June 2010
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ChronoSync
ChronoSync “is the complete data management utility that allows you to efficiently synchronize or backup files and folders from one disk location to another. There are hundreds of settings available within each Synchronizer document to customize your synchronizations. You can synchronize or backup files to almost any device. ChronoSync will even automatically mount other computers. Create as...
JITP's special issue on YouTube and the 2008...
Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Volume 7 Issue 2 & 3 2010
Kevin Wallsten’s article is free to non-subscribers. Here’s the lineup:
GUEST EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States — Michael Xenos
RESEARCH PAPERS
Congressional Candidates’ Use of YouTube in 2008: Its Frequency and Rationale — Girish J. “Jeff”...
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Caffeine
Caffeine. If you have a laptop and take it to meetings or use it to give conference presentations, this is an invaluable tool. You can keep your default screen saver and sleep settings for conserving battery while mobile, but override them when you don’t want to be interrupted.
“Caffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your...
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Right Zoom
Right Zoom changes the default behaviour of the green “zoom” button on the Mac so that it always maximizes the current window. It runs in the background and you can set a modifier key to activate it only when you want to.
An invaluable tool for new Windows to Mac switchers.
Part of the mini-series: a miscellany of tools and software for the Mac.
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Name Mangler
Name Mangler: Batch renaming of files and folders with just about every logical possibility covered.
Part of the mini-series: a miscellany of tools and software for the Mac.
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TrashMe
Part two of a mini-series of posts: a miscellany of tools and software for the Mac.
TrashMe: a new, free, intuitive application for simply and easily uninstalling applications, widgets, and preference panes.
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GoMBox
Part one of a mini-series of posts: a weird miscellany of tools and software for the Mac.
The new Safari 5 added support for native extensions yesterday. Apple promise a directory later in the summer, but a few have already emerged.
I’m not too keen on extensions per se. My experience with Firefox was constantly ruined by crashing and out of control CPU and memory usage. Can Apple improve...