Monthly Archive for April, 2008

Apr '08 13

iPatch and NuclearMouse Incompatible

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago in Geekdom. 7 Comments Tags: .

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.

Update (2009.10.20): By popular request, I’ve uploaded a copy of NuclearMouse sent to me by Peter C. of Genie Logic. If the original author is out there and would like me to remove it, I will; until then, it will remain available here. Please note that it’s not compatible with 64-bit applications, so it’s pretty much useless to anyone with a modern mac on Mac OS 10.6 or later. Download NuclearMouse

Apr '08 5

Smarter Searching with VideoDB

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago in Geekdom. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

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’