January 2011
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Finally There’s an Archive Button for Mail.app →
Steve Kinney:
I spent a decent chunk of time yesterday trying to cobble together an AppleScript that archived mail for people who use multiple mail accounts. I’m happy to say that it was a waste of time due to this delightful little application. I haven’t put it through its paces yet, but I’m optimistic.
I don’t use Gmail, so archiving email doesn’t happen automagically for me; I have to do...
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Addendum to “(Dis)orientation”
Since I posted my Tumblr portrait video rant, a couple of people have asked me the question, “…but isn’t Tumblr free?” The meaning behind that question is actually: “Isn’t it really f—ing churlish to complain that a free service isn’t 100% perfect for your needs?”
That’s a pretty fair question. Tumblr is free, and it isn’t costing me anything whatsoever to host my blog here, and — most of the...
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(Dis)orientation
Today’s discovery: Tumblr rotates videos shot in portrait orientation 90° counterclockwise. That’s incredibly unhelpful, and an undesired modification of the original. It’s pretty obvious: if something has been shot in portrait, it’s only really going to work in portrait. Watching a video of my kitten leaping from right to left, rather than the expected from-the- ground-up-into-the-air, is...
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Steve Kinney on HIGs and What Works Best →
Steve Kinney, responding to yesterday’s post on Twitter for Mac:
From the geek perspective, Mike is totally on point. That said, John Gruber is also right. The point is that most people don’t really care. I pointed out the other day that most of us stress way too much over stuff. Koralatov is totally right, Twitter for Mac’s UI craps all over Apple’s HIG. Yep. But it’s still the best Twitter...
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