New OSX Downloadables

I had time today to catch up on some new software; starting with netnewswire. I've had it on my computer at work for a couple days but had to yank it off because i wasn't doing any work. I was just reading RSS feeds all day like a zombie. Now I have it here at home, where acting like a zombie won't get me fired. It's a super piece of time-saving software.

Next; iPodderX, a podcast client that can handle pretty much any kind of file (audio, video, photo) but I've only used it for audio podcasts so far. It gives me something to listen to on the way to work and helps me avoid road-rage.

And then; Panic's usenet client Unison. This is AWESOME. I've been using MT NewsWatcher forever now and had no idea what I was missing out on. I use it mostly for music and with Unison you can view threads by file type, preview songs before downloading and you don't seem to have to worry about finding a third-party binary decoder. It does it all for you.

Lastly; I finally got Bit Torrent software, mainly to download this.

Fresh Cicada

Fresh Cicada
Originally uploaded by plounsbury.

I was just testing out the interaction between blogger and flickr. Works great. I took this photo this past spring after waiting around in the front yard with my camera like a dork for this freakish thing to pop out of its shell. I read that they live underground for 80 years or so, feeding on tree roots. They dig their way out of the dirt, attach themselves to the bark of said tree, shed their nasty looking brown shell to reveal this shiny technicolor disco bug, then they mate, and then they die.