Christopher Mackay's Blog

The folks at PictureCode have released a 64-bit version of their outstanding Noise Ninja plug-in for Aperture 3. They didn’t waste any time getting this into users’ hands.

Even better, when I hadn’t seen any mention of a forth-coming upgrade on PictureCode’s web site after Aperture 3 let me know it would have to run Noise Ninja under 32-bit mode, I emailed them to ask about their plans.

Not only did Bill Smith, their senior programmer, get right back to me, letting me know a release was imminent — he attached a beta version of the plug-in.

How cool is that?

Awesome animated ad for Google Chrome:

(Via Official Google Mac Blog.)

Since you can’t find things on the Avid web site, here’s a link to the codecs for Mac:

AvidCodecsLE.pkg, AvidCodecsLE.zip

Official Google Mac Blog: Google Calendar now supports Apple iCal: should be worth looking into.

(Via Reddit.)

A great site full of useful typographical advice. And not just for lawyers.

‘Digital Manners Policies’ is a marketing term. Let’s call this what it really is: Selective Device Jamming. It’s not polite, it’s dangerous. It won’t make anyone more secure — or more polite”

Best argument for open-source software; now what about open-source hardware?