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 …
Category Archives: Tech
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 …
New Addictions
So part of what helped keep me occupied this weekend (other than my friend Donald’s wedding) was Chain Factor. Compared to DTD, it’s more of a traditional puzzle game, but no less addictive. My current top score is: 191,449 in Basic mode. Since there’s no groups standings on the Chain Factor site, feel free to …
MythTV vs. TiVo
I’m hooked on TiVo. If you’ve never used one, I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, the company’s insistence on charging monthly for TV schedule information, means that I turned to other sources when I got an HDTV and wanted TiVo-like features. Specifically I turned to MythTV (or MythTVHD if you prefer). Being a bit of a …
Distance to the Linux desktop
I want to preface this rant (and it’s going to be a rant) with some background. I do this not trumpet my own experience , but to point out that I’m not ranting because I’m not capable. I’ve been playing with (and programming) computers for about 25 years. I ran my first Unix-based computer 17 …
Playstation 3 Dilemma
So I wandered into the local Best Buy — half looking for Clerks 2, and half looking for a Nintendo Wii — and walked out with a 60GB Playstation 3. I can probably eBay it for a couple hundred in profit, or Craigslist it for somewhat less, or I can just keep it and enjoy …
Of Lightning Strikes and Motorcycles
It was a long weekend. Thursday night the torrential downpours brought with them a lovely spate of lightning; which in turn struck the oak tree just in front of my house. While chilling and interesting at the time, the real relevance didn’t become evident until somewhat later. Our DSL modem and Linksys router both got …
Subtle Changes
Kate‘s comment last week regarding content “above the fold” reminded me of my posts from last year on making an impact in less than 30 seconds and tools for more effective blogging. I realized that I hadn’t evaluated my own blogs in the intervening 18 months since I wrote those posts. Much to my surprise, …