You would think that you could use your FreeBSD server as a file server to host your backups. It’s not as easy as I thought it would be for my laptop working over a wireless network. I actually use Retrospect for my backups, but I found that as my data got bigger, reliable backups were … Read more
I use Xcode 3.1.1 at work and it does not work well with Perforce, which is sad because I really love Perforce. So, I have been using an application that a co-worker told me about called DTerm to help me check out files held in Perforce. This program is a great utility in that it … Read more
I work on large projects that are sometimes too unweildy to debug. The compile times are too long, the apps can take a while to load and when you’re looking to test something quickly, you don’t want to have to sit at your desk and wait for the IDE to finish what it’s doing. So, … Read more
When you need to dump symbols from a dylib on Mac OS or a DLL on Windows, you can use the following commands to do so: Mac OS nm -m mySpecialLibrary.dylib Windows dumpbin /exports mySpecialLibrary.dll Now sometimes, you have have a lot of symbols in one library, or you may want to find one particular symbol. … Read more
I’m actually using my PC for this one program. This one program I am writting about is Google’s Chrome Web browser. This program is fast! Very fast! So fast that I am actually using my PC over my Mac to search the web. I’m sad by that fact, but luckily, Google is coming out with … Read more
One of the problems I have in my house is that I have multiple cameras of different brands. Although all of my computers are Macs, my wife uses iPhoto and I use Nikon’s ViewNX application to manage photos. She shoots Canon JPEG images and I shoot Nikon RAW images. Sometimes my wife uses the Nikon … Read more
Lately I have been posting very few words. I’ve been reading more than I have been writting becuase there are so many good sites out there, that I have not had the time to write anything worth writting about. Well, here is a website sent me that illustrated some really creative ways to use images … Read more
For many people suffering injuries that can cripple you and take years of physical therapy, only to be at 70% of what the injured site used to be, invasive surgery is an option that is not pleasant. Reading this article about what is being done to repair sports injuries has given me some hope that … Read more
This has go to be the funniest IT story I’ve ever seen. If you don’t know what IT is, then you don’t deserve to watch this: http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com