Hole in the Ceiling

Spotlight vs. Backblaze

Bran — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:32:48 +0000

I’ve been having recent problems with spotlight’s mds process taking up a lot of cpu. In searching I found this:

… and I discovered the main culprit: Backblaze (cloud backup) was generating file lists whenever anything was change don the system, and mds was indexing them.

Sure enough that was the problem. So, if you are using Backblaze you should probably add it to the System Preferences -> Spotlight -> Privacy list.

Modern HTML5 spec

Bran — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:23:41 +0000

HTML5 Edition for Web authors is the HTML5 spec without the ugliness.

The announcement is worth checking out too.

Biolab Disaster

Bran — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:47:54 +0000

A really fun HTML5 platformer. Made with the canvas tag and javascript. Not touch enabled but pretty stellar anyway.

There is also a video that talks a little about how it’s made.

VVVVVV

Bran — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:55:30 +0000

This game is awesome. Even when it’s ridiculously hard it’s fun, and it does get hard. Definitely check out the demo.

Front Row Plugin for XBMC now available

Bran — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:03:07 +0000

I’m happy to announce the release of a plugin for XBMC. I know some of you have been asking for it. Go to the plugins page to download.

New Quicksilver beta

Bran — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:33:21 +0000

Yep, it still rocks. Quicksilver ß57 (Snow Leopard only)

Support Web Standards

Bran — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:53:51 +0000

Wear a blue beanie.

Front Row Plugin for EyeTV now available

Bran — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:36:41 +0000

I have received multiple requests about a plugin for EyeTV. I don’t have the EyeTV software so making a plugin required some help from someone who does. Thankfully some of those wanting the plugin were able to provide me with the info that I needed.

It works in Snow Leopard and is available on the Front Row Plugins page.

Special thanks go out to Roger Quinton and Claudelee for making this happen.

MythTV Front Row plugin now available

Bran — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:57:53 +0000

A few users requested a plugin for launching the MythTV frontend so I added one. It works in Snow Leopard and is available on the Front Row Plugins page.

Page for all Front Row Plugins

Bran — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:43:49 +0000

There is now a page that has links to all the Front Row plugins along with info about installation, uninstallation, etc. It’s here.