Monthly Archive for April, 2008

iPatch and NuclearMouse Incompatible

When trying to install some software updates deployed using iPatch, I found that the updater(s) would display their license/readme sheet and then exit as soon as the sheet was closed, presenting only for a second the usual ’select application’ dialog that we’re all used to. It turns out that NuclearMouse was to blame – as soon as I disabled it, iPatch applications worked again!

So, a hint to those with similar issues: disable (or uninstall) NuclearMouse before running iPatch update programs. To do so, simply drag the NuclearMouse.bundle out of your SIMBL plugins directory.

Smarter Searching with VideoDB

I use VideoDB to keep track of my movie collection. When I’m looking for something to watch out of the collection, often I like to perform a search over the database with some advanced criteria. It’s no secret that the current search features built in to VideoDB are simple at best: you select some search fields and provide some search terms, optionally narrowing by category in addition to said terms and fields. What I wanted was something a little bit more advanced in order to answer queries such as “show me all of my movies from last year that I haven’t seen yet.” With my new advanced search, I can. Continue reading ‘Smarter Searching with VideoDB’