Random Mac links and some odds and ends…

My TiBook 667 finally has been upgraded to a shiny new MacBook. (If anyone is looking for a used TiBook with a few ‘issues’…let me know ;o)

The MacBook is great, and has that nice built-in iSight camera. Fun! Alas, I can’t record any video on it. Why is that? Well, as usual, that feature is only available if I fork out a few bucks and pay for QT Pro. What’s the deal with QT Pro? Are they a separate business unit and only get funding from whoever actually pays for the license? Why does Apple give us this fully featured multi-media laptop with plenty of bundled software but then expect us to fork out an additional $30? I don’t know.

Apparently, I’m not the only one annoyed by this. Amateur is an open source project attempting to write a free, uncrippled clone of QT Pro. They haven’t gotten around to adding video recording yet, but I will be paying attention to this project.

While I’m at it, here are some other random links. I’ve been woefully lacking in my blog postings as of late. Hopefully this will make up for it a bit. ;o)

I think I’ve mentioned this one before but never got around to downloading it. Seashore is a Mac OSX-ified version of The Gimp.

Not open source, but RapidWeaver appears to be a bit of a clone of (what else) DreamWeaver and Apple’s own iWeb.

Logopond is just like a (not original) idea I had to start a free version of logolounge. I, of course, was too lazy to build that site which is probably for the best, as logopond has done a very nice job. Sign up and show off your logos.

Songbird appears to be progressing along nicely. Songbird is a mozilla based replacement for MP3 players like iTunes. Not only is it shaping up to be a great app, it also has the unique honor of the Open Source project with the greated logo ever: a farting bird. Koshi, also does a commendable job with weekly illustrations featuring said farting bird. A fun blog to watch.