ClickToFlash does H.264 One day there won’t be any Flash on the Web, until then, there’s ClickToFlash. Version 1.4 is out and now has a proper UI for editing the (unfortunately necessary) whitelist. Also, when you visit YouTube it will let you stream H.264 videos (using QuickTime instead of Flash). H.264 videos are higher quality, they’re also fun to watch for another reason: Flash is an unbelievable CPU hog, but with QuickTime I can stream video and get stuff done in the background. Highly recommended.
Ruby on the desktop. RubyInside talks to Benjamin Jackson and Ivan Neto, the people behind Blogo, a Mac blogging client. Blog is also a native Cocoa app written in Ruby.
Incidentally MacRuby 0.4 is out. MacRuby is a port of Ruby 1.9 that runs on the Objective-C common runtime, giving you an idiomatic Ruby layer for accessing Cocoa and other OS X frameworks. Think of it next time you’re building a native OS X app. Also, how long before we can start writing iPhone apps using Ruby (MacRuby is an Apple project)?
The delicate nature of trust. Nick Myers raises an interesting point. Not enough trust, and people won’t use your system, but too much trust can be just as bad.
Better TPS reports. Corporate Ipsum creates the perfect text for working on the next killer PowerPoint/TPS template:
Completely develop principle-centered methodologies with principle-centered catalysts for change. Conveniently exploit accurate e-tailers without B2C action items. Holistically redefine collaborative models with process-centric imperative.
(Via Stephane Bailliez)
Urban shifts. Creative class moving to Detroit?
Image, via Insomnio.
Aaron H.