Detecting protected AAC files in QuickTime
Recently, I needed to be able to check if AAC files passed to my application were Protected AACs from the iTunes Music Store or not. Here’s the C code I used to do this: extern Boolean...
View ArticleNumber and size of cookies in Internet Explorer
I’ve been working on an Intranet project which has been attempting some hefty (and perhaps inadvisable) setting and retrieval of cookies via JavaScript. It’s led to some interesting discoveries, and...
View Articleالكشف عن أجهزة آي بود برمجيا (جزء 1)
I’ve been trying to find a way to detect what kinds of iPods are plugged into a Mac (or PC). Turns out that every iPod (apart from the iPod Shuffle) has a hidden SysInfo file, which contains...
View ArticleEvaluating Microsoft CMS Server 2002 for free
I’ve been trying to evaluate Microsoft CMS Server 2002 (“MCMS”), but I don’t have all of the required (expensive) server software. ومع ذلك, it seems that with a bit of creativity, you can actually...
View ArticleCreating Universal Binary Mach-O plugins for REALbasic
I’ve put together an Xcode template for creating Universal Binary Mach-O plugins for REALbasic. The template will compile a dylib for PPC, and a bundle for Universal Binary – and put these in a plugin...
View ArticleUsing an external hard disk to boot an Intel Mac
I ran into some problems trying to install Mac OS X on an external hard drive, to make a test clean install for booting up my Mac Pro. I was trying to use a drive that I’d previously formatted on a...
View ArticleCooling down a MacBook Pro
My 15″ MacBook Pro gets very very hot. So hot that it’s actually uncomfortable to have it sat on your lap. So I was very happy to find out about smcFanControl, which allows you to manually set the fan...
View Article5.1 surround sound playback on Mac (and maybe Apple TV)
I’ve been investigating 5.1 Dolby Digital playback on the Mac, and I’ve discovered some limitations with using 5.1 audio under QuickTime – especially when trying to output it to the Mac’s S/PDIF...
View Articleوحدة التقييم الجافا سكربت في نوافذ الأطر المدمجة
In the course of developing a new version of log4javascript, I was adding a command line feature that required the ability to evaluate and execute code in an iframe from within the main window. نهاية,...
View Articleالكشف عن أجهزة آي بود برمجيا (جزء 2)
A while back, I wrote a آخر about detecting iPods connected to your Mac, and finding out their model number in order to deduce information such as the iPod model and colour. Then, in September, Aaron...
View Article22 iTunes songs on your iPod
Steve Jobs’s Thoughts on Music article makes for a good read. But I don’t believe that anyone has 22 iTunes Store songs on their iPod, any more than they have 2.4 children. And this is a pretty...
View ArticleEncoding Real Media on an Intel Mac with Squeeze 4.5
في هذه اللحظة, there aren’t any Intel-native Real Media encoders for Mac. This means that Universal Binary applications running on an Intel Mac can’t encode to .rm files. The main “batch encode”...
View Articleعن طريق التخريب وREALbasic الذي للسيطرة على نسخة
Recent versions of REALbasic الذي contain a new “Version Control Project” format. This saves the project as a whole bunch of text files. With these files, you can use a version control system such as...
View Articleكذلك الحال بالنسبة للدعم آبل 5.1 سمعي?
No. And yes. In that order. This article gives the full detail behind what that really means. A little while back, أنا posted an article discussing the possibilities for the Apple TV supporting 5.1...
View ArticleExpiry columns and the [Today] value in SharePoint 2003
I’ve been trying to create some complex views on a custom list in SharePoint 2003. One of the problems is that some items in the list have expiry dates, and some do not. I need to filter the views...
View ArticleGetting “Freesat From Sky” For Free
The only way those of us with bad Freeview reception (and no cable supplier) can get digital telly is via satellite. For that reason, I’ve been a begrudging Sky subscriber for some time now. Whilst...
View ArticleCreating a whitelist of recipient email addresses in Entourage 2004
I’ve been getting so much spam recently that I have decided to switch to an “opt-in” approach to receiving emails. I have always set up a new email address whenever I register for something – e.g....
View ArticleConverting a JavaScript date object to an Excel date / time serial value
I recently needed to post some data from a web page into a database table. This database table happens to be viewable as a simple html table on a web page. As part of the analysis of the data, the html...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office “Document Properties” in SharePoint 2007 search results
I’ve run some extensive tests this morning on a test install of SharePoint 2007, to find out how the default Document Properties in Office documents are used in the default SharePoint 2007 SearchCenter...
View Articleالرهن العقاري حاسبة دفع مبالغ أكثر مما
Ever wondered how your flexible mortgage might look if you made a regular overpayment, or if you paid off a lump sum or two at some point during the mortgage term? This calculator will help you work...
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