November

Apr 27 2009

Firefox must-have Extensions and More

November 9th, Firefox turned 1 (1.0 to be exact). To celebrate, I’m featuring some essential extensions including some you won’t find on Mozilla’s site. Of course, to enjoy these you’ll need to get Firefox 1.0

  • Spellbound – Spell check for text boxes
  • ForecastFox – Get weather icons in your status bar
  • Calendar – An iCal based calendar application
  • fireFTP – Transfer files via FTP from inside Firefox
  • FoxyTunes – Control iTunes from your status bar

*All of these extensions are 1.0/Mac compatible

For those of you not browsing with Firefox, here are a couple other nice free applications based on Mozilla’s Gecko engine.

Celtx

This free application is a robust planning/scripting tool for film and video projects. An online feature allows you to maintain these projects online through celtx.com. This tool is as feature rich as many commercial suites.

NVU

This spawn of Mozilla is a WYSIWYG HTML editor that supports CSS. The suite includes an FTP site manager and more.

Thanks for stopping by. Have fun with this week’s gang, and meet me back here next week for more.

Brian

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Nov 11 2008

Parallels lays it on thick with tongue-in-cheek ad promoting Parallels Desktop 4.0

Poking fun at vaporware hype and the outlandish claims of some software developers, Parallels’ latest video promoting the announcement of Parallels Desktop 4.0 went live of YouTube on Friday under the title Man’s Greatest Achievement.

While the new edition of Parallels Desktop still allows users to run Microsoft Windows on thier Macs and sports faster performance while using fewer resources, the video jokingly claims it will “stop and reverse the affects of global warming, it will eliminate our need for fossil fuel.”

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is available for USD$79.99. New users can test a free, fully-functional copy for 15 days. Current Parallels Desktop users can upgrade their existing software for only USD$39.99 — a 50% off promotional price available until November 30, 2008. Users that purchased version 3.0 on or after September 1, 2008, qualify for a free upgrade to version 4.0.

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Oct 29 2008

Tom Bihn adds laptop bags for new 15-inch MacBook Pros to their catalog

I am a huge Tom Bihn fan. This is a company that listens to its customers and makes some great products. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Today, Tom Bihn announced sizes of their Checkpoint Flyer checkpoint friendly laptop briefcase and Brain Cell laptop case specifically for the new 15-inch MacBook Pro.

If you’re not familiar with the Checkpoint Flyer Briefcase, watch the video embedded here. It is the first airport security “checkpoint friendly” bag designed specifically for Mac laptops.

The Brain Cell is a laptop sleeve designed to be used alone or clipped securely inside a variety of Tom Bihn bags. Brain Cell compatibility in a Tom Bihn bag means that you will not just have your laptop held securely during transit, it also means if you buy a new laptop of a different size, you need only update the Brain Cell to make it fit in your bag!

The Checkpoint Flyer sells for USD$220 USD (including laptop insert). The Brain Cell (Size 4Z) sells for USD$60. Both are available for pre-order from the Tom Bihn website and ship by late November.

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