Just to get this prediction out there…
In the next Zune release, Microsoft will release either their own RSS format for podcasting or extensions to RSS to better control the “end-to-end” experience of the Zune.
Re-thinking the blog. Stay tuned.
So I was already in love with Quicksilver. But, lately, my love affair has reached unhealthy levels. Seriously.
Besides the Yojimbo plug-in (which is super-handy) I found out these OTHER cool things!
Let’s say that I need Quicksilver to remind me about something in 10 minutes. So I hit Command-Space, hit ’.’ so I can type some random text in (“Leave the house!”), then hit tab. The first choice is Display as Large Text. So I hit CTRL+Return. That takes the saved Quicksilver command (Display as Large Text) and, if you scroll down, you can choose Run after Delay… When you hit Return, you can then type in “10m”, hit Return again… and voila! “Leave the house!” in 10 minutes! I’m in love!
But it gets better!
Suppose I download the web search module… then suppose I go to Catalog > Custom… I then hit the ’+’ and add this URL:
http://www.yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=***
...and I give it the name ‘ys’. Now I can do cool stuff like hit Command-Space, type ‘ys’ (Yubnub Search) and hit return, then type ‘gim scarlett johansson’... and I have neato Google images of Scarlett Johansson because of Yubnub.
Ooh! Ooh! And what about this?
http://www.google.com/search?q=-inurl%3A%28htm%7Chtml%7Cphp%29+intitle%3A%22index+of%22+%2B%22last+modified%22+%2B%22parent+directory%22+%2Bdescription+%2Bsize+%2B%28wma%7Cmp3%29+%22***%22&btnG=Search
So, yeah, buried in there is a Google search for MP3s (or WMAs) across sites with parent directories named, uh, well, whatever (like “Nine Inch Nails” or “Björk” or whatever). So maybe I’ll name it ‘ms’ (Music Search) and now have a great, Quicksilvery way of searching for music online!
Wow.