beining » computer http://a.beining.com/blog // ads & spam // Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:30:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Rene Magritte on my Mac http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/rene-magritte-on-my-mac/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/rene-magritte-on-my-mac/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:16:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/rene-magritte-on-my-mac/ I really love Rene Magritte, so what could then be better than to place him on my MacBook Pro? Etsy.com has some great dekals for $13. But which is best?

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/rene-magritte-on-my-mac/feed/ 1 Cheap laptop stands made of cardboard http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/cheap-laptop-stands-made-of-cardboard/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/cheap-laptop-stands-made-of-cardboard/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/cheap-laptop-stands-made-of-cardboard/ Laptopstand like iCurve (or Elevator as it is now called) are great. But you might wanna go cheaper. Like MacGuyer you can use paper and cardboard: http://www.cardboardlaptopstand.co.uk/

But why pay, when you can create it yourself!? Laptop cardboard tutorial

Or even from a clothhanger.

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/cheap-laptop-stands-made-of-cardboard/feed/ 0 New user interface for the PC or Mac: BumpTop http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/new-user-interface-for-the-pc-or-mac-bumptop/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/new-user-interface-for-the-pc-or-mac-bumptop/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:11:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/new-user-interface-for-the-pc-or-mac-bumptop/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ] Just got a Beta invite and installed BumpTop on my PC. Its really fun! Suprisingly not slow either. Doubt this will be the future for user interface, but great new thinking. And might be good on handhelds?

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/new-user-interface-for-the-pc-or-mac-bumptop/feed/ 0 Twitter usage increases in Norway and how to get old mobile phones (ie. w810i) on Twitter http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/twitter-usage-increases-in-norway-and-how-to-get-old-mobile-phones-ie-w810i-on-twitter/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/twitter-usage-increases-in-norway-and-how-to-get-old-mobile-phones-ie-w810i-on-twitter/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:13:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/twitter-usage-increases-in-norway-and-how-to-get-old-mobile-phones-ie-w810i-on-twitter/ I have been on Twitter for a couple of months, but never really got the point. Probably also cause no one else in Norway got it either. I only had ONE friend/follower on Twitter. That was Tim. But over the last months, suddenly everyone seems to be on Twitter. And when the biggest Norwegian newspapers like VG and Dagbladet have journalist like my friend Snorre Bryne (Dagbladet) using it actively communicating with his readers and having Twitter streams in their articles AND Twingly, then you know its become mainstream in Norway too. The widespread popularity of the iPhone has increased the usage too.

Any-ways, having a blog I mixed that up with Twitter with TwitterFeed (its just really a feed from my blog to my twitter account) and then having the Twitter application in Facebook feeding from Twitter to my Facebook status field, suddenly I have created a little mashup and am so proud!

BUT, I dont own an iPhone, but obviously want to spam everyone with meaningless trivia from my daily life. So what to do? Tata!! I found the solution: Jitter. A tiny free Java application created by Abiro. It works on pretty much any phone supporting MIDlets. Such as my old w810i. Technology is wonderful! Hurrah!

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/twitter-usage-increases-in-norway-and-how-to-get-old-mobile-phones-ie-w810i-on-twitter/feed/ 0 MSDN & Technet Live Windows gadget for Norway http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/msdn-technet-live-windows-gadget-for-norway/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/msdn-technet-live-windows-gadget-for-norway/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:05:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/msdn-technet-live-windows-gadget-for-norway/
My very first Windows gadget is ready to download ! Created it with Kim EBN from the Online department in Microsoft Norway. I designed it, he programmed it. Its a countdown to the events in 4 different cities.

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/msdn-technet-live-windows-gadget-for-norway/feed/ 0 Connect your iTunes to the Internet – MyTunesRSS http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/connect-your-itunes-to-the-internet-mytunesrss/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/connect-your-itunes-to-the-internet-mytunesrss/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:16:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/connect-your-itunes-to-the-internet-mytunesrss/ Yet another iTunes application I found on the net. Looks good, but I would have to have my Mac online 24/7… http://www.codewave.de/products/mytunesrss “MyTunesRSS allows you to access the music and videos from your iTunes library or any simple watch folder over a local network or even the internet. You can access your music from all over the world using a simple web browser.” Seems good. Has anyone tried this?

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/connect-your-itunes-to-the-internet-mytunesrss/feed/ 0 Clean up iTunes library with http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/clean-up-itunes-library-with/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/clean-up-itunes-library-with/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:22:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/clean-up-itunes-library-with/ Havent tried this application yet, but seems promising. Finally a manner of cleaning up the chaotic iTunes library with TuneUp:
http://www.tuneupmedia.com/download/

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FluidTunes from Majic Jungle Software. Scroll your library in iTunes waving your hands in front of your Apple Mac. Havent tested this one yet, but seems like a pretty cool app.

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/itunes-coverflow-on-macs-with-isight-camera/feed/ 0 Syncronise your mobile phone with iTunes http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/syncronise-your-mobile-phone-with-itunes/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/syncronise-your-mobile-phone-with-itunes/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:18:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/syncronise-your-mobile-phone-with-itunes/ Swedish Sallinger has done it again!

Salling Media Sync synchronizes playlists, music, and podcasts from iTunes onto your mobile phone. It’s free to use, but when registered it intelligently updates your phone, which is much faster.
http://www.salling.com/MediaSync/mac/

]]> http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/syncronise-your-mobile-phone-with-itunes/feed/ 0 Can an old Mac without the Apple Remote use FrontRow? http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/can-an-old-mac-without-the-apple-remote-use-frontrow/ http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/can-an-old-mac-without-the-apple-remote-use-frontrow/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:57:00 +0000 admin http://a.beining.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/can-an-old-mac-without-the-apple-remote-use-frontrow/ The Remote Buddy application supports just about any remote hardware that is available for the Mac. Its kind of like a pimped up version of FrontRow. Here is the video showing all features. The site has a good overview over all possible hardware solution for enabling remote control over old Macs.

One altenative is the Keyspan Express Remote Control sold at Amazon for $46.24. (white image)

Or one can buy an original Apple Remote, around 20 Dollar, and then buy a IR receiver. This one is enabling the Apple Remote for every old Mac without IR with Twisted Melon’s Manta TR1.

Broken Apple Remote for your Mac with IR and bought a new remote? If your Apple Remote has been locked to your Mac, it must be unlocked: Apple icon -> System Prefs – > Security -> And if it is connected to your Max: This Mac will only work with the connected remote. Click: Delte connection (not quite sure about the specific wording.. :)

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