December 2009
59 posts
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Using hdiutil to resize disk images
I’ve been working on a small project that requires sparse disk images to be resized on the fly, although it ended being a great deal more difficult than I’d had originally hoped.
Originally I was creating disk images using the following code:
hdiutil create -size 100m -fs HFS+ -type SPARSE myImage
Which worked fine, I’d end up with a fully functional...
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WatchOne working day in 52 seconds
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A simple comment build script for Xcode
If you’re a casual coder (like me), you’re code is probably plagued with loads of TODO’s or XXX comments awaiting your attention.
Here’s a small python script which you can add to the xcode build process to consolidate all your code comments into one tidy text file.
You can download it from here
And here’s a quick tutorial on how to get it up and running:
Firstly, make sure you’ve got some...
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It's Official
After reviewing each of the ridiculous my partner and I have decided to churn over (from Vodafone and Telstra) to Optus
Whilst the opportunity of using Telstra’s WiFi network did tempt me for a few moments, their overall plan structure is by far the worst in it’s class. I can’t believe how well Optus aced the market on this one!
Now it’s time to have your say…
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Telstra Apple iPhone3G Pricing
EPIC FAIL
$29 dollars for 80mb of data ON TOP of the already poor cap plans… they should bow their heads in SHAME
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Vodafone unveils underwhelming iPhone pricing →
EPIC FAIL!
Handwritten Typographers →
<p><a href=”http://www.themaninblue.com/”>Cameron Adams</a> has bloged on the handwriting of today’s great typographers.</p>
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Google Protobuf →
<p>Google’s latest open source release “Photobuf” really caught my eye this morning.</p>
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Ask500 - Public Opinion Polls for the World →
<p>I stumbled upon this great poll site yesterday called “Ask500”.</p>
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Getting SVN to work through Apache on MediaTemple...
<p>After a few too many days of tweaking around with a MediaTemple (dv) 3.5 server, I finally got SVN (Subversion) to play nice with Apache.</p>
<p>It requires some tomfoolery, but I’ve condensed it down do a fairly simple commands.</p>
<p>First off, you’ll require the <a...
Hey!Spread
Here’s a cool video distribution tool for the masses!
Hey!Spread helps you distribute your footage across all the video networks online.
http://heyspread.com/
It also allows you track the views and other various stats in one central place.
Tres Handy.
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WatchCute Fish From abowman.com
CushyCMS
I stumbled upon this swell CMS tool earlier today called CushyCMS which I was pretty impressed with!
It’s a DOM based CMS which allows you to modify specific elements of your static HTML page through a remote admin interface
It pretty much does it all through FTP and does modify your actual HTML files, but for quick and dirty “for friend” projects, it couldn’t be any...
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Installing Trac 0.11 on MediaTemple (dv) 3.5...
You wanted it! So here it is!
A very quick way of getting Trac running on a MediaTemple (dv) 3.5 server through Apache.
YAY YAY YAY YAY
Note: This how-to assumes that you’ve already got an SVN repository running on the server. If you haven’t set one up yet (and want to) then you can find my Subversion & Apache tutorial here
Another requirement is to have Python enabled in...
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The best food fight on the web
Absolut Brazil →
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Senso-Rover
<p>*excitement*</p>
<p>I scored <a href=”http://mindstorms.lego.com/”>this seriously wicked Lego set</a> for my birthday.</p>
<p>I’ve been tinkering with it most days since then, and I’m proud to present my first, totally bespoke, robot I’ve built!!</p>
It uses two of the three motors (leaving the 3rd one to extend...
DeskLickr and Leopard
Just a little FYI for everyone out there.
*Bad News:* Seems like Apple have changed their desktop image code, and as such DeskLickr is unable to change the desktop for now.
*Good News:* A hot fix is coming soon! - Watch This Space!
Acrobat vs. Safari
If you’re like me, and you’ve upgraded to Leopard and use Adobe Acrobat Pro, you may have noticed an issue with previewing PDF’s in Safari (which is way cool)
After some research on the interwebs, I’ve worked out how to disable Adobe trying to hijack the browser.
Jump into your “_/Library/Internet Plug-Ins_” directory and trash the file named...
I Can Has New Didgy-Poto
As many of you probably know, I’ve been on the search for a new digital camera (ever since I left my Sony Ericsson w800 on a taxi). Well guess what! I finally scored one!
I ended up going with the Canon Powershot G9
Lets just start with a disclaimer, I’m no photographer. So my impressions on the Canon Powershot G9 come straight from my impressions of the camera. Keeping in mind...
ffffound!!!!
It’s, hmm, it’s kinda like a digg/del.icio.us for images.
Someone bookmarks an image, it gets put on their profile page, suggests other users and photos that are similar - simple ‘eh!
For me it’s proving to be a great source of ideas...
Finally! A name for it!
__I was very happy to find that someone’s come up with a name for all that kinda-spam-but-not-really-cause-its-kinda-interesting-or-could-be-some-new-friend-on-facebook-i-wanna-read-it-just-not-now email we’ve been receiving since the Web2.0 erruption.<br />
You all know what I’m talking about. It’s the invite...
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Offline Usability
<img src=”/uploads/pull.jpg” alt=”Pull” width=”440”>
<p>There seems to be a lot of talk lately about usability in the real world (yet still applied to the IT industry).
We see companies like Apple, Nintendo and Google redefining UX and the expectations users have on hardware and software. </p>
<p>But what about away from the screen?...
Japanese Sewerage
<p>While looking for some cool photos on Flickr, I stumbled across these AMAZING shots of the Japanese Sewerage System!</p>
<img src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/155755814_de2432816f_o.jpg” /><br /><br />
<img src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/155755787_1fe7f9f726_o.jpg” /><br /><br />
<img...
Crude Rugby Adverts
<p>I stumbled across these today - blooody awesome mate!</p>
<object width=”440” height=”362”><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Bw-ld46FIuo”></param><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Bw-ld46FIuo”...