Shawn Sorichetti

Heavy web downloaders face broadband fees

globeandmail.com: Heavy web downloaders face broadband fees

This infuriates me. The lack of choices in the Canadian market. The lack of a regulatory body that works for the people, not the communications industry.

It’s not the downloading cap, it’s that these companies get to choose the Internet we Canadians get to experience, and it’s not even a matter of “against the law”. Downloading for personal use is still legal in Canada, uploading is another story.

I’ve already had iTunes purchased tracks and podcast downloads broken due to Rogers inability to put in their version of traffic shaping.

ollicle: Ollicle Reflex refined for smarter feed reading

ollicle: Ollicle Reflex refined for smarter feed reading

When I first started using NetNewsWire, I began using a theme called Citizen Kubric (no longer available online, that I could find). When it came time to install NetNewsWire on my new MacBook Pro, I was unable to locate this theme, and ended up using one of the default themes.

The Ollicle Reflex theme is far more readable than Citizen Kubric, and the layout is simple and useful. I will now be using this theme on all my NetNewsWire installations.

(Via Ranchero - Brent Simmons.)

“Open Terminal Here” and lselect (glob select) in Leopard Finder: The Pug Automatic

“Open Terminal Here” and lselect (glob select) in Leopard Finder: The Pug Automatic: “”

Sometimes it’s just easier to drop into a terminal, this makes it really easy.

How to Convert a MacOS X 10.5 Leopard Upgrade DVD into a Retail MacOS X 10.5 Leopard

How to Convert a MacOS X 10.5 Leopard Upgrade DVD into a Retail MacOS X 10.5 Leopard

Having recently gone through the process of installing 10.4, only to erase it immediately and install 10.5, this would have come in useful and saved me 2 to 3 hours.

(Via Uneasy Silence.)

Lightroom Export Plugin for Flickr

Lightroom Export Plugin for Flickr

Posting a photo with Lightroom has always been a two step process for me. Export with a preset size to a directory, and upload to the website. I’m more than happy to reduce this work to 1 step.