A little Photoshop wizardry (courtesy of an online tutorial), and I’ve upgraded the bubbles in my first iPhone application. I need to figure out a real game of some sort to use these in so I can justify putting it on the App Store.
Category Archives: Mac OS X
My first iPhone app
I’m still tinkering, but I pretty much just finished my first iPhone app that’s more interesting than a list of text. As I mentioned before, I’m taking the iPhone class at UMD this semester; and this is/was lab #3. Basically it’s just a small app that creates bubbles as you tap the screen, and pops …
Some Free Mac Software
The gang over at MacHeist are giving away 6 free applications for the Macintosh. I’m not sure why, but they are. There’s no reason not to at least take at look at what’s on offer. If you’re already signed up with them, or at least don’t mind mind the possible e-mail marketing (they’ve never really …
Review: Apple Mini Displayport to Dual-Link DVI adapter
I admit it, I’m late to this party. Only recently have I attempted to connect my Apple Cinema 30″ Display to my MacBook Air (late 2008 version). Unfortunately, required adapter cable costs $100 and is only available from Apple. But recently Kim got me the adapter as a gift (I have a great fiancée). In …
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Keeping SSH sessions alive
Since I just had to re-remember how to do this, I thought I’d post a quick note. To keep SSH sessions alive you just need to create a file: .ssh/config. In this config file you can just add: Host * ServerAliveInterval=60 KeepAlive=yes This works on the relatively recent (last 3-5 years) versions of OpenSSH that …
MacHeist II
The MacHeist guys are at it again. This time there’s 14 applications in the bundle, but it’s not as obviously a great deal as last time. I succumb to the lure of lots of programs for only a little $$$ anyway though. Here’s the list of applications along with my comments: 1Password – I use …
Backup solutions
Since I’ve started running Leopard the backup situation on my computer systems has gotten much better. It’s not just that Apple has created a slam-dunk solution in Time Machine (trust me it rocks). Or even that Time Machine is a complete backup solution (it isn’t). But that Time Machine has inspired me to get all …
Back in Mac
My MacBook Pro came back from service last week, and I’m fully operational again. During the week it was gone, I was limping along on a spare laptop running Ubuntu Linux. I’ve needed to send my MBP in for minor service for about 9 months, but there was never a good time. I finally decided …
Workflow: Print via SSH
Since I’ve already posted one script today, here’s another for good measure. This Automator workflow prints PDFs to a remote printer via ssh. I use it to print to the department printserver without using the VPN. Click here to download the workflow. To install this workflow: Edit the script to set your username, SSH hostname, …
Folder Action: SCP folder contents
My buddy Scott is beginning a comparison of Lightroom vs. Aperture (maybe he’ll blog about the results). It turns out that it’s really easy to get Lightroom to upload a web gallery to an FTP server. On the other hand Aperture only has one-click uploading to .Mac; there are plug-ins that allow exporting images directly …