If you are on a Mac, need a simple software to automate your backups and don’t have much money to spare, you definitely need to take a look at iBackup. Created by Martin Jahn, iBackup is a simple-to-use back up tool that allows for easy restoration as well. Not only does it back up your files, it can also save system preferences and settings from applications like iCal, iSync, Keychains, etc. Very highly recommended for those who need a simple backup tool that can automate backups with minimum fuss.
If you are using it in a commercial environment, you need to pay for it though. But that’s not really a lot to ask for, is it?
Swedish designer Peter Thuvander wants to make charging your iPhone or iPod literally into child’s play with his iYo. It’s just a concept at this point and it was borne out of the dark Swedish winters where there isn’t any sun for solar device chargers. Maybe Apple or some other large manufacturer might pick it up for mass production one day if this yo-yo gets enough spin in the media.
If you have never heard of Mother Love Bone before, here are three main things that summarise their short history.
Fact 1:
They were one of the pioneer bands of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s/early 90s.
Fact 2:
Their exuberant lead singer Andrew Wood died of a drug overdose at the age of 24 right before the band was due to release their debut album in 1990.
Fact 3:
The band’s bassist, Jeff Ament, and lead guitarist, Stone Gossard, went on to found Pearl Jam and went on to achieve critical and commercial success.
Most of what remains of Mother Love Bone is the 1992 compilation album, Stardog Champion. The world will never know what they might have achieved, but the sad story of Mister Faded Glory is all that we are left with.
Like many nerds, I really cannot do without Quicksilver on my Macs. For those not familiar with Quicksilver, it is (at the very basic level) a keyboard application launcher (though it’s capable of many more things). There are a number of Quicksilver pretenders for the Windows and I have tried a number of them. My favourite, though, has always been Find and Run Robot. I have been using it for the last three years and it has never let me down — it is lightning fast, doesn’t slow your computer down and stays out of the way.
Having said that, Quicksilver is a very powerful application, and honestly, Find and Run Robot is not really at that level yet. But it works great as an application launcher and can only get better.
