MPlayer OSX HUD
The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.
A complete re-working of MPlayer OSX (v1.0 RC2). This version requires Mac OS X Leopard or higher.
Note that while this version works without any problems, the core (FFMPEG) is not optimized for multi-core processors. Please see MPlayer OSX Extended for a much newer version that integrates the latest multi-threading technology. This release is mostly here for nostalgic purposes.
This is released under GPLv2, except the program icon, which is the sole intellectual property of esXXI.
Quicklook ZIP Plugin
The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.
Unpack and copy the .qlgenerator files to ~/Library/Quicklook for local user or /Library/Quicklook for system wide. This plugin is released “as-is.”
Using More Than 10% of Your Brain
The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.
Here’s a neat suggestion by Dr. Tidio, from the University of Brienna. He says if you want to use more than 10% of your brain—which just so happens to be the amount the average person uses throughout their day—you should bang your head against your desk till you see, what he calls, “fuzzy rain.”
In a recent article published by Timid Minds, Dr. Tidio has discovered that exhaustive head trauma can increase neurogenesis (the growth of new neurones), and lead to an overall increase in brain-wave activity. “The brain reacts to trauma by increasing [its] structural density. Patients in our studies have shown lasting improvement in their cognitive abilities after just several “wallops” to the head using a surgical two-by-four.”
Lucidus Atra: Mac OSX Leopard Dock
The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.
Comes in two variations: Light and Dark. This mod is strictly released “as-is” and is released under the CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada.
Mac OS X Leopard: New Kitty Has Claws
The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.
October 26th, 2007 came and went. There was no cure for cancer. No sign of world peace. No apocalypse. But if you owned a Mac, or were awaiting for one in the mail, you were counting down the minutes to 6:00 PM. Why? Because of Apple’s new operating system: Mac OS 10.5., ebulliently dubbed Leopard.
Leopard is a progressive step to a better operating system. It boast improvements galore (Apple claims 300+), everything from the new unified interface, to the new Quick Look feature. Apple has put down the gauntlet to anyone in the operating system (hint, Microsoft) and has shown them what it really means to love your customers. To help them work faster, better, and smarter.
This love is apparent from the first screen and grows as each new feature is uncovered by the end-user. Again, Apple’s pedantic nature shines through, like some monolithic beacon of hope for all of us that suffer from perfectionism. Down to the icons, Apple takes great care in crafting its products, and Leopard is no exception.
If you have a Mac, do yourself a favour and pick up a copy. If you are one of the many idling on a PC, go and have a good cry… then buy yourself a Mac.
