The Great Wave Wallpaper for iPad
A Great Wave off Kanagawa desktop wallpaper for the iPad.
Converting from Mercurial to Git
Recently, I had to convert one of my older projects from Mercurial to Git. It turns out there’s an app for that. It’s called fast-export and it works very well, preserving all of your history and migrating from Mercurial to Git very quickly. This article walks you through the relatively simple process, with a caveat for Mac OS X users.
Sitting, Standing, and Bouncing
I work standing up and sitting on a balance ball. An article about standup desks, balance balls, and how to make the transition.
Installing MySQL on Snow Leopard
These are instructions for compiling and installing a 64-bit version of MySQL, the world’s most popular open source database, on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Installing Git on Snow Leopard
These are instructions for compiling and installing Git, a free, fast, and efficient distributed version control system, on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Installing Mercurial on Snow Leopard
These are instructions for compiling and installing Mercurial, a fast and lightweight source control management system, on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Installing Ruby, RubyGems, and Rails on Snow Leopard
These are instructions for compiling and installing 64-bit Ruby, Rubygems, and Ruby on Rails on Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard.
A fix for broken TextMate arrow keys in Snow Leopard
TextMate’s command-left/right arrow key functionality (one of the most commonly used keystrokes), is broken in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Here’s the fix.
Backing Up Flickr
You might want to have a local backup of your Flickr photo library for a variety of reasons. Maybe you lost your local copy due to a drive failure, or want to consolidate everything in one place as a backup. Or perhaps you just want to synchronize your uploaded pictures with an iPod or AppleTV automatically. At last, after much searching, I’ve found a solution that works perfectly, and is perfect for automation.
The Constant Purge
A quick technique for keeping your household organized and uncluttered.
The Safari Cookie Issue: Fixed
This is an article titled The Safari Cookie Issue: Fixed and was written by Dan Benjamin on 23 February 2009.Why Your Avatar Matters
This is an article titled Why Your Avatar Matters and was written by Dan Benjamin on 04 February 2009.Smart Sleep
This is an article titled Smart Sleep and was written by Dan Benjamin on 02 February 2009.Specifying Minimum Font Sizes in Apple’s Mail.app
This is an article titled Specifying Minimum Font Sizes in Apple’s Mail.app and was written by Dan Benjamin on 09 January 2009.Fake Amazon
This is an article titled Fake Amazon and was written by Dan Benjamin on 20 December 2008.How To Prepare a Mac For Sale
This is an article titled How To Prepare a Mac For Sale and was written by Dan Benjamin on 14 November 2008.How to Securely Erase Storage Media in Mac OS X
This is an article titled How to Securely Erase Storage Media in Mac OS X and was written by Dan Benjamin on 13 May 2008.Regarding Backups
This is an article titled Regarding Backups and was written by Dan Benjamin on 29 April 2008.Installing Ruby, Rubygems, Rails, and Mongrel on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
These are instructions for compiling and installing Ruby, Rubygems, Ruby on Rails, and Mongrel on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I walk you through getting your system ready for building and compiling open source software, and expand on the benefits of building your own open source utilities.
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