Will 2013 be the year that Google Play takes a stand against Amazon Music and Apple iTunes and finally make a mainstream surge?
With Android already on a strong footing against iOS, this year could be the tipping point.
The infographic below was supplied with the kind courtesy of the guys at Neo Mammalian Infographic Agency and shows the lay of the digital music land.
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This is a nifty little recipe for triggering a torrent download using Dropbox, Transmission and IFTTT on Mac OSX.
It’s useful if you find a torrent you want to download but you’re not at your computer. Combined with the new Power Nap feature which can keep one eye open on your apps in the background even when your Mac is asleep, this formula for Transmission Remote downloads is a great little Mac trick.
This will allow Transmission to keep an eye on a folder that you specify. When a new torrent file is added to the folder you choose, Transmission will automatically start downloading the torrent.
This means that the transfer will download as soon as you add the torrent file, without the need to confirm the location or any other settings.
Tip: It’s useful to set up some filters for different file types. e.g. I have a rule that automatically stores any file with an avi extension in the Movies directly on my secondary drive. I also have my torrent files set to delete after completion, so the Torrents folder stays nice and clean.If you need a Dropbox account, you can create a free account here:
Enable ‘Auto Add’
This will allow Transmission monitor a folder that you specify. If a torrent file is added to this folder, Transmission will automatically start downloading the file (assuming the computer is a) powered on and b) connected to the internet).
I created a folder called ‘Torrents’ in my Dropbox folder and set Transmission to watch it. Now, no matter where I am I can upload a torrent file to Dropbox and my computer at home will start the transfer.
Tip: You might want to set a threshold for seeding if bandwidth is an issue. I have mine set to 1:1. Sharing is caring after all.
Once your account is open, you will need to enable Dropbox as a ‘Channel.’ Click on Channels, then select Dropbox and complete the authentication process.
Once authentication is done, select this recipe – https://ifttt.com/recipes/68867 – and add it to your Recipes.
Now, whenever you send an email to triggers@ifttt.com with the tag #dropbox in the subject line, it will add whatever file you have attached to the Torrents directory in your Dropbox account (or any other directory you choose for that matter).
And since Transmission is watching this folder, it will start the download for you.
I know that if you’re attaching a file to your dropbox, you may as well just log in to Dropbox and upload it that way, but I like doing it this way for two reasons
As a lover of tech and a bit of a Geek, I could reasonably argue that over the last 10 years there have been three companies that have pretty much owned my attention and sucked up a lot of my money. It’s been pretty much Apple vs Google vs Microsoft, but not always in that order.
With the recent Facebook IPO and Google stock splitting, I got to wondering how much money these companies actually make. Once I saw the eye watering sums of money they pull in, it further tickled my curiousity to see how much moolah they have pulled in over the last ten years. Right now, I almost wish I hadn’t looked.
Below you can see the following data graphed for the last ten years:
Prepare your mind for boggling, as these are gargantuan sums of money. The AAPL net revenue number made jaw go slack.
AAPL
GOOG
MSFT
Revenue 2002 – 2012
Net Income 2002 – 2012
Market Cap 2002 – 2012
Share Price 2002 – 2012
Data Source: Ycharts.com;
I’m paranoid when it comes to my gadgets, especially my Macbook. I spend a fair amount of time lugging it around in my backpack, and from time to time I put the backpack down a little too hard or bump against something.
Now I use a cheap in metal in tray to protect my Macbook.
Make sure that it’s just a little larger than your laptop so that you get good coverage. I found one with a curved lip at the end, which is better for easily sliding your laptop in and out of your backpack.
My laptop lives in a pouch, so I measured it while in the pouch, it fit just fine.
With my Targus backpack, the tray slid right in with no issues, I’m showing it peeking out here, but the tray is fully concealed in side the compartment. Make sure that the back of the tray is facing the back of the pack.
Now that I have this in my backpack, the bottom of my laptop is protect by the bottom of the tray, so if I do put the back down too hard, the tray will take the hit. The back is also protected. This isn’t an issue when you’re wearing your pack, but it can be a lifesaver when your pack tips over or someone accidentally kicks your pack when it’s on the floor (it’s happened, it was ugly).
Overall, the in tray hack doesn’t add much weight to my backpack, and what little weight is does add, I’m more than happy to live with when I consider the added peace of mind this little lifehack affords me.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing lots of virtual paper work, banks, contracts work, etc. Most of this, however, was done virtually via PDF. One of the problems I constantly faced was having to sign documents. It’s a problem for me because I don’t have a printer or a scanner, which meant out of the way trips to little copy shops.
Now though, I have a found a solution that lets me use my Mac’s camera and Preview’s Annotate feature to digitally sign documents.
Now you can access and stamp your signature onto any PDF files opened within Preview.
Now that you have your signature on file, you can use it to sign a pdf document that you open with Preview
That’s all there is to it, once you have signed the document, you can save it and it’s ready to be used.
I’m a fan of Apple products, but recently not such a big fan of the company or the decisions they’ve been making. Amazon’s new Kindle ad gives the Apple iPad the finger quite nicely…
is not so that I can use iWork in new ways. It’s so I can do this:
