If anyone wants to create an automator script, php script or anything similar that will simply take a mass amount (thousands) of scale them to a certain size and add padding so the resulting image is of a specified 1:1 size I would appreciate it.
I’ve been searching for a script for photoshop or automator that will do do just this and I can’t find it. Automator already has the function included but it creates a black background for padding and I need white. I’m at a loss becuase I know it’s out there but Google won’t help me find it.
Otherwise I’m going to build a script that will create the images in imagemajick. Which I don’t want to do since I don’t have the time to learn it and I can’t seem to find anything available one of the web to work off of. I’m almost about to install Gallery, import all the images and then take the result.
Anyways, if you know of something that you can suggest that will do this please contact me. If you want to build it for a nominal fee contact me also.
Just finished setting up all the blogs I host to update wp using SVN. What a relief it is to have all those installs up-to-date and knowing I’ll never have to manually update them again. I went ahead and setup a cron to run a daily update so from now on my site will be updated before we even here of the new release.
Looks like someone made the Apple TV worth purchasing. I’ll wait for some more “hacks” to come out and this process to be a little more automated before I rush to apple.com. What’s interesting is the system runs a modified version of OS X, which hopefully means someone will add more functionality then frontrow and xvid/divx playback.
What’s so surprising is Apple left the system wide open for this type of thing, contrary to how Apple normally locks down there systems for DRM means. Or maybe they knew it was going to be hacked so they designed it they way they wanted for future expansion, time will tell.
Please head over here and vote for my daughter as the “cutest kid”. They ask for name and address and stuff but all you need to do is fake an e-mail address and name. Avery’s pic is on the second page half way down to the right, I also included the pic to … Read More »
March 09
Automatix (Automated GUI installation script)
Turns out this is better. … Read More »
March 17
Testing out coComment today, it seems you don’t really need to get an invite from anyone you just need to sign-up and then they will send you one later.
So the idea that I had a long time ago, I had conversations with JaredB, someone finally pursued it. I personally would have gone a different route because having to press a bookmarklet before you submit a comment is sort of a hassle, especially if you forget to press that marklet before you submit but the UI and everything else is fantastic and they’re moving to improve the automation with plugins and what-not. Until then there’s a lot to hope for.
With more features to come from CC I wonder how much people would use it. Personally I love the idea because conversation outside of your own blog can sometimes be “worth” more. And I know a lot of bloggers spend 80% commenting and the other 20% on their own blog so something like CC would be great.
The main problems I have with is now is CC doesn’t work well with K2 and ajax commenting, actually it doesn’t work at all. But the greasmonkey script does work, sort of.
Conclusion: You might as well sign-up, it seems as though CC is here to stay unless they never get those plugins and automation out the door. Start using it and collect your comments now so when you really care for the service you have the archive you need. That’s my plan anyways.
I installed the webkit for Safari tonight. And the first thing I tried was the Acid2 test. You can see by the image to the right it passed with flying colors, actually not flying colors because I would describe all the other browsers as flying colors.
For all the people reading this and wanting to install the webkit, it’s too easy. Just follow the directions. After you install the webkit you will find you have to run a script through your terminal to start Safari, it’s in the directions. So instead of doing that every-time I want to start the Safari/Webkit I created an automator workflow. Here it goes: Open up Automator and the workflow goes like this; Automator > Run Shell Script > Script File, then select the run-safari script and save it as an application. Then all you need to do is drag that application to your dock and now you have the new Safari one click away.
Copied from Slashdot earlier today:
The MPAA filed a DMCA takedown notice against Superconnect, a software company. The letter is available here that demands the removal of roughly 120K of open-source TCL code that they believe to be a ‘copyrighted motion pictures.’ This is definitely a surprising case of the guilty until proven innocent world that the DMCA provides.” And yet another: enrico_suave writes “The Entertainment Software Association falsely accuses the Interactive Fiction archive of pirating Doom 3. doom3.zip is a 114kb freeware DOS game from 1988. Reminiscent of when the RIAA sent C & D’s to a Professor Usher who had an usher.mp3 file posted on his website.”
