
Thursday Thirteen #47
Thirteen of my top mac programs. 1. Camino – this is the web browser I use so I suppose it’s one of the programs I use more than any other. Hehe, it’s okay to use something other than Firefox (as long as they make an effort to be compliant). 2. Smultron – beautiful text editor, […]
