I needed an app to wake up our media server from the Apple TV. So I made one. Here’s a behind-the-scenes story on why we need such an app, what considerations that went into designing the app, and some interesting tidbits about network programming on such a low level. Maybe (just maybe) you’ll need the […]
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Save Money by Scheduling your Servers
Most people think servers as hardware that are never turned off. That may be true for those serving a global audience but not so much for devices in the home or small office. People don’t run 24×7 hence having some downtime for your servers may be beneficial, notably for your home servers.
Project Rooster for Apple TV
Apple TV is not just a media player. Make the most of your Apple TV to command and control your home network. We’re working on a new app for the 4th generation Apple TV so that you can save electricity while still enjoying movie nights in your home theater.
Speech Timer 2.2 for Mac Adds Touch Bar Support
Keep in control of your Toastmasters sessions from your MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar with Speech Timer for macOS.
Brainstorm using Mood Boards
Do you need to plan a photo shoot? Redesign a website? Spec out your next book cover? You’d want to create mood boards together with your colleagues and clients to make those boring planning meetings a productive one. We also have a free mood board template that you can download and use in your next […]
Smartpen Reviews
Not only watches, but pens are getting smart as well. These smartpens offers a genuine alternative to capturing notes using an iPad Pro or typing text in a laptop. Ever wonder how useful smartpens are? Here’s a comparison of the two best smartpens of 2016.
Choosing between SWIFT and Remittance
Tips on comparing the various methods of sending money between countries. This is a case study of transferring money between Singapore and Indonesia.
Introducing Go Edit: The Markdown Editor That Loves Pictures
Love writing in markdown? Don’t you just hate it when your markdown app just refuses to handle photos from your library? We have just the solution for you.
Basil Salad introduces Go Edit 1.0 for iOS – Note Taker for Blog Authors
Basil Salad Software today releases Go Edit 1.0, the note taker for blog authors. Go Edit enables editing both in markdown or HTML rich text mode and easy conversion between the two. Go Edit also allows the user to embed images to documents and invoke other applications to edit these images.