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You know how those Mac keyboard media keys (like prev, pause/play, next) don’t work with music services on the web? I decided to fix that.
Factotum makes music services as act more like iTunes by binding Option + Shift + Media keys to 16 major music sites. Basically, the next time someone interrupts you while you’re listening to music, you won’t have to scramble to find the browser window and tab that’s playing music.
If you’re someone who listens to music on the web, you should check it out. It’s available in the Mac App Store.
A terribly useful tool!
The VipRiser
The VipRiser is extensible virtual PDF printer for OS X, with abilities to send output directly to your iPad for easy reading, letting others annotate it online using the CrocoDoc or share the file with others using the DropBox account, all built-in.
Erica Sadun’s Airplayer tricks your iOS device into thinking your Mac is an Apple TV.
Chax does all sorts of nifty stuff, but it’s mandatory simply because it merges all of your iChat contacts into a single window.
The full spectrum of product placement oppositionists, from those who reject the practice because it “compromises art” to those who see it as manipulative marketing, seem to be far more upset about the occasional McDonald’s placement than a brand that has appeared in more than one third of all box-office hits since 2001. A great illustration of this phenomenon is the show 30 Rock, which has been taken to task for its product placements, especially its McDonald’s McFlurry episode, even while the same show’s pornographic Mac and iPhone appearances passes with little comment.
1Password is 1derful. This app is very, very necessary.
