Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

Computerware

  • Embracing RSS

    I am using RSS now (Really Simple Syndication). Here’s how. Continue reading

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  • Tangelo

    I’ve discovered a rather nice web log creation program that runs on your desktop computer. I’ve started to use it at The Job. Continue reading

  • Circus Ponies NoteBook

    One of my favorite “must-have” applications for Mac OS X is Circus Ponies NoteBook. NoteBook is a data manager with the look and feel of a 23rd century notepad. Continue reading

  • That was Easy

    A brief review of EasyPHPCalendar. Continue reading

  • Text Mate

    Rich has discovered TextMate, a new code editor for Mac OS X. Continue reading

  • Note Studio

    Note Studio is a note management application for Palm OS. Now with a desktop client and conduit for Mac OS X!. (There’s a Windows desktop version too. :-) Continue reading

  • Wordsaver

      Rhaptopetalaceae     alegar     abaft     dikaryon undersaturation   cunctipotent     unavouched   foistiness   engulf     nipperkin   skuddick     befumble   clockmutch   earwort   I found a new screensaver (for Mac OS X). It shows random words, lines, or paragraphs from text files. By default,… Continue reading

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  • SnapNDrag

    I have started using a new screenshot utility called SnapNDrag, from Yellow Mug Software. It has a couple of features I really like. It lets me name my files! (No more `Picture 1.pdf'). It lets me choose my default filetype! I can use JPEG from the getgo instead of converting the file after the shot.… Continue reading

  • My Birthday Present

    Proving that I am indeed a techie… and that our definition of "normal"… differs… from that of other people. Rich and I were at Fry's about a week before my birthday. Fry's is a SF Bay Area institution, a techie hardware store. They sell computers, televisions, hard disks, DVDs, MP3 players, game players, memory chips,… Continue reading

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  • SubEthaEdit

    Do you ever find yourself trading a document back and forth with someone else? Rich and I do this a lot. One of us writes, then emails to the other who edits and emails back. It works but it's tedious. Today I discovered SubEthaEdit. (Although the editor has been around since Spring, 2003, I never… Continue reading