I have wanted this for awhile, finally figured someone must have made it. Sure enough… Precipitate is open source, works beautifully and fast so far, and has been around for awhile. Install it as a pref pane, let it in, and in a few minutes it adds your Google docs to your local Spotlight index [...]
A timely tip from my friend John Cool saved a ton of time with this post about using Charles to capture and examine all HTTP traffic to/from iPad Safari. Just bought myself a copy after it worked flawlessly. Great software is just great. Being able to find a good post about it, pull it down, [...]
I’ve been wanting one of these for awhile now — since I first saw someone riding one and craved the simplicity of it. I rode a similar bike (the Mu XL Sport) as my commuter for a few years but sold it off recently to try something else for a change. But this has no [...]
Hard to say what is best here, the food or the people, but it feels like love and it is some of the best falafel in the city. But get the Sabich sandwich because it’s even better.
I totally love this software, and the company that makes it. I had a suggestion, an idea, and sent it off to them. A day later they had a new build that implemented the feature perfectly. IP Scanner is fast, reliable, and customizable — it scans your network and lets you know what devices are [...]
My son cracked his 13″ plastic white Macbook screen. Quick research suggested Apple’s cost to repair approached or exceeded the value of the laptop ($750+). So after looking at DIY instructions I was inspired to pick up the replacement display part on Amazon (LP133WX1, $107). After removing a few screws and flipping forward through the [...]
I really wanted to like it. I waited through a month of uploading slowly to get a few hundred gigs saved. And I tried to talk to Tech Support several times to find out why I get this rotten behavior from the CarboniteDaemon: Hogging CPU while it shows as idle in its control panel Shows [...]
I just finished Alain de Botton’s The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, which I loved more than anything I’ve read in a very long time. The subject is timely for anyone thinking or feeling reflective on the role of work in their life, which seems to be everyone I know once they turn 40. The [...]
Up front I’ll just state that I’ve been a fan of tablet computers for years, having used a Fujitsu Stylistic since 2003. The form factor, handwriting recognition, pen interface — all good. So I’ve been more than eager for a tablet Mac since coming back over to this side a year ago. And of course…the [...]
I recently spent some time testing out MyFax for internet fax send/receive. A friend had good experiences, so I was optimistic. Unfortunately, everything was a problem for me. Their web site was complete Safari-unfriendly (I’m on a Mac) and I kept getting error pages that indicated a pretty poor job of running their business. Worse, [...]
Just realized I haven’t written anything particularly techy lately. Well, here’s my backlog of study topics and the books I’m working through (more or less in parallel): RESTful Web Services Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3 and EBS) Django Canvas+Processing (JS version from Resig) Maven (yes, Maven) JavaScript (The Good Parts, by Crockford, quite excellent) Struts [...]
Check out http://www.electoral-vote.com, which is a data-driven analysis of the coming election on a state-by-state basis. Information about the site is tucked away but it comes off as the clearest and simplest message about the progress of the campaigns and the leanings of the states yet. Thanks to my friend Jeff for pointing it out. [...]