iPhone App Distressed FX For Free
Another photo app for iOS (iPhones etc.) has been added to the Apple Store. Normally, these apps cost money, but Distressed FX is free for a limited amount of time.
The app used (predefined) filters, and blurring effects to manipulate photos. Photos can be made by the in app camera function, or by selecting a photo from your library.
Star Wars Ringtones
It took me long enough, but I finally made some decent Star Wars ringtones for my iPhone. First the classic opening theme from 'A New Hope' and the mother-in-law (or ex-wife) special; 'The Imperial March'.
- DOWNLOAD Star Wars - Main Title ringtone (for iPhone)
- DOWNLOAD Star Wars - The Imperial March ringtone (for iPhone)
Both of the files are iPhone ready. I have no idea if they work/play on other phones / platforms.
And while I'm on the subject of ringtones;
- DOWNLOAD 20th Century Fox Fanfare Movie Start Tune ringtone (for iPhone)
- DOWNLOAD Toccata In D Minor (Bach) ringtone (for iPhone)
- DOWNLOAD Toccata In D Minor (Bach) message tone (for iPhone)
All ringtones are created with Fission by Rogue Amoeba.
OS X Wireless Connection Problems Solved (??)
Ever since the upgrade to Apple
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) on my MacBook (v5.1) I encountered wireless
problems every now and then. These 'experiences' are documented in two
different blog posts here and here.
At
the time I was also running an 'old' version of Little Snitch (v2.x).
After installing v3.0.1 my problems seemed to have solved... Seemed,
until I upgraded Little Snitch to v3.0.2.
A Couple Of Days On SQSP6
(SQSP6 == the new Squarespace 6 platform)
I think I fixed most of the bugs I encountered when I imported my old website into the new platform. Some links might not work, but my custom 404 - page not found page should guide the unfortunate visitors to the correct content (I hope).
The platform is still in development (@squarespace6), so new features are added continuously. The things I miss most at this moment are the following:
- Decent editor for writing posts / pages.
I miss HTML view, font selection, and some other text attributes (like strike-through, and font coloring). - Add IP filters on the logging to exclude certain IP addresses.
Since I test with several browsers on different locations I have a lot of my own traffic polluting the logs. - A file manager for uploading (small files) to serve to the audiences.
When you're used to the old Squarespace platform, it takes a while to getting used to the new (management) interface. It definitely is a complete redesign of the (user)interface. (which is NOT a bad thing).
Moved From Squarespace 5 to 6
In case you're wondering; I 'upgraded' my Squarespace 5 website to the new Squarespace 6 platform.
Most of the data had been migrated, but there might some some files/photos/posts left behind. For those items, you can still access the old website through beta.redelijkheid.com. Just replace the www for beta, and everything should work.
If you have questions, you can contact me through the contact page.
Timetravel Made Possible With The Samsung Galaxy S2
And yes. Another rant from an Apple fan-boy (I guess).
As you can read here, I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 at home, and the device is still in the original box. I did open the box, just to check the device, and as you may have read; the device went straight back into the box. Since then, it has been out of the box about four times, and not more than an hour. The main reason (for getting it out of the box) is that there a software updates that should fix problems with the device. I guess not the problems I have with the device..... I want to give the device a chance. I really do, but they don't come close to the Apple iOS experience. The Android eco-system has still light years to go.
Backup Failure
Creating backups. Something everyone with a computer should do. Not only to preserve the items of (sentimental) value, but also to minimise the time and effort to recreate what went to the eternal data fields.
But even if you create backups, things can go wrong.
Many believe that storing the data on an external device is a backup. Well, it is, but only if you have the original data on another device. Backup means that you store the same thing (at least) in two places. If one of the devices (your computer with internal hard drive, or the external backup device) should fail, you have still one copy of the data, which you can restore or backup (depending which device went up in smoke).
Melting Mushrooms
We're nearing the end of October 2012, and temperatures are rising. Currently it's around 20 degrees Celsius in some parts in the Netherlands. A bit on the high for this time of the year. It's even to hot for the mushrooms that grow all over the place. They seem to melt.
MacBook Wireless Borked Again, Still, etc.
A while back I had regular issues with the wireless adapter on my MacBook after I had upgraded to OSX Mountain Lion, but after the removal of Little Snitch (I still ran the beta version) it seemed that times were a changing... Seemed that is.
This morning I was fiddling about with my photo website, and needed to see the results in several different browsers. One of them being Google Chrome.
Trying to launch the Chrome app, it crashed immediately. Reopening didn't help. So I tried to download a newer version, since I hadn't updated mine since the upgrade to Mountain Lion. The result; It still crashed. Even after removing all Chrome (and Google) references on the disk, it still crashed.
So, it became time to consult the book of knowledge, and see what the Internets had to say about my little ordeal.