Monday, December 29, 2008
Install and Enable Remote Desktop in Windows XP Home Edition � My Digital Life
With some tweaking you can get Remote Desktop enabled under Windows XP Home.Install and Enable Remote Desktop in Windows XP Home Edition � My Digital Life
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A faster way to speed up Mail.app | Hawk Wings
1. Quit Mail.
2. Open Terminal.
3. Type the following:
cd ~/Library/Mail
sqlite3 Envelope\ Index
An sqlite> prompt will appear.
At that prompt, type vacuum subjects;.
After a short delay, the prompt will return. Type Control-D to exit.
4. Restart Mail and enjoy the extra speed.
A faster way to speed up Mail.app | Hawk Wings
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Quick Schedule for XP Drive Defrag
The standard way to set a defrag schedule is to use the Task Scheduler in the Control Panel: How to Automate Disk Defragmenter Using Task Scheduler Tool in Windows XPHere is my preferred way of doing it, which is much quicker. Open the command line by going to Start Menu > Run > type "cmd". Then enter the following command:
at 12:00 /every:M,W,F defrag c:
This will defrag the c: drive at noon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Double check the scheduled task by entering this into the command prompt:
at
You can also goto Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks to check the defrag schedule.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Left 4k Dead
Amazing programming in less than 4kb.Left 4k Dead
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld
O_OMmm... maybe I should consider attending the last MacWorld ever...
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld
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Rumors: Analyst Hot for Apple Netbook at Macworld
Mmm... I guess the yearly MacWorld prediction season has started. So far it's been kind of tame, a refreshed Mac Mini and this Apple Netbook rumor.There seems to be relatively low expectations at this years Macworld, which also could set Apple up for a BIG surprise.
Rumors: Analyst Hot for Apple Netbook at Macworld
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Best Of 2008: Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008
Here's a great list of Free software on Windows. A lot of these I haven't heard of before, but do look quite useful. For example, the PDF to Word Doc converter looks quite useful.I do use CCleaner and AVG a lot on client computers. But my personal favorite has to be DropBox.
Best Of 2008: Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Taiwan iPhone 3Gs Are SIM Unlocked Out-of-the-Box
Nice! I might have to pickup an unlocked iPhone in Taiwan :)Now that the iPhone is on sale in Hong Kong and Taiwan unlocked, it shouldn't be long before it goes on sale in China. And even if it doesn't, I'm sure Apple won't lose much sleep over it since all those unlocked phones will easily flow into iPhone buyers across China. With China and Taiwan having just started direct flights, this effectively becomes Apple's proxy to the China market.
AAPL - Buy Buy Buy
Daring Fireball Linked List: Taiwan iPhone 3Gs Are SIM Unlocked Out-of-the-Box
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gOS, a good OS
Thanks to Parallels Desktop, I'm able to install a gOS virtual machine within my MacBook Air just to try it out. gOS was the operating system of choice when Walmart sold a cheap laptop for the masses. Some say it's the "Google OS" because its applications and services are closely tied to Google. In reality, it is still a Linux OS, but bundled with a bunch of Google widgets.It is considered a lightweight Linux distro, perfect for the trendy "netbooks" such as the Asus EEE and Acer Aspire. For gOS to even be remotely useful, it'd need a stable and reliable connection to the Internet so that it can access all the Google services and Web applications. For the everyday user, it is sufficient. Firefox, Skype, Pidgin IM client, OpenOffice, GIMP, etc. are all available to the user upon gOS installation.
If you have an old x86 system gathering dust, consider giving it new life with a lightweight Linux such as gOS, provided the system has networking capability.
Labels: Acer, Asus, Google, gOS, linux, netbook, Walmart
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About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
Latest OS X Update is out.About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Slingbox for iPhone waiting on approval from Apple | 9 to 5 Mac
Oh wow. Can't wait for them to release this! Guess it's a SlingBox news day :)Slingbox for iPhone waiting on approval from Apple | 9 to 5 Mac
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Slingplayer Mac Update Offers Improved Streaming Video Quality, Online IDs, Aspect Ratio Toggling
Awesome, I love SlingBox. However, I've noticed that the Mac version of SlingPlayer has some streaming issues. The streams would always start out great start slowing down. This didn't seem to be a problem at all with the Windows versions on much lesser hardware.Hopefully, this SlingPlayer 1.0.7 will really improve the issues.
Streaming Media: Slingplayer Mac Update Offers Improved Streaming Video Quality, Online IDs, Aspect Ratio Toggling
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Unibody MacBooks
Solid.STUDIO::DC
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
MacBook Firmware 1.6
About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.6
This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Late 2008) computers.
Labels: Firmware Update, macbook
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Daring Fireball Linked List: The Macalope on the Latest Jackassery From Rob Enderle
I like people like Enderie, they give me a chance to buy AAPL on a discount. Seriously though, I think during a slowing spending environment I think Apple will be less affected than others.Daring Fireball Linked List: The Macalope on the Latest Jackassery From Rob Enderle
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Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for Everyone from Dabble DB
Found this site last week, and have had a hell of a time trying to find it again. So here it is before I forget about it.CleanUpData.com let's you VERY easily manipulate and clean up table data. You just post your table into their website, make your changes and they will e-mail you the results. Very cool.
Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for Everyone from Dabble DB: "Paste a table of data here."
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Android: Sony Ericsson, HTC to Release Android Phones in 2009
I've been using Sony Ericsson phones for a long time, and have usually loved their hardware. Hopefully they can really contribute to and take advantage of Android.Android: Sony Ericsson, HTC to Release Android Phones in 2009
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
MacFUSE 2.0 Released
New update to MacFUSE has been released on Google Code. Combined with MacFUSION, it'll let you mount SSH accounts etc. as a drive. Quite useful.CHANGELOG - macfuse - Google Code - Changes/Feature Additions in MacFUSE Releases
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Netflix on TiVo
Now really live and working quite well. I just wish it had an interface as nice as the one on Boxee's Netflix plugin. Currently you can onlly play videos already in your Instant Queue. I f you want to browse or search for other content you'll have to fire up your browser.Netflix on TiVo - TiVo
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Monday, December 08, 2008
DRM Music era over tomorrow? | 9 to 5 Mac
Amen.DRM Music era over tomorrow? | 9 to 5 Mac
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Saturday, December 06, 2008
Daring Fireball: Regarding the John Does in Apple's Amended Complaint Against Ersatz Mac Cloner Psystar
Interesting take on Apple's amended complaint in the Psystar case.Daring Fireball: Regarding the John Does in Apple's Amended Complaint Against Ersatz Mac Cloner Psystar
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Seriously Smart Bolts
This is a great idea, 'Smart Bolts' that indicate proper tightening through a pressure sensitive color indicator on the bolt head.Stress Indicators Inc.
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Smartphones: ITRI Bringing Folding TFT-EPD Displays to Smartphones Next Year
ITRI is the main industrial research entity in Taiwan. Much of the high tech industry in Taiwan have been born from the research done at ITRI.It's nice to see that they're starting pay attention to design and trying to market their ideas to the world.
Smartphones: ITRI Bringing Folding TFT-EPD Displays to Smartphones Next Year
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Duck: How to Fix the Ducking iPhone Puritanism
Cool for the potty mouths out there.You only need to load your favorite swear words as contacts.
Duck: How to Fix the Ducking iPhone Puritanism
Labels: iPhone Hack
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Free Open University Spanish, French and German lessons on iTunes U. | 9 to 5 Mac
Awesome... I've always been fascinated with languages.Free Open University Spanish, French and German lessons on iTunes U. | 9 to 5 Mac
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How to remove www from your URL with mod_rewrite - Yoast - Tweaking Websites
To remove or add "www" to your domain name just use the following code in your .htaccess file:Remove www:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Add www:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com$
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com$1 [R=301]
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Video: Micron's Washington PCIe prototype SSD card is wicked quick - Engadget
Wow... can't wait for these new SSDs to become affordable.Video: Micron's Washington PCIe prototype SSD card is wicked quick - Engadget
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Boxee Blog - User Requests
Interesting statistics collected from users of boxee. I think it says a lot about the future of Netflix :)
boxee blog you told us what you want. now we need to make it happen.
Labels: Boxee
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Test driving Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac
I was pretty excited about Parallels announcing the new Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. After the day "Hell froze over," i.e. Macs switching to Intel chips, one thing on many Mac users' minds was running Windows on these beautiful machines. The race was on, and most people had bet on virtualization powerhouse VMWare to come out with the first product.Labels: parallels, virtualization, vmware, Windows
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Netflix Streaming: Firmware Update For Netflix HD Streaming on Samsung BD Players Available Now
Looks like Netflix is really living up to it's name.Netflix Streaming: Firmware Update For Netflix HD Streaming on Samsung BD Players Available Now
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Getting a grip on Python: six ways to learn online
Getting a grip on Python: six ways to learn online
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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Wow, this case is getting more complicated.Groklaw - Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for Everyone from Dabble DB
For those of us that are not Excel Masters.Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for
Everyone from Dabble DB via DaringFireball
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Apple announces Top 10 iPhone App downloads of 2008
Top Paid Apps (Overall):
Koi Pond
Texas Hold’em
Moto Chaser
Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3d
Super Monkey Ball
Cro-Mag Rally
Enigmo (Pangea)
Pocket Guitar
Recorder
iBeer
Apple announces Top 10 iPhone App downloads of 2008
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