Sound Juicer: TNG Plans
I have grand plans for Sound Juicer which, when I find the time, will make it a replacement for gnome-cd. Basically I'm going to change the user interface quite dramatically so that the main window is a read-only view of the CD, and add playback controls. I hope this will be an easier interface for CD playing than the current GNOME CD player (with its design based on a physical CD player). Then the information editing will be taken out into a dialog, which means that more options can be available as they are only visible when required.
Of course, pictures speak a thousand words, so here are some provisional mockups.
Observant people will notice certain similarities with Totem... So, that is my aim for the future of SJ, once I've figured out how best to use the GNOME 2.6 audio profiles library of course (hi Thomas!). Comments are welcome (as long as they are positive).
NP: Tanto Tempo, Bebel Gilberto
Evil Plant Sex Goo
The Evil Plant Sex Goo has been strong recently, as many people in England probably know. So it was no surprise yesterday when I developed allergic conjunctivitis, again (forth time in three years), even after daily antihistamines and frequent eye washes. I hate hay fever, I hate plant sex goo, and I hate the antibiotic eye drops. At least I'm not alone: the man opposite me on the train is suffering from The Fever too. Maybe we should form a nose-blowing and sniffing double act...
Once I'm in Croydon I think I'll do my lunch shopping before I go to work, the local supermarket has a wonderfully air-conditioned cheese and meat section. Aaah the relief.
In totally unrelated news, this week I did a Matt and bought two albums from hearing them on the Beeb. Bebel Gilberto was on Jools last week with some funky modern bosso nova, and Murcof (minimalist classical with house influence and sound textures, apparently) were mentioned by Matt yesterday. They have a funky Flash based site and three streams to download, which are great mellow pieces. Perfect for deep-hack-mode background music.
