Author: david

Fix for missing QuickTime stream audio

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I tried to watch Apple’s October 5th Special event stream but was stymied by missing audio on my PowerBook. It worked fine on the iMac so I got my fix of Special Event Goodness™ OK.

minusdelta posted a fix he (she/they) found to the Apple forums and I repeat it here:

  • Quit Quicktime.
  • Open /Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.
  • Select the Audio tab
  • Set the output to 44100 not 96000 and quit
  • Try again in quicktime.

Weirdest thing…

Slight Divergence

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I’ve taken a short hiatus from WebObjects development to write some utilities for the local IT group. They need to automate system setup and deployment, so I’ve been working with AppleScript Studio, NetRestore, and radmind to facilitate that.

I’ve added a couple of new categories and I’ll be posting some articles to help me keep track of the things I’ve figured out.

To start with just a couple of cool things I’ve found useful:

  • fseventer is a very cool application that uses the same kernel additions in Tiger that make Spotlight possible. It provides a graphical real-time view of file access that makes it a treat to investigate where various system settings are stored.
  • In Panther and later there is a Objective-C to Perl bridge that makes manipulating .plist files very easy. This set of MacDevCenter articles give a very good overview.

Mighty Mouse

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Leave it to Apple to come out with a multi-button mouse without multiple buttons. Instead they use sensors under the skin of the mouse to detect where the click occured. In addition there are “force-sensing” buttons to detect if you squeeze the mouse and a scroll ball that tracks vertical and horizontal scrolling.

It’s wired and at CAN$ 65 it’s a little expensive. But that’s OK, I’ve got a pair of scissors and absolutely no aversion to debt.