Computer Geekiness

HoudahSpot Review

Published on June 16, 2006 by Andy Affleck

My review of HoudahSpot as seen on MacZOT.com

HoudahSpot (I haven’t yet actually seen anything explaining the name yet) does what Spotlight (in Tiger) doesn’t: presents powerful searching in an understandable interface. To use Spotlight to do the same thing, you must learn arcane strings. I’ve done it in the past and had mixed results. With HoudahSpot, I was able to put together some of the more complicated searches I’ve tried in the past in a fraction of the time and they work. Also the searches are live so you can refine (or unrefine, if you go too far) to really zero in on what you need. All in all, I’m impressed.

NOTE: If you’re seeing this on June 16, 2006 head over to MacZOT, you might be able to get a Free copy of HoudahSpot

Search easily in Tiger, Mac OS X, with HoudahSpot

New Episode of Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac Available!

Published on April 10, 2006 by Andy Affleck

Episode 3 is now up of Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac: The Podcast. In it, I talk about looking back and learning lessons from previous podcast episodes, I look at mobile podcasting, I speak with Mur Lafferty of Geek Fu Action Grip and I Should Be Writing about her podcasts and recording Senator John Edwards’ podcast, and I take another look at a better way to record Skype interviews.