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Text To RegEx

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:17:00 +0000

Headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator

txt2re: headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator

Snow Leopard, The Ars Technica Review

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:09:00 +0000

An exhaustive review of Snow Leopard's changes under the hood.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review - Ars Technica

Problems installing (easy_install) PIL — Martin – Geber � de

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Install Python Image Library:

easy_install --find-links http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Imaging

Problems installing (easy_install) PIL — Martin – Geber - de

iPhone Officially Going to China

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:34:00 +0000

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited: "On 28 August, the Company and Apple reached a�three-year agreement for the Company to sell iPhone in China. The initial launch is expected to be in the fourth calendar quarter of 2009."

AAPL, Buy, buy, buy?

Mailsmith Now Freeware

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Mailsmith, a Mac e-mail client that many people love, is now freeware.

mailsmith.org | Welcome

Young hip hop hero uses Apple retail stores as personal A/V studio - while hula dancers invade... | 9 to 5 Mac

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:50:00 +0000

Apple should give this kid a Mac and put him on TV :).

Young hip hop hero uses Apple retail stores as personal A/V studio - while hula dancers invade... | 9 to 5 Mac

Parted Magic: A Free Partitioning Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:11:00 +0000

The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue) and an excellent set of documentation to benefit the user. An extensive collection of fileystem tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

Parted Magic

Mac OS X: Uninstalling Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:11:00 +0000

A good overview on uninstalling applications in OS X.

Uninstalling applications

Today's the day Microsoft saved Apple | 9 to 5 Mac

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:49:00 +0000

August 6, 1997, Microsoft invested $150 Million in Apple.

Diary date: Today's the day Microsoft saved Apple | 9 to 5 Mac: "August 6, 1997"

Adding Signatures To Disable GMail Ads

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Clever :)

Massacre Gmail Ads with These Two Sentences (and Some Tragic Words) - Gmail - Lifehacker

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:45:00 +0000

If you want to enjoy some vintage DOS gaming, DOSBox will let you do it on the Mac.

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS

Netflix to stream to Wii, iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:35:00 +0000

Sony needs to swallow their pride and allow Netflix streaming. Soon.

Netflix has already developed a strong user base of film lovers, and has largely been able to figure out the movie + internet business model. It's quite pointless for Sony to continue pouring money into developing their own online movie store. They will still make money by selling film rights to Netflix. At the same time they will have no expenses for doing so. The move brings PS3's appeal "up to PAR" with XBox 360, and soon Wii.

Netflix to stream to Wii, iPhone

FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection of Google Voice App - WSJ.com

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:35:00 +0000

Mmm... uh oh...

FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection of Google Voice App - WSJ.com

Shock threat to shut Skype

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Sounds like eBay got scammed.

Shock threat to shut Skype

Daring Fireball: Microsoft's Long, Slow Decline

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:40:00 +0000

Some interesting insights into Microsoft's recent quarterly financial results, and why it's monopoly is slowly eroding. Somehow they need to win back the hearts of the geeks and enthusiasts.

Daring Fireball: Microsoft's Long, Slow Decline

Yahoo Microsoft Search Deal

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:03:00 +0000

I'm not sure if this is a good deal for Yahoo. I think it depends on if they can innovate on other ways to make money online other than Search Ads. In the meantime, it does improve Yahoo's cash flow by eliminating a big chunk of R&D expense while maintaining a steady revenue stream.

Microsoft on the other hand suddenly close to doubles it's market share in search.

Choice. Value. Innovation. - Home

Rogers' 21Mbs HSDPA Network

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0000

Rgoers Wireless in Canada is starting to roll out their 21 Mbps HSDPA+ wireless network while AT&T is about to roll out a 7.2 Mbps network some time in the "future". That's really disappointing.

Rogers booms with iPhone, starts rollout of 21Mbs HSDPA Network | 9 to 5 Mac

Deep Sleep

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Cool little tool to put the Mac into hibernation.

Deep Sleep

Pay Walls

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:21:00 +0000

I think if the Newspapers do some drastic cost cutting and restructuring they can survive. Currently they still have their reputation as trusted sources of news, and they should capitalize on it.

Daring Fireball: Pay Walls

Microsoft bows to Apple’s pressure, changes Laptop Hunter ad

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:27:00 +0000

You've got to admit that these ads have been pretty effective, and reflected what most people think of Macs.

Microsoft bows to Apple’s pressure, changes Laptop Hunter ad

PeepCode Screencasts | PeepCode Screencasts for Web Developers and Alpha Geeks

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:52:00 +0000

A cheaper alternative to Lynda.com focused on screencasts rather full training courses offered by Lynda.com.

Upcoming PeepCode Screencasts | PeepCode Screencasts for Web Developers and Alpha Geeks

OSA - Open Source for America

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:09:00 +0000

Open Source for the Federal government makes perfect sense.

OSA - Open Source for America

4 ways to dynamically load external JavaScript(with source) - Ntt.cc

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:31:00 +0000

4 ways to dynamically load external JavaScript(with source) - Ntt.cc

Windows XP Language Bar Empty / Missing

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:23:00 +0000

If you are missing your Language Bar there are two main things to check:

First, do you have the Language Bar option in the ToolBars section ( right click on the Windows task bar ). If it's not there you can try adding the following to your registry ( this can be saved in a .reg file such as LangBar.ref then running it ):

REGEDIT4

;Restore Language Bar
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@="Language bar"
"MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\Implemented Categories]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\Implemented Categories\{00021492-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\msutb.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

If this is done and an empty Language Bar shows up, then you don't have ctfmon.exe running. Try running the program ( should be in C:\Windows\System32\ ). You need to then set this to run on startup. An excellent way to do this is Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel<.

Django and Django-Template Syntax Highlighting for Coda

noreply@blogger.com (Edward) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Cool Django plugins for Coda.

Big Nerd Ranch Weblog � Django and Django-Template Syntax Highlighting for Coda