Resumes, etc
Applying for jobs is hard for a lot of reasons, but the two I’m annoyed with are: Everything is easy once you’ve done it. If you can describe how hard/awesome it was, you can’t do it more than once on … Continue reading
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Streaming Audio Between Macs
Airplay you say? Between Macs, not an Airport Express or Apple TV. Airtunes you say? Well… I’m watching videos and streaming the audio to a different computer because it’s connected to the awesome speakers. And the lag… 2.5 seconds. Seriously.[1] … Continue reading
FreeNAS + Crashplan
UPDATE FreeNAS moved to github, and I have happily followed them :) You can find my fork at https://github.com/bionoren/freenas (look for build instructions in README-EXTRA on branches I’ve ported), and ISOs and other helpful files at https://github.com/bionoren/freenas-extra. Please report any … Continue reading
Raspberry Pi + Crashplan
There are lots of posts about java, and quite a few on Crashplan on embedded systems. But even despite people’s efforts to aggregate all the little information, I just lost a weekend to this project. If you’re frustrated by the … Continue reading
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Getting things done the fun way
My problem with productivity is that I refuse to have a rigid schedule[1]. 30 minute time chunks? Way too much work.[2] Task lists for everything (not work[3])? Do not want! It works all right for little things, but big things … Continue reading
The Definitive Backup Guide
If it involves data loss, it’s happened to me:
Understanding the Problem
At work, we’ve been talking about how we need more specs. Spec all the things! I admit I was a little slow to get on this train, but a few months of subcontracting for some other companies has helped me … Continue reading
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PHP 5.4
Remember when I was complaining about the state of PHP? I think congratulations are in order, because it’s time to retract some of that criticism. Oh, not all of it, but this is a really promising release. Let’s run over … Continue reading
Reversed World Clock Widget
For everyone who enjoyed the clock in Thomas Hall, or who just wish time ran a little backwards, here’s a hack on Apple’s World Clock dashboard widget. Enjoy!
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imagecolorallocate in PHP 5.4
So, I know you’re supposed to call imagecolordeallocate and create new colors when you create a new image object. And test that your colors are created successfully. But really, who can be bothered? But, if you’re running the latest PHP … Continue reading