I’m now on twitter. I’m going to try to be more proactive about writing updates by using twitter. Since they’re smaller and more lightweight hopefully it’ll be easier for me to generate posts. You can follow my exploits in the sidebar to the right, or at: http://www.twitter.com/SandroFouche. Also, if anyone wants to recommend twitter tools …
Category Archives: Tech
Dealing with Spam
I get too much spam. Specifically, my home account gets close to 500 spam messages a day. Normally, I rely on SpamSieve on my Macbook Pro to filter all that noise, and it does a pretty good job (on average 1 spam a day makes it through). But now that I’m also getting my e-mail …
What’s on my iPhone?
Here’s what’s on my iPhone, what’s on yours? (mouse over for names, and don’t bother clicking, they don’t link anywhere)
Bought an iPhone 3G
So I finally got an iPhone. After waiting a full year (and desperately trying to get a 16GB black), I ended up buying an 8GB iPhone. Which pretty much means I’m only a GPS chip and a bit of speed ahead of the previous owners. Some quick notes on the iPhone. It kicks my Motorola …
Wii owners == stupid sheep
I should point out that not all Wii owners are stupid sheep, just the ones paying huge markups to get the latest widget from the folks at Nintendo. The Wii has been in (artificially?) short supply since it’s release almost 1.5 years ago, and this week Nintendo released Wii Fit; which is apparently also hard …
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 …
New (Computational) Digs
This blog (and indeed all of the household computing services) have moved onto a new server. It took much more time to complete the migration than I had planned, but the current configuration should be good for at least a couple years. A few things to note: If you were getting services from the knot.org …
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, …