Blogger Jeff Kelley prefers his windows take up specific areas of his screen, regardless of the monitor he’s plugged his MacBook Pro into. His solution? An AppleScript that determines his screen size and arranges his windows appropriately. Whenever he wants to rearrange his desktop to those specifications, he just runs the script. Geek factor aside, the script can be easily modified to maximise your screen real estate to fit your tastes. Windows users have apps like WinSplit Revolution and Sizer, but if you’ve been looking for similar functionality for your Mac, Jeff’s script is a good starting point. Resize Your Windows Automatically for Different Resolutions [Jeff Kelley's Blog]
Google Earth has added geo-located Google News stories to its many useful layers, giving users of the desktop app access to national headlines and local news. Starting today, users can expand the “Gallery” node in their left-hand “Layers” menu and click “Google News” to have tiny newspaper icons displayed on their map. Click on a news icon, and you get the first paragraph and relevant links to the story. For tracking election news or seeing what’s happening in your neck of the woods, Google Earth has become a pretty handy tool.
Extra! Extra! Discover the world’s news in Google Earth [Google Lat Long Blog via WebWare]One intrepid Ubuntu hacker has written up a little script that allows your Xbox 360 to locate and stream music from any computer running Ubuntu. Downloading, setting up, and activating the script will require a bit of terminal work, but the commands can be easily copied and pasted from the Ubuntu Forums post linked below. Got a better solution for connecting the two systems that normally would never get along? Share your solutions in the comments. Stream music to your Xbox 360 [Ubuntu Forums]
If you’re sick of reading about Firefox 3 and want to try it yourself—without letting go of your trusty Firefox 2 setup—head over to PortableApps.com. Those quick-on-the-draw folks have released a portable, self-contained edition of Firefox 3 RC 1 for your risk-free testing pleasure.
