Coder’s Eye

After reviewing several online data backup services and software packages, I choose Mozy Online Backup.

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Recently I was doing a server move for a client. From an ancient slow system costing her too much money (and me too much bother dealing with a know-it-all-wrong admin) at Today.net, to a nice modern VPS reliably, competently and fully managed by LiquidWeb.
Last year, I wrote her a travel reservation & quoting app in […]

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Last year, I wrote about my love of apps which “just fit” into OSX. At that time, iGTD was my pick for an app that best fit my Mac and how I use it.
Unfortunately, despite it being easy to get new tasks into iGTD, it wasn’t so easy for me to use on a regular […]

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When you are installing OSX Leopard, do not choose “case sensitive, journaled” for your file system, or else you won’t be able to install Photoshop CS3.
Ouch. There went a couple hours. Nothing is quite as frustrating as simply dumping the time immediately after your system is installed.
Technorati Tags: osx, leopard, installation

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Months ago, I threw in the towel with my old Spam filter, SpamFire. It was apparently written in RealBasic, and so it was slow and constantly got “stuck.” I’d rather have spam than have to be constantly nursing a memory hog, finicky application.
Finally I got fed up with my spam problem this morning […]

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I’m taking a Spanish language class, in prep for an extended trip next year, and I’ve been wanting a great flashcard program. I found it in Genius (Mac only), which is Freeware and exactly what I wanted.
I had been using iFlash which was good except for the fact that it sometimes chokes on importing […]

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I searched all over the place last night and I couldn’t find anything that could import passwords into Yojimbo for me. I did see a lot of complaining about the lack of ability to do so, however.
Since I really like the app in most ways except for its lame import capabilities, I whipped one […]

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I’ve been using a Mac as my primary development and personal operating system since OSX 10.1, a few years. In that time, I’ve tried a lot of software, and I’ve developed my own working style. But what is really interesting is how I’ve come to appreciate the services the operating system and its […]

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A recent client needed me to run some Windows-only software from their network.

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I just got my beautiful new color laser printer from Dell. I did a lot of research, and I really think Dell’s CN3100 is the best color laser under $400 (if you buy it from delloutlet.com).

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