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I am two with nature (Woody Allen)
Mac maintenance tasks myths uncovered
3·Jun·08
Sure changed my mind about quite a few aspects of keeping a Mac tickety-boo
ExpanDrive
6·May·08
I’ve been struggling with finding a way to work on files on a remote server, as if they were local. I use Textmate as my text editor and although I can control-click remote files in Transmit and open them up in Textmate, it takes a fair bit of trickery and patience to open up files in tabs, as if part of the same project, and be able to work on them properly — without dropping the connection and typically having to start the whole frustrating process again.
So it’s with great delight I’ve discovered this little gem: ExpanDrive.
Set up the details of your remote server, then ExpanDrive logs you in, mounting the remote server as a drive in the Finder to use as you would locally. Drag any number of files to Textmate, open them up in tabs, and (so far at least) it never drops the connection. Absolutely marvellous!
I’ll use this most often at the moment working with remote ExpressionEngine templates saved as text files on the server which I’ve previously been unable to do with any ease. I did try using Coda to do this but it drives me to distraction every time I trial it – I just don’t get Coda at all!
However, with all the dabbling I’ve been doing with Ruby on Rails recently I can see a time coming soon when I’ll be doing all my development locally in Subversion and deploying to a production server anyway. But for now, ExpanDrive looks mighty cool to me.
Together
29·Apr·08
Keep your stuff together, find it again instantly. I'm loving this reinvention of the old KIT software.
Backpack edges further down the intranet path - ace!
19·Apr·08
We've been using Backpack as a company intranet recently and this will top it off just nicely.
BBC iPlayer meets Spinal Tap
12·Apr·08
I’ve been really enjoying the BBC iPlayer on my iPhone recently. I was surprised to learn that it works perfectly well through the internet browser on the Wii too!
What’s even better is that, in homage to ‘The Tap‘, the volume control on the player itself goes all the way to 11.
I love those little details : )
Chef Jovis
3·Apr·08
Cat in a Hat. Our lovely (read: vicious) cat Jovis getting all cheftastic on our, er… ass. Or something.
Thriving Office
2·Apr·08
“Home businesses know they must seem successful to become successful. So they play Thriving Office while on the phone. This valuable CD, which is filled with the sounds people expect to hear from an established company, provides instant credibility.”
Excellent! http://www.thrivingoffice.com
It should be free
28·Mar·08
Should software, of any complexity, be free, and why do some people perceive that to be so? Excellent article and discussion.
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