Two weeks worth of links from both myself and Jane Rigby.
Mac Apps and iPad
- XQuartz updated | MacResearch
Is it really called X11 in 10.5 but XQuartz in 10.6? Either way, it’s updated to version 2.5. And while we’re on the topic, has anyone gotten their middle-click to work in 10.6? Cause I still haven’t figured it out… - Transmit 4 gets new interface, faster performance | MacUser
The best FTP client out there just got more awesome: “mount your favorite remote volumes on your desktop without even launching Transmit itself.” - Solid PDF to Word converter debuts for Mac | MacUser
Instead of dropping $80 (!) on this app, most of us could probably get by with the “Extract PDF Text” Automator action which I learned about in the comments. - Gmail Adds Drag-and-Drop Attachment Uploads, Deeper Calendar Integration | Lifehacker
Drag-and-Drop — one of my favorite features of Mailplane — is now built-in to Gmail! - A month with the iPad: Surprises and disappointments | iPhone Central
Politics and Practicalities
- Finger on the Button | FemaleScienceProfessor
There is lots to learn about the details of submitting an NSF proposal with Fastlane and getting internal institutional approval. - Site chosen for super-telescope | BBC News
E-ELT going to Cerro Armazones, just 20km from Cerro Paranal…this might be old news to many folks but it was news to me. - Is the National Science Foundation Taking Enough 'Risks'? | Science News
Bill making its way through the House: “The bill, a 5-year reauthorization of NSF programs, also sets spending levels that are even more generous than what the Obama Administration has projected — $8.2 billion rather than $7.4 billion for FY 2011, rising above $10 billion in 2014, 2 years sooner than under the president’s timetable.” - The Goldman standard: truth-telling in science and finance. | 13.7: Cosmos and Culture
“Science manages to be self-policing — why can’t investment banks do the same?” — Jane Rigby - [1004.4430] Making Access to Astronomical Software More Efficient | arxiv.org
(via August Muench)
Productivity
- 5 Ways To Combat Reactionary Workflow | Zen Habits
- Organizing the creative mind | Unclutterer
I love ending meetings by going over everyone’s “Action Items.” - Simple Productivity Task of The Day: Remove One Thing From Your Desk | Minimal Mac
Visualizations and Presentations
- (Over?)-use of PowerPoint in the U.S. Army | NY Times
from Jane Rigby - Better Know a Visualization: Small Multiples | Juice Analytics
(via michaelgalloy.com)
Putting it all in Context
- Photo of the Earth, taken from the surface of another planet | Boingboing
oldie but goodie — Jane Rigby