Archive for April, 2009
Harnessing the power of web applications with SSB
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial on April 28th, 2009
In this video I demonstrate the power of site specific browsers or SSB. These can be used to create desktop applications centered around a web application or service like Gmail, Google Reader, Twitter, Facebook and many more.
Check the application out at
http://fluidapp.com/
Selectively update your Facebook status via Twitter
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial, Walkthrough on April 23rd, 2009
In this video I show how to set up Facebook to auto update your status via your Twitter updates. Now this may seem pointless but the application I show called selectivetwitter allows only tweets with the hash-tag #fb to appear as Facebook statuses.
Free OS X theming with Magnifique.
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial, Walkthrough on April 23rd, 2009
In this video I demonstrate the free themeing utility, Magnifique for OS X Leopard. This application allows you to download and install custom themes for your computer.
Creating your own media server out of an old computer, part 1
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial on April 21st, 2009
In this video I detail the initial steps in creating a media server out of an old computer. This is a great solution for people who have multiple computers and need a central location for all their files. The best part it can be completely free and use some old hardware you have in the closet collecting dust.
My take on data backup
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Review on April 14th, 2009
In this video I discus my solution for backing up my data. I have tried several online solutions, and have settled on using Time Machine onto a 1.5 TB Segate HD. This works the best for me and I can report that I have had no issues with that HD due to the upgraded firmware now shipping on the drives.
SuperDuper Info
http://bit.ly/SuperDuper
Great Deals on hardrives
http://Newegg.com
Bluebird, a free Twitter client that runs native on OSX
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Walkthrough on April 9th, 2009
In this video I review and preview another Twitter client, Bluebird. I have been searching for the best Twitter client for my needs. I liked some of the features of TweetDeck but the memory usage and the fact that its an Adobe Air client turned me away. I then attempted DestroyTwitter and while it had much better memory management than TweetDeck it still relied on the Adobe Air back end, I really wanted something native to OSX. Then I switched to eventbox, this worked great until I discovered that it had consumed 2GB of ram, which incidentally was worse than TweetDeck. Hopefully I have finnaly arrived at my client of choice, but only time will tell. Enjoy the video and please share your options and your client of choice. Jordan- The Cheap Geek
Automating tasks using DropBox
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial on April 8th, 2009
In this video I give some basic examples on ways to automate common tasks using DropBox. I personally use this to automate torrents but virtually any application or script that can watch a folder can take advantage of DropBox. Please give this a try and report back on ways you have used this technique. To sign up for a free DropBox account follow the link below.
New iPhone hardware predictions
Posted by Jordan Patterson in General, News on April 6th, 2009
Displaying more info below desktop icons
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial on April 4th, 2009
I received a question on twitter about how I was displaying additional information under my desktop icons in OS X Leopard. I saw this as a perfect opportunity to make a quick tutorial. This is very simple first, right click or option click on the desktop and select show viewing options. In the view options menu simply check the radio button for show item preview. This will add information such as total drive size, remaining drive space, image resolution, and video length. You might have to tinker with your icon size, grid spacing, and text size in order for the additional info not to be cut off. Additionally in this menu you can toggle where the name and the additional info appears, wither below or to the right. Check out pictures after the bump. Thanks for reading – The Cheap Geek
EventBox – All your social networks in one Box
Posted by Jordan Patterson in Tutorial on April 1st, 2009
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