Archive for the Tag: software
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Quickie: 04/26/2008 9:10:31am
I just realized I don’t run anti-virus software on either of my Macs. (...)
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Quickie: 03/25/2008 8:33:38pm
Run both Firefoxes. Why didn’t I look for this last week? (...)
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Quickie: 03/17/2008 12:26:52pm
It would be great if Quicksilver stopped crashing. (...)
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Quickie: 02/27/2008 9:02:13am
I think it’s time to whip up a quick AppleScript that launches a number of Applications I work with instead of launching them individually everyday. (...)
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Quickie: 02/13/2008 5:32:29pm
Installing the Apple TV update took much longer than the download. (...)
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Quickie: 01/31/2008 12:25:13pm
WMware’s Fusion and Workstation products are worlds apart in terms of usability. I’m patiently waiting for Workstation to load a Ubuntu virtual machine at work. With Fusion I would have already been done with what I needed to do. (...)
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Quickie: 01/29/2008 7:20:19pm
Steve, where’s my Apple TV software update? (...)
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Quickie: 01/22/2008 8:37:37pm
Giving VMware Fusion a test drive. (...)
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Quickie: 01/12/2008 12:13:36am
What are the chances we’ll see a new version of iTunes released next week? I’d say it’s about 150% possible. (...)
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Lock Screen and Sleep Display with Quicksilver
Looking for a quick way to lock your screen and put the display to sleep on Mac OS X using Quicksilver? Download Sleep Display. Extract the zip file and move SleepDisplay to your Applications folder. Run the SleepDisplay application at least once. (...)
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Free Windows SSH Server
freeSSHd is a free SSH Server for use on a Windows NT based Operating System. I’m using it on Windows XP and it works great. Very easy to setup. I recommend using it in combination with Hamachi. (...)
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Force Install MSI
Have a MSI installer that is failing? Try running it like so… msiexec.exe /fvecmus nameofyourmsi.msi. (...)
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Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition and Xbox 360
Over the past few days I installed Windows Media Center Edition on my PC and configured it to connect to my Xbox 360. Let me tell you, this is one slick system for streaming media to your TV. The Xbox 360 works as an extender for the Media Center and can be set to access any of the pictures, music, or videos you have on your computer. (...)
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ClipX
I need to give ClipX a try. It’s a clipboard history manager for Windows. (...)
Hamachi
I had first ready about Hamachi a few months ago on Bryan’s site and finally got around to trying it out this weekend. It’s one slick piece of software. Much easier than setting up a VPN and all that junk. With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication. Hamachi is fast, secure and simple. (...)
Multi-Monitor taskBar
If you use a multiple monitor display I found a cool free utility that allows you to have a second taskbar. It also provides buttons on each of your windows so that you can easily move a window from one display to the next. Nifty! (...)
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WordPress 1.5.1.3
WordPress 1.5.1.3 has been released, which fixes a security hole. Upgrade before you’re sorry! (...)
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Ado-Macro-be-media
Adobe acquires Macromedia (via If…Else). This should be an interesting combination since Photoshop and Dreamweaver are two of my favorite pieces of software. (...)
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dot Get
.GET, the next generation file sharing service from Microsoft. (...)
Firefox on Steroids
As if Firefox wasn’t fast enough, you can make it run even quicker. (...)
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A Service to Replace all Others
Yesterday I discussed my struggles to find a service for links and feeds. Today I found one. My Yahoo! Not only can I store all of my links/bookmarks and keep track of feeds, but there’s a ton of other information. In your My Yahoo! account you can create several different pages. I’ve created a total of four pages so far. My first page is called Main and has just a ton of information. (...)
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Pluck This
I justed tested out Pluck, a service which manages your links and feeds. They have a really nice piece of software that integrates with IE for reading feeds and managing everything, but it’s only for IE. Their web interface blows. Pluck shows promise, but until they can come up with something for Firefox, I don’t see them moving forward. (...)
Review: WordPress 1.5
First of all I’d like to say congratulations to Matt and the rest of the Wordpress development team on a fine job with WP 1.5. Earlier tonight I happened to be checking my email when a few changes came in to the CVS mailing list. The latest change had the log message of “*cough*” and I was curious. (...)
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Text Editor
What text editor do you use for web design and programming? I’m looking for a good one. A good free one that is. (...)
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CSV AdStats
Use Google Adsense? Then you need CSV AdStats, a free program that will show you all kinds of statistics and charts about your Google Ads. (...)
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Three’s A Charm
Why does the default Microsoft Excel template have 3 worksheets? Microsoft Word doesn’t open up with 3 pages by default. (...)
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bbPress
I just installed bbPress to give it a test drive. When I read that it’s supposed to be simple, I guess I was thinking WordPress simple. Think Notepad simple. The forum software is nowhere near being ready for use on a site. Now, I totally understand that the project just started development 2 weeks ago and is being built from the ground up. (...)
Matt > Bill
Matthew Mullenweg is like the Bill Gates of Internet software. But then again, maybe he’s not. All of Matt’s software is Open Source (free to use, free to modify). Oh, and his software works. Did I mention he listens to his users? Or how about the fact that he answers every single one of his email messages? So I take that back…he’s not like Gates at all. (...)
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Firefox 1.0
Firefox 1.0 is due to be released tomorrow. Not quite sure why they’d release it on the same day as Halo 2 though. Come to think of it, tomorrow should be a national sick day holiday! (...)
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More Google Stuff
Google is at it again with Google Desktop Search (via: Pink Socks) What does Google Desktop Search do? With Google Desktop Search, you can search the full text of your email, files, viewed web pages, and chats. (...)
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Gmail Drive
Use Gmail as an extra drive in Windows. (via Mark) (...)
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Web Tools
I’m testing out a stat tracking site called Data Archiving Services. Simply put one line of javascript in your webpage and then log into their site to view the stats. The same company also has a site called Visual Speller which will highlight spelling mistakes in any web site. (...)
Batch File Renaming
Ever need to quickly and easily rename a batch of files? Use Lupus Rename. (...)
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Dada Mail
Ever have the need for a mailing list to go along with your website? Use Dada Mail. Setup and configuration are as simple as you would ever want. (...)
More Pictorialis Bug Fixes
Found and fixed two more bugs in Pictorialis II. Here and here. (...)
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Get Firefox!
Get Firefox and spread the word! The best browser in the world is quickly becoming one of the most popular. (...)
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Next-Previous Fix for Pictorialis
Pictorialis II has had a problem with the Next Photo and Previous Photo links since it was released. After a post in the forums tipped me off, I came up with a solution. Fix yours! (...)
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File Sharing
Mark has created an easy way to quickly share a file with someone. (...)
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G-Mailto
Using Gmail? Wish it could be your default mail client and handle mailto: links? Try G-Mailto! (...)
Workin’ It
Today was one of the best days at work that I’ve had in a long time. It flew by because of this, so that was an added bonus. About 2 months ago I was assigned the task of HEAT Administrator for our Help Desk. No added pay or job title, just another responsibility. HEAT is our call logging system, which communicates with an SQL server as the back-end. (...)
Site Tweaks
I’ve made a few modifications to the site. The photos section is now powered by Pictorialis II as promised. The basics are there, but I need to modify the layout some more to make it look how I want. I really like the software though. Awesome stuff Mark! I’ve also modified the way Link It posts show up on the main page of the blog. They were taking up too much space. (...)
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Mozilla FireFox 0.9
Get your copy of the world’s greatest browser while it’s HOT! Mozilla FireFox 0.9 (...)
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Pictorialis II
Pictorialis II is ready for download. (...)
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Photo Gallery Manangement
I’ve been struggling to find something to use for the photos section of the site and may have finally found it. iPAP/SPAM is what I’m currently using, but a lot of the features I need/want are not implemented yet. Since it’s a one-man show, I don’t know when those features will be implemented. (...)
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Photos Are Back
The Photos section of the site is back. It needs a lot of work, but at least it’s there again. I decided to only upload the “important” pictures from the old setup, but I’ll upload new ones as the days go by. It’s a nice and simple interface, which I really like. I’m using SPAM/iPAP to mange the photo albums and it works well. (...)
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Keystroke Shortcuts
I spend a lot of time on computers. That means a lot of time with my hands on the keyboard. Wouldn’t it be great it there was an easy way to make every computer work faster? There is…they’re called keyboard shortcuts and I use a ton of them. Most of them have become second nature I use them so often. (...)
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The Photos Are Missing
They weren’t kidnapped, I just got fed up with using Gallery to manage my photos, so I ditched it. I’ve found something that looks pretty sweet and should be a nice replacement. Markku is developing a PHP-based application for publishing photos and I like the looks of it. He is either caling it iPAP or SPAM, I’ve seen it called both in different places. (...)
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WordPress Plugins
WordPress 1.2 is in final testing and the final release should be available sometime this week. There is a nice new plugin structure to replace the previous hacks functionality. As a result, I’ve ported some of my hacks over to plugins. Everything has been moved over the to WordPress Plugin Repository. See my list of plugins. (...)
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Comment SPAM Protection
I just installed a hack by Mark (Laughing Lizard) on my site to filter comments. Believe it or not, there are people out there that will visit blogs and post comments advertising viagra or other such things. This hack is designed to help prevent this from happening. If an address or certain words are recognized, the comment will be marked and will not appear until I allow it too. (...)
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Gallery Upgrade
I just finished upgrading the Photos section of the site to use Gallery 1.4.2. The only reason I upgraded was because they had found a pretty big security hole in the previous versions of the software. I didn’t feel like having someone hack into my web server. (...)
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Running Linux
My new server, with Linux installed, is up and running. I’m making this post from it right now as a matter of fact. It will take me some time to get used to it and learn my way around. It’s been a few years since I’ve had a Linux box, so there is quite a bit new and different. If anyone knows any good sites for tutorials and configurations, let me know. (...)
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Bookmarks And Favorites
For the purpose of this post, BF = bookmark/favorite. Most people use BFs in their browser to make it easy for them to browse their favorite websites with a single click. They also store the sites so that they don’t have to remember the lengthy addresses some sites have. Whoever invented them made it very easy for the rest of us. I use the Internet all the time for everything. (...)
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Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla has released a new preview of their next generation browser. Version 0.7 was called Firebird and 0.8 is now called Firefox. I use it as my main browser. If you are a web developer, the Web Developer and EditCSS extensions are must haves. Some of the other extensions I use are CuteMenus and Tabbrowser. Try it out, I’m sure you’ll love it! (...)
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TFS Statistics
I just finished installing TFS Statistics on my web site. The configuration was a breeze and the instructions were top notch for the installation. From their website: TFS is a Web statistics package written in PHP. (...)
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Instant Messengers
Instant messenger (IM) programs have had a large impact on communication. It is a form of instant communication like talking on the phone or in-person. We can send a message and get an immediate response from someone else. We can hold conversations (or chats) with several people at once, which we cannot do on the phone or in-person. The most popular IMs are AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ. (...)
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Everything Validates!
My entire website is now valid XHTML 1.1! I just finished going through all of the code for the photoblog. It took quite awhile because there are sooo many files with the Gallery software and they are really spread out. I downloaded a program called NoteTab Pro to help me with some of the code replacement and it worked great. (...)