Entries tagged with “os x” from O'Reilly Digital Media Blog

Have you ever kept track of how often you hit Command-S on an average day? However you use your Mac, whatever kind of apps you are using: chances are that hitting that comforting key combination every few minutes has become a subconscious habit for you. For me, it's so bad, I sometimes hit Command-S while filling out a web form, wondering where the heck that Save As… dialog box came from. The question is: Why? Why do we do this? Why isn't there a better way? Oh, wait, there is!

I tried the Levelator on several files and it works. It's very simple, doesn't offer any controls, and what you see is what you get. It's in BETA and may eventually need some tweaking. But I have no doubt that in its present form, it will be a very valuable tool for any podcaster.

I got a call today from a producer with a bunch of audio files that wouldn't open. Because he'd made the files in Mac OS 9, I suspected they didn't have filename extensions. So I sent him this little drag-and-drop application I'd made with AppleScript when I ran into a similar situation. Simply copy and paste the code below...

Overall, I found Musicbed DV to be a great tool for building podcast music. It could be used for any type of media production. And if you want to stand out in a crowded field of podcasters, this is probably a pretty good way to do it. On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate Musicbed DV a solid eight. Once the UB version ships and new music becomes available, I'll up that to a nine out of ten.

Here's something that should have gone into Wireless Hacks, 2nd Edition - network two Macs together using Bluetooth and PPP.

Turns out some a tweak for Mail.app is necessary in Tiger for IMAP to work properly.

In which I spend some time installing and exploring the latest release of OS X. Short conclusion: It just works.

OS X Server has been out for a few years. Why are there so few technical books available for it?

Working in the O'Reilly bookstore at the WWDC a couple of weeks ago was quite an eye-opener for me.

Do you have a Perl success story that you'd like to share? I'm also interested in hearing about how Perl and Mac OS X play together.

Clearly there is a strong market need for emulators : )

Nice article on how to speed up OS X, and add some favorite GUI features as well.

Mac OS X is finally developing into a leading user interface.

Apple did extensive, exhausive and meticulous planning of it's earlier OS's- has OS X's Aqua ditched substance in favor of style?

We've been waiting for aeons... Mac OS can finally read Windows CD long filenames... hurrah!

While Macintosh looks to OS X to be a turning point with both developers and everyday consumers, one must wonder why their marketing team focused on multimedia aspects that won't be there from the get-go.