Episode 40 / May 10, 2007
Leo Laporte picks Platypus, a wrapper for shell scripts. Take your Python, Perl, or whatever script, and turn it into an application you can launch from the Finder. It’ll do custom icons and makes it easy for you to distribute. Automator and Xcode will also do this, but this app is very simple. Merlin chimes in with SelfService, an app that will turn scripts into Service Menu items.
Scott Bourne tells us about EarthDesk, a cool screensaver/desktop image (really, Scott?). You can zoom in and out and see satellite imagery. It’s sort of like Google Earth except it costs $19.95.
Andy Inahtko picks iBatt 2, a very extensive monitor for your Mac laptop’s battery. Especially useful, Andy says, is it tells you how much charge your battery is holding.
Merlin Mann tells us about TubeTV, an app that makes it easy to move clips from YouTube and Google Video to your Apple TV.
Finally, Leo also plugs Method Music, a website based on Pete Townsend’s Lifehouse project (must read), that will write you your own personalized theme music. Kinda like Peter had in this clip from Family Guy.
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