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Text To RegEx

2009-11-17T21:17:00.000-05:00

Headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator

txt2re: headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator

Snow Leopard, The Ars Technica Review

2009-09-01T12:09:00.000-05:00

An exhaustive review of Snow Leopard's changes under the hood.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review - Ars Technica

Problems installing (easy_install) PIL — Martin – Geber � de

2009-08-31T14:00:00.000-05:00

Install Python Image Library:

easy_install --find-links http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Imaging

Problems installing (easy_install) PIL — Martin – Geber - de

iPhone Officially Going to China

2009-08-28T11:34:00.000-05:00

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited: "On 28 August, the Company and Apple reached a�three-year agreement for the Company to sell iPhone in China. The initial launch is expected to be in the fourth calendar quarter of 2009."

AAPL, Buy, buy, buy?

Mailsmith Now Freeware

2009-08-18T11:59:00.000-05:00

Mailsmith, a Mac e-mail client that many people love, is now freeware.

mailsmith.org | Welcome

Young hip hop hero uses Apple retail stores as personal A/V studio - while hula dancers invade... | 9 to 5 Mac

2009-08-17T15:50:00.000-05:00

Apple should give this kid a Mac and put him on TV :).

Young hip hop hero uses Apple retail stores as personal A/V studio - while hula dancers invade... | 9 to 5 Mac

Parted Magic: A Free Partitioning Tool

2009-08-13T18:11:00.000-05:00

The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue) and an excellent set of documentation to benefit the user. An extensive collection of fileystem tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

Parted Magic

Mac OS X: Uninstalling Applications

2009-08-11T00:11:00.000-05:00

A good overview on uninstalling applications in OS X.

Uninstalling applications

Today's the day Microsoft saved Apple | 9 to 5 Mac

2009-08-06T10:49:00.000-05:00

August 6, 1997, Microsoft invested $150 Million in Apple.

Diary date: Today's the day Microsoft saved Apple | 9 to 5 Mac: "August 6, 1997"

Adding Signatures To Disable GMail Ads

2009-08-05T18:01:00.000-05:00

Clever :)

Massacre Gmail Ads with These Two Sentences (and Some Tragic Words) - Gmail - Lifehacker

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS

2009-08-04T11:45:00.000-05:00

If you want to enjoy some vintage DOS gaming, DOSBox will let you do it on the Mac.

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS

Netflix to stream to Wii, iPhone

2009-08-03T15:35:00.000-05:00

Sony needs to swallow their pride and allow Netflix streaming. Soon.

Netflix has already developed a strong user base of film lovers, and has largely been able to figure out the movie + internet business model. It's quite pointless for Sony to continue pouring money into developing their own online movie store. They will still make money by selling film rights to Netflix. At the same time they will have no expenses for doing so. The move brings PS3's appeal "up to PAR" with XBox 360, and soon Wii.

Netflix to stream to Wii, iPhone

FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection of Google Voice App - WSJ.com

2009-07-31T18:35:00.000-05:00

Mmm... uh oh...

FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection of Google Voice App - WSJ.com

Shock threat to shut Skype

2009-07-31T12:58:00.000-05:00

Sounds like eBay got scammed.

Shock threat to shut Skype

Daring Fireball: Microsoft's Long, Slow Decline

2009-07-31T10:40:00.000-05:00

Some interesting insights into Microsoft's recent quarterly financial results, and why it's monopoly is slowly eroding. Somehow they need to win back the hearts of the geeks and enthusiasts.

Daring Fireball: Microsoft's Long, Slow Decline

Yahoo Microsoft Search Deal

2009-07-29T09:03:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure if this is a good deal for Yahoo. I think it depends on if they can innovate on other ways to make money online other than Search Ads. In the meantime, it does improve Yahoo's cash flow by eliminating a big chunk of R&D expense while maintaining a steady revenue stream.

Microsoft on the other hand suddenly close to doubles it's market share in search.

Choice. Value. Innovation. - Home

Rogers' 21Mbs HSDPA Network

2009-07-28T12:33:00.000-05:00

Rgoers Wireless in Canada is starting to roll out their 21 Mbps HSDPA+ wireless network while AT&T is about to roll out a 7.2 Mbps network some time in the "future". That's really disappointing.

Rogers booms with iPhone, starts rollout of 21Mbs HSDPA Network | 9 to 5 Mac

Deep Sleep

2009-07-26T10:06:00.000-05:00

Cool little tool to put the Mac into hibernation.

Deep Sleep

Pay Walls

2009-07-25T10:21:00.000-05:00

I think if the Newspapers do some drastic cost cutting and restructuring they can survive. Currently they still have their reputation as trusted sources of news, and they should capitalize on it.

Daring Fireball: Pay Walls

Microsoft bows to Apple’s pressure, changes Laptop Hunter ad

2009-07-24T10:27:00.000-05:00

You've got to admit that these ads have been pretty effective, and reflected what most people think of Macs.

Microsoft bows to Apple’s pressure, changes Laptop Hunter ad

PeepCode Screencasts | PeepCode Screencasts for Web Developers and Alpha Geeks

2009-07-23T16:52:00.000-05:00

A cheaper alternative to Lynda.com focused on screencasts rather full training courses offered by Lynda.com.

Upcoming PeepCode Screencasts | PeepCode Screencasts for Web Developers and Alpha Geeks

OSA - Open Source for America

2009-07-23T10:09:00.000-05:00

Open Source for the Federal government makes perfect sense.

OSA - Open Source for America

4 ways to dynamically load external JavaScript(with source) - Ntt.cc

2009-07-22T10:31:00.000-05:00

4 ways to dynamically load external JavaScript(with source) - Ntt.cc

Windows XP Language Bar Empty / Missing

2009-06-30T14:23:00.003-05:00

If you are missing your Language Bar there are two main things to check:

First, do you have the Language Bar option in the ToolBars section ( right click on the Windows task bar ). If it's not there you can try adding the following to your registry ( this can be saved in a .reg file such as LangBar.ref then running it ):

REGEDIT4

;Restore Language Bar
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@="Language bar"
"MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\Implemented Categories]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\Implemented Categories\{00021492-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\msutb.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

If this is done and an empty Language Bar shows up, then you don't have ctfmon.exe running. Try running the program ( should be in C:\Windows\System32\ ). You need to then set this to run on startup. An excellent way to do this is Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel<.

Django and Django-Template Syntax Highlighting for Coda

2009-06-27T19:32:00.000-05:00

Cool Django plugins for Coda.

Big Nerd Ranch Weblog � Django and Django-Template Syntax Highlighting for Coda