Caffeinated Cocoa

The next generation (to be dramatic) of Google Importer is coming along nicely.
Right now, it is code named Web Importer. Whether or not that becomes the final name is dependent solely on if some sudden stroke of creativity hits me (or if anyone else has suggestions, in the spirit of its future fate of being open source).

So, here’s what is done:

• The backend (minus a few bugs)- Spotlight menu and Finder searches work, the plugin system is ready, results are saved to disk, Spotlight finds them and imports the metadata, etc.
• The Yahoo! Web Search Plugin
• The Quick Look Generator- you can use Cover Flow to see thumbnails of all the results, including the logo for the service, the title, and a description. Hit space and you get all the detailed information about the result. Then, double click on the file and it opens instantly in your web browser.

And here is what is left:

• Preferences. I have only worked on the basics, but all plugins will be fully customizable and extendable.
• Plugins. Aside from the Yahoo web search plugin, I am planning on shipping it with at least Yahoo image search and Facebook friend plugins
• All the polish and little details…

So, I am hoping to have a near feature complete beta available soon. Like really soon. Probably.
If you are interested in being among the first to try it out, just send me an email (support [at] caffeinatedcocoa [.dot] com)

And what would a teaser post be without some screenshots? (Click for full size)

After Daniel Jalkut’s endorsement of Barack Obama and its appearance on the front page of the New York Times, I thought I would follow up with my own opinion. On behalf of everyone at Caffeinated Cocoa (i.e., me) I strongly believe Barack Obama is the best candidate for president.

Obama can bring about real change in this country. He is not talking only about policy change (which I’m sure Hillary could do quite well). He will also change how politics works in Washington. No other candidate has, in recent memory, talked about change like he does.

Even Steve Jobs secretly supports Obama. Seriously, he decided to hide clues all around Apple products. For example, try typing this into Terminal:

echo -e '\0126\0117\0124\0105\n\0117\0102\0101\0115\0101'

(the numbers correspond to the serial of the yet unreleased Apple Tablet I am typing/tapping this on.)

I guess every bit helps….

I’ll be waiting for a call from Obama inviting me to travel on the campaign trail with him and Kennedy…..