Archive for November, 2008
Monday, November 17th, 2008
I have toyed with the idea of buying several things from Apple for Christmas this year. The thing is, any combination of the following items doesn’t fit in the budget, (a budget!) so I can only choose one.
Wishes
- Apple Airport Extreme - our Dlink router just isn’t cutting it. I get disconnected from my home network several times a day and I am forced to turn off my airport and turn it back on to reconnect. It’s possible that this problem is an issue with my MacBook and not the router, I just choose to believe that it is an issue with the router.
- Time Capsule - a step up from the Airport Extreme, all of the Airport’s functionality with built-in storage space. I’m kind of an addict when it comes to gigabytes.
- MacBook Pro - hey, I can dream, right?
- Apple TV - I’ll throw Boxee on there and figure out a DVR solution and I’ll be one happy man!
Truth is, I probably won’t get any of the above items and I’ll end up getting a Barcelona chair for my wife. (I can say that because she doesn’t read this blog!) What’s on your Apple Christmas wishlist?
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Boxee is an open-source media center application for the Mac that allows you to network with friends and give recommendations on media that you enjoy. Your friends can also view your Boxee activity.
Installing Boxee
Installation is a snap, just go to boxee.tv and sign up as an alpha tester. Within a few days, you’ll get an email with a link to the download and then you will just install Boxee like any other Mac app.
The Boxee Experience
After installation, Boxee scans your computer for videos, music, and pictures. You can also access online sources, both for audio and video, including Hulu, Last.fm, & YouTube. My favorite part about Boxee is that you can navigate the entire interface with your Apple remote. The interface is much better looking than Front Row too.
Boxee allows you to add network media sources and I think that there is a way to add an FTP source, I just haven’t figured it out yet.
My Plans for Boxee
I went in to my local Apple store and was told buy an Apple genius that an Apple TV is not worth the money. However, this post on TUAW outlines a way to install Boxee on an Apple TV and voila! I now know what I want for Christmas!
Note: After writing this post, I remembered that I signed some sort of T&C’s with Boxee, if this post breaks those terms, just let me know. Please don’t take my Boxee away!
UPDATE: Here’s a step-by-step on installing Boxee on an Apple TV.
Posted in Apps, Mac, Radical | 1 Comment »
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
I set up a Lifestream using Sweetcron and I have to say that I think that it is pretty cool.
What’s a Lifestream?
Good question! I like the following definition:
A Lifestream is a blog-like website featuring real-time flow of a person’s activity across various websites.
Right now I am only aggregating my Twitter, Flickr, and blog feeds, but I’ll add other feeds as it makes sense.
I’m hoping that my Lifestream will reduce some of the guilt I feel when one of my blogs goes a week without a post! If you can relate, you might give Sweetcron a try.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon (not by using StumbleUpon) a site that offers the ability to upload, edit, and download ringtones for free. Audiko.net is very easy to use and after visiting the site my total number of iPhone ringtones went from 2 to over 50!
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