Monthly Archives: July 2009

Suspicious Package

Posted on July 16, 2009 by ian

A Leopard QuickLook plugin that lets you inspect Apple installer packages before they explode. I mean, before you install them. Via Hivelogic.

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CS4 Tip Roundup

Posted on July 13, 2009 by ian

Some great tips for Adobe CS4 apps, courtesy of Layers Magazine. Via John Nack on Adobe.

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rb-appscript 0.5.2 Released

Posted on July 9, 2009 by ian

The incredibly powerful (and fun) rb-appscript gets a bugfix update: rb-appscript 0.5.2. It’s like … Christmas.

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Fake Steve on Chrome OS

Posted on July 9, 2009 by ian

Fake Steve is on fire. What the fuck is going on inside Google? How much more out of control and undisciplined can this place get? How many new goddamn operating systems are they going to create? They’ve already got Android, … Continue reading →

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Trapcode Particular 2.0 Released

Posted on July 9, 2009 by ian

Version 2.0 boasts many, many new features including true 3D realistic shading. Plus! If you upgrade today, Red Giant will send you Particular’s creator, Peder Norrby, to do your work for you. Seems pretty reasonable.

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3D Video Stabilisation Demo

Posted on July 2, 2009 by ian

Some Comp Sci nerds from Adobe and the University of Wisconsin have developed high-powered techniques for making your motion-sickness-inducing handheld camera footage look like it’s been shot with a Steadicam. I have no idea what they’re talking about, but the … Continue reading →

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