links for 2006-12-07
¶ by Rob FrieselHow to Strip .docx’s XML via eightysevenfour (via TUAW): how to strip the XML from a .docx file (Office 2007) and make it “universally open-able” again (tags: howto Office OSX xml Mac docx Microsoft)
How to Strip .docx’s XML via eightysevenfour (via TUAW): how to strip the XML from a .docx file (Office 2007) and make it “universally open-able” again (tags: howto Office OSX xml Mac docx Microsoft)
In an attempt to stay true to the household’s hostname naming convention, a recently acquired 4GB SanDisk Cruzer needed a name… While “double” may have been more appropriate for a 2GB, I’ve certainly never heard of anyone buckling down to the bar and ordering a quadruple. At any rate, no one “out there” on the […]
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)
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 […]
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 […]
The complete work of Charles Darwin (tags: biology evolution reference research science Darwin history) Deliver First Class Web Sites: 101 Essential Checklists via SitePoint Books (via /.): a book on website design/development from a lifecycle approach, leaning heavily on checklists (apparently) – – sounds worth checking out if only for the best practices (tags: webdesign […]