Program to switch languages on the Mac November 2, 2009
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One of the great features of the Mac is its support for multiple languages. This is a feature that is built into Mac OS X and many applications support multiple languages. I came across a program that allows you to easily switch between the language for a program on an individual basis, without changing it for the rest. It includes the option whether to change it just once or to keep it set to that language. The program is called Language Switcher. There are some programs that it may not work with, such as Firefox, as it isn’t native to the Mac. However, with Firefox you can download a language pack and use an add-on such as Locale Switcher.
Firefox 3.5 Available for Download June 30, 2009
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Firefox 3.5 is now available for download. In addition to performance enhancements they’ve added video, HTML and CSS features to the new version.
Upgrade to Style Master for Macintosh June 2, 2009
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A program I have found useful for web design is the CSS editor Style Master. The program has now been upgraded to version 5 for the Macintosh. The program allows you to design your web pages in code or design view, or a combination view. It provides easy access to CSS properties, including some of the new ones available with CSS 3. A user guide and CSS tutorial is included with the program. Style Master is also available for Windows.
Hiding Applications in the Background May 8, 2009
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Do you find your screen cluttered and haven’t found Exposé to be quit the right situation? Hiding application is always an easy thing to do, but it requires you to tell the computer to hide the applications. I found a program called AutoHide that has its only job is to automatically hide your program when you switch to another one. It also has a feature that will allow you to override it for those occasions where that is what you are wanting.
Flash Cards for the iPhone May 1, 2009
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The Spanish Anywhere app that I recently mentioned has been updated with several new features. One is a “Study Aids” section that includes flash cards based on the information contained within the dictionary application. One can select words from the dictionary that to add to one’s own personal list of words to study.
A program I am waiting to see as an iPhone app is iFlash Touch to work with iFlash, an excellent flash card program that is currently available for the Macintosh. The developer has previewed the app on his blog while it goes through the process of being evaluated by Apple and posted to the App store. The iPhone app will work by accessing cards created in the Mac application.
Update May 15, 2009 – iFlash Touch is now avaialable for the iPhone. Free for users of iFlash.
Spanish Translator app for the iPhone April 9, 2009
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Among the many applications for the iPhone are some applications for translation. If you’re looking for a Spanish dictionary Spanish Anywhere is definitely worth checking out. It is one you have to pay for, however, Spanish Anywhere works without an internet connection in contrast to many other programs. It includes:
- Dictionary, including words used in different situations.
- Verbs with conjugations.
- Phrase dictionary.
Buttons for Spanish/English makes it easy to switch between modes as to which language you want to go from and to.
Have you used this or a similar Spanish translator? What do you recommend?
NeoOffice 3.0 Released March 31, 2009
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The latest version of the open source office application NeoOffice 3.0 is now available. Based on OpenOffice.org the NeoOffice team focusses on developing the application for Mac OS X. They also add new features not found in OpenOffice.org such as a media browser and support for Mac OS X services. Intel and PowerPC versions are available.
Using Drupal book January 8, 2009
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I recently purchased and started working through the Using Drupal book published by O’reilly. The authors are Jeff Robbins, Angela Byron, Addison Berry, Jeff Eaton, Nate Haug, James Walker. It is an excellent book that introduces the Drupal CMS and goes through a series of scenarios with Drupal and third party modules.
In additional to the print book an electronic version (PDF and several other formats) can be purchased. A copy of Drupal, version 6, is available online to complement the book complete with the modules and additional files used so that one can go through the book learning step-by-step to see how each case study is developed by the authors. The various options available in Drupal are explained clearly as they are relavant to the project being worked on, giving both background as to what they mean and how to implement them. At the end of the book one of the appendices included gives some information to help with and to cosider when finding modules for your website.
Northern Voice Conference Registration Open January 7, 2009
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The annual Northern Voice “Personal Blogging and Social Media Conference” is taking place again in Vancouver, BC at UBC. The dates are Feb. 20 & 21. Registration is now open for the weekend.
Website: http://2009.northernvoice.ca/
Card Reader Tag Soup December 5, 2008
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Who is it that comes up the different types of flash cards for cameras and storage? The companies should do something to make it less confusing. I have an older camera that takes Compact Flash, but my newer one takes SD cards. Its easy to tell them apart, but then there are all kinds of SD cards. The thing I am struggling with is SDHC cards and being able to read them on my computer. I bought a couple that I thought would be good for using for storage. I had a reader, but it wouldn’t take a take the higher capacity cards. I bought a card reader that accepts various types of cards, including SD,Mini SD and Micro SD. On one page of the specs it also mentioned SDHC so I bought it. Unfortunately, it didn’t work with the higher capacity cards and so it wasn’t much use. I contacted the company and they said it should work, but I ended up buying a different one.
A suggestion would be for the companies to develop something that reduces the confusion. I know one always has new technologies coming out, but it isn’t helpful to the consumer to have these conflicting technologies out there at the same time.
