PowerBlinken
PowerBlinken is a small and incredibly useless Mac OS X application that allows you to use your PowerBook as some sort of lightshow. It allows you to set transition, fading and blinking intervals on your PowerBook's backlit keyboard and LCD display. It requires a PowerBook or MacBook Pro to function correctly.
The backlit keyboard is controlled with the controls within the "BlinkenKey" box, while the LCD is controlled via the controls in the "BlinkenScreen". The "Synchronize" button can be checked to have both the backlit keyboard and screen blink in sync. The gray bars on each side of the window measure the light levels detected by the left and right light sensors on PowerBooks.
This program is based on Amit Singh's sample code, which I found at the following URL: http://osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter10/light/
The source code to the program is made available undir a public domain license -- you are free to do with it whatever you may please.
I don't know if the program is harmful, but I have difficulty imagining so -- I have certainly run it extensively on my PowerBook G4 without any adverse effects whatsoever -- never the less, let it be said loud and clear that YOU RUN POWERBLINKEN AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO CASE SHALL I BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADVERSE SIDE-EFFECTS FROM RUNNING THIS SOFTWARE.
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The latest version is PowerBlinken 1.0. It requires MacOS X 10.4 or later in order to run, and is provided as a Universal Binary. Source code is included with the application. Download : [ Application ] |
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