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Why We Should Rethink the Eight-Hour Workday

August 17, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Transformation, Information visualization

(via Why We Should Rethink the Eight-Hour Workday) | TimBatchelder.

Tips for Moving Your Office Outdoors (apartmenttherapy.com)
The 21 Stages Of A Friday Workday (buzzfeed.com)

Lifehacker: most popular Mac downloads

December 27, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Sharing Economy, Social Business

Most Popular Mac Downloads and Posts of 2012
Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com

2012 brought us a new version of OS X with the launch of Mountain Lion, and we’ve had plenty of great Mac-oriented content throughout the year. We’ve had a ton of great new software, guides, and ways to fix annoyances. Here’s a look back at our mo…

Most Popular Mac Downloads and Posts of 2012 http://flip.it/whxIc http://flip.it/i1BU3

Function, Function, Speak! Talk to your Mac with Mountain Lion upgrade. (prettycodes.wordpress.com)
Mac OS X Mountain Lion code hints that new Macs will support Gigabit Wi-Fi (digitaltrends.com)
Lifehacker’s ‘Top 10 Awesome MacGyver Tricks that Speak for Themselves’ Is Awesome (geardiary.com)

Mac OSX Automator as a folksonomy builder

August 23, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Linguistic Search, Social Business, Sustainable design

Mac 101: Automator.

this tool allows you to tag content automatically to implemenent the folksonomy approach to file storage and search

Cloud Files vs. Cloud Drive (rackspace.com)
New Conference Paper: Folksonomies as Subject Access – a Survey of Implementing Tagging in Library Online Catalogs and Discovery Layers (infodocket.com)
Amazon Glacier: Back Up All Your Data for Pennies a Month (webmonkey.com)
When Documents in the Cloud aren’t (macworld.com)

Mac/PC demographics

May 28, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Transformation, Social Business

The two characters from the ads who personify ... — The two characters from the ads who personify a PC (left, John Hodgman) and a Mac (Justin Long). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hunch Blog | Blog Archive | Mac vs. PC: A Hunch Rematch.

Hilarious.

PC Mag: iMac is Editor’s Choice (appleday.org)
Death Ray Manta out now on iOS (vg247.com)
How to create a Raven desktop app for Macs and PCs (raventools.com)
MAC vs. PC vs. State Of Confusion (techmamas.com)
Mac OS is better and Mac users are better people (zdnet.com)
A month after switching to Mac from Pcs (jaequery.com)
Starbase Orion for Mac + PC + Android (themactrack.com)

TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time!

August 28, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Behavioral Science, Digital Transformation, Social Business

English: A woman typing on a laptop Français :... — English: A woman typing on a laptop Français : Une femme travaillant sur un ordinateur (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time!.

TextExpander [Sponsor] (smilesoftware.com)
Sponsor: TextExpander 4 (smilesoftware.com)
TextExpander 4 adds features, leaves Mac App Store (macworld.com)
Super-Fast WordPress Blog Posts via E-Mail with TextExpander 4 (georgecoghill.wordpress.com)
TextExpander 4 Forced To Depart Mac App Store Over Apple’s Sandboxing Rules (cultofmac.com)
TextExpander for Web Developers (mac.tutsplus.com)
OS X: The Best OS for Writing (mac.appstorm.net)
Back to Work 81: LAMP for Your Productivity (5by5.tv)
TextExpander 4 Leaves Mac App Store (mjtsai.com)
The First 3 Apps I Install on a New Mac (mikehickerson.com)

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Pro: Record Any Audio On Mac OS X

August 29, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Behavioral Science, Design UX Interface, Metadata Masterdata, Sharing Economy, Social Business

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Pro: Record Any Audio On Mac OS X.

Updates to Airfoil, Audio Hijack Pro, and Nicecast Bring Mountain Lion Support (weblog.rogueamoeba.com)
A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting on The Mac (mac.tutsplus.com)
Opinion: Customers should be wary of the Mac App Store (macworld.com)
Full Mountain Lion Compatibility with Piezo 1.2.1 and More (weblog.rogueamoeba.com)
Podcasting tip: converting unfamiliar audio file types (heidi-miller.com)
AUDIO: Has rap music been hijacked? (news.bbc.co.uk)
What’s the best way for developers communicate with their customer? (zdnet.com)

Download of the Day: PodTube (Mac) and iTube (Windows)

August 28, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Behavioral Science, Design UX Interface, Digital Transformation, Metadata Masterdata, Sharing Economy, Social Business

Fred's YouTube Channel — Fred’s YouTube Channel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Download of the Day: PodTube (Mac) and iTube (Windows).

MacX YouTube Downloader Enhances YouTube Downloading More Smoothly (themactrack.com)
Ask Andru: How do I prepare my Mac for Mountain Lion? (geekwire.com)
Apple Airs Several New Mac Ads During The Olympics [Video] (cultofmac.com)
Zamzar Replacement (fusionfinds.wordpress.com)
Apple Pulls ‘Genius’ TV Ads from YouTube and Apple.com (macrumors.com)
New on the Market: Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara by MAC Cosmetics (bellasugar.com)
Apple Has Killed The Mac Guy “Genius” Ads For Good (cultofmac.com)
Direct YouTube Downloader: Download Any Video, Playlist Or Channel [Windows] (makeuseof.com)
Apple’s new Mac ads feature a helpful Genius (tuaw.com)
Apple removes highly criticized Genius ads from its website and YouTube channel (imore.com)

Mac OS X 10.4 Help: About FileVault

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Identity Management, Linguistic Search, Social Business

FileVault icon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mac OS X 10.4 Help: About FileVault.

RTW this encryption program in built into OSX, along with Crypt. PC users can get Winguard Pro. Crypt does files, File Vault does folders. But watch out for backup programs which hare confused by it. Be sure to get only password protected flash drives.

Apple Hardens Security with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Safari 5.1.7 (joelesler.net)
Analysis of FileVault 2 (Apple’s full disk encryption) (lightbluetouchpaper.org)
Open source tools for accessing FileVault-encrypted Macs (h-online.com)
Infiltrate the Vault (mjtsai.com)
FileVault 2 easily decrypted, warns Passware (reviews.cnet.com)
Adobe releases fix for InDesign crashes under Lion 10.7.4 (zdnet.com)
Light Blue Touchpaper ” Blog Archive ” Analysis of FileVault 2 (Apple’s full disk encryption) (dropsafe.crypticide.com)
Get your Mac ready for Mountain Lion (macworld.com)
FileVault 2’s Apple ID Backdoor (mjtsai.com)

Old Macintosh Software Downloads | Old Version.com

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Behavioral Science, Identity Management, Metadata Masterdata, Social Business

Old Macintosh Software Downloads | Old Version.com.

The site’s motto says it best: “Because newer is not always better.” Everyone’s encountered new versions of products that add unnecessary features, turning a lean and effective tool into slow and bloated crapware.

How to re-enable older Flash in Safari 5.1.7 (reviews.cnet.com)
iOS Automated Builds with Xcode4 (splinter.com.au)
Release:Release Automation on Mercurial:Updates through Shipping (wiki.mozilla.org)

Mac.MajorGeeks.com

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Behavioral Science, Identity Management, Metadata Masterdata, Social Business

Mac.MajorGeeks.com.

Is your PC behaving badly? Let the geeks at MajorGeeks.com handle the situation. The site has a collection of free and paid apps and utilities for your PC that have been tested to recover, repair, protect, back up . . .