FTP has been a large part of the on-going server migration. While I used to use Fetch on the mac, for the last 5 years I’ve just been using scp when I needed to transfer files. Unfortunately, the new hosting company doesn’t support ssh, so I’ve been forced to get back into the FTP business. …
Category Archives: Mac OS X
Web Browsing and Privacy
So as a follow-up to my change in attitude towards Google, I’m taking a greater interest my privacy in general. There’s a news on the Net these days of growing support for “Do Not Track” headers. I use Safari by default, and I was pleased to see that the latest versions have implemented it. To …
Sierra, again.
OK, there are other things I meant to post, but I ran across the latest update on the Sierra language Kickstarter, and I really need to comment. First the update: Update #1: Sierra to Objective C Posted 5 days ago I have decided that the project will first translate into Objective C rather than having …
Boxer & Pro Pinball: Big Race
I’ve been getting some older games working again courtesy of Boxer. Boxer allows modern Macs to run games from the DOS era with a minimum of fuss. I happen to have a few programs left over from that era since some mac games included the DOS versions, and some I just bought for my (infrequent) …
Updated my TeX install
Just updated my BasicTeX-2008 install to the 2011 edition. Pretty simple really. I deleted the old installation using: tlmgr uninstall then downloaded the latest incarnation from http://www.tug.org/mactex/2011/morepackages.html, then installed it. I had to update the path in my .tcshrc to point to the new bin directory, and voila! Latest and greatest TeX install. I then …
Portable Programming Rig
I’ve been using a Macbook Air as my main computer for a couple of years now, and I’ve generally been happy with the setup. The only real shortcoming of the Air was attempting to program while on away from my home office (and the external monitor). There just isn’t enough screen real estate on a …
Computers, Cars, and a Tale of Two Apples
Here’s great article about the ideological path from open computing to computing appliance and the two Steve’s of Apple that were at the vanguard of pushing both ends of that spectrum: Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and the long road to the iPad. – By Tim Wu – Slate Magazine. I have long contended that computers …
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Initial iPad Impressions
I’m typing this on my new iPad using the virtual keyboard which is taking a little getting used to the new key spacing. I’m also using the new WordPress app that’s been updated to take advantage of the iPad’s increased screen real-estate. The big revelation is that this thing is much faster than an iPhone; …
Necessary (Mac) Things
There are a couple of things that are absolutely necessary for me to get the most out of my Mac. Without them I either fumble around or go out of my way to make up for the loss. Some are free, others I got as part of one of those software bundles tha occasionally come around. (Do they …
Why it’s time to sell AAPL
After more than 20 years as an Apple user, and well over a decade as an investor, it’s articles like this one that have me considering dumping my stock: 5 reasons to buy Apple stock again Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the mainstream this pro-Apple. Either they’re poised to take over the industry, …