Reviews, speculation, and other idle thoughts on hardware, software, firmware…
Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X (tags: dev framework Mac OSX Rails Ruby tutorial webdev todo) WinterTrails.org (tags: winter snowshoe exercise) sitemaps.org (tags: Google Yahoo search web xml)
I have been trying not to think about this too much but I find myself losing sleep over Anil Dash’s comments about the Stikkit reviews kicking around. The “stinger” line is easy enough to find: I’d settle for one product review that said, “we’re not sure which direction this service is going, but the people […]
img2icns via Shiny Frog (via Hawk Wings): an image-to-icon conversion utility (tags: icon Mac OSX graphics freeware) Launch time via Macworld Secrets: a good round-up of launchd’s settings… (tags: launchd Mac OSX) Yahoo! Autos Green Center Hybrids, bio-diesel, natural gas, E85… Info and shopping on “green(er)” automobiles. (tags: automotive energy environment) kuler via LifeHacker: Adobe […]
devnevyn: linkd — make cross-application links to VoodooPad What does “linkd” offer that the linkback framework does not? (tags: VoodooPad hack linkback linkd todo) microformats (tags: microformats dev framework language publishing tagging xml web) Apparently, less IS more via My Boring Ass Life (via Daring Fireball): Kevin Smith’s Celebrity playlist for iTunes (the one that […]
10 OS X Apps You Might Not Know About But Should via The Apple Blog (via 43f) (tags: Mac OSX software) Humpback whales have “human” brain cells via Reuters.com: “So long and thanks for all the fish.” (tags: science research) 100 Notable Books of the Year via NY Times Book Review (via aspiringlibrarian) (tags: literature […]
Human DNA is far more varied than thought via New Scientist (tags: science genetics research todo) Ten OS X Command Line Utilities you might not know about via OS X Daily (via TUAW) (tags: Mac OSX reference terminal)
Like Gruber, I recently took Stikkit for a beta period test drive. I’ve followed Rael Dornfest’s blog off and on for a couple years now and was curious about this whole new project that he was working on when he started values of n. Then when it was released to a public beta this past […]
How long does it take to produce a novel? via Charlie’s Diary (tags: publishing web essay blog todo) The “Lame Duck” Mayor MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics re: some VT politics (tags: Vermont politics history essay) Photosynth via Microsoft Live Labs (via LifeHacker) – – 3D from multiple 2D snapshots (!?) (tags: photography […]
Cheat Sheet Round-Up: Ajax, CSS, LaTeX, Ruby… via Smashing Magazine (modern magazine for web-designers and developers) (via aspiringlibrarian) (tags: web webdev ajax CSS Ruby reference)
A windsurfing, CSS-grudging, IE7-hating, web-developing, gigantic-machine-puzzling friend joins the blogging fray HiveLogic has a new Mac Pro: and wants you (me? us?) to name it Pete is rocking DC’s house party scene and Ben has the picture to prove it (don’t let the over-exposure fool you, this photo was NOT taken in 1977) I’ve made […]