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Writing Kit 3.1 In Pictures

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:05:53 +0000

Freshly baked GIF detailing Writing Kit 3.1 features by your truly.

Check for Updates if you haven’t done so — 3.1 is awesome!

fuckyeahlost: LOST valentines, part 4.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:50 +0000

fuckyeahlost:

LOST valentines, part 4.

Writing Kit Blog: Writing Kit 3.0

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:12:13 +0000

Writing Kit Blog: Writing Kit 3.0:

writingkitblog:

The first thing you will notice in this 3.0 update is the brand new app icon. Under the hood, Writing Kit 3.0 is a major release that helps refine many of the app’s powerful features, make them more friendly and easier to use.

Let’s go through each of them in brief details.

My latest major update to Writing Kit is out. Check it out, guys.

Listing of Public Sales Numbers

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:11:00 +0000

Listing of Public Sales Numbers:

Rank 300 overall - $1000/day

Rank 25 overall - $2500/day

Rank 10 overall - $5000/day

Rank 5 overall - $15000/day

Rank 2 overall - $30000/day

Rank 1 overall - $40-50k/day

From the guy who made Trainyard.

MAMP Pro fails to start Apache on Lion

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:10:38 +0000

Couple of days ago I noticed that MAMP Pro seems to have problems with Lion: The Apache server couldn’t be started at all. Googling the problem revealed that I was certainly not alone.

I managed to track down the problem to be with the unique_id_module. Simply disable it in the control panel fixed the issue.

seifestattgel: Alter Scheiß, aber immer wieder...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:40:18 +0000

seifestattgel:

Alter Scheiß, aber immer wieder gut…

sunaorlater:

this is amazing!

An explanation of the CSS animation on Apple's iPhone 4S webpage

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:36:59 +0100

An explanation of the CSS animation on Apple's iPhone 4S webpage:

dhotson:

Cool hack!

Writing Kit 2.0

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:09:01 +0100

Just so you know, the first major update to my Writing Kit app is now available. It now becomes a universal app, and is free for all existing users.

Check out my blog post and get it from the App Store if you haven’t done so.

Importing Momento 1.x entries into Day One

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:54:11 +0100

Couple of days ago I found my old Momento archive, which was exported back when it was still at version 1.x. I wrote a short Ruby script to import those entries into Day One:

require 'open3'
require 'plist'

m = Plist::parse_xml 'momento.plist'
m.each do |mm|
  date = mm['Date'].to_s
  text = mm['Body'].strip

  Open3.popen3("/Applications/Day One.app/Contents/MacOS/dayone", "-d=\"#{date}\"", "new") do |stdin, stdout, stderr|
    stdin.write(text)
    stdin.close_write
    puts stdout.read
  end
end

This script comes with no guarantee whatsoever. Remember to back up your Day One library before attempting to execute that.

Work it, girl

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:34:11 +0100

animalsbeingdicks:

In observation of Atlanta Pride this weekend.

"The most comically tragic “failure to effectively test restore” story I’m aware of..."

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:27:08 +0100

“

The most comically tragic “failure to effectively test restore” story I’m aware of is from one of our customers, who previously had their own home grown backup system with encrypted archive shipping offsite, monthly test restores, and so on.

It was only after a total failure that they realized the gpg keys to decrypt the backup were only contained in the backup. Their test restores before were happily using keys from the user’s home directory.

This is one of the many reasons it makes sense to have a company that specializes in backups help you with backups. :)

(I cofounded SpiderOak)

”

- Hacker News | Ask HN: What’s your favorite online-backup tool?

This sucks.

XCODE… Y U NO INCREMENTAL UPDATE?!

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:55:19 +0100

XCODE… Y U NO INCREMENTAL UPDATE?!

nevver: Windows

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:51:52 +0100

nevver:

Windows

chartier: The Meaning Behind the Sony Vaio Logo |...

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:00:34 +0100

chartier:

The Meaning Behind the Sony Vaio Logo | ImJustCreative

This is right up there with the FedEx and Apple logos.

via The Next Web

Photo

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:29:07 +0100

itsfullofstars: What the Planets would look like in our sky if...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:02:42 +0100

itsfullofstars:

What the Planets would look like in our sky if they were as close as the Moon

prefs: You know you want it. You’re lying to yourself if you...

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:39:57 +0100

prefs:

You know you want it. You’re lying to yourself if you say no.

iWant.

My Unpublished Kindle Review

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:38:00 +0100

I wrote this review on March 8th, nearly 5 months ago. It’s a ‘glamorous review’ as I put it back then. Ironically the day I wrote it was the day my Kindle died. Yes, half of its screen suddenly went blank, and no effort I made was able to bring it back to life. Fragile.

I called Amazon Customer Service, and got a new replacement Kindle sent to me within the next 2 days. No problems since then.

Take the following words with a grain of salt. You’ve been warned.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

I’ve been using my new Kindle for about half a month now. Long story short, it has become one of the best gadgets I’ve ever owned. Period.

‘Why buy a Kindle when you have already bought an iPad?’ is one of the most frequently asked questions. Indeed, an iPad could act as a reading device with the help of iBooks or Kindle app. It, however, can’t rival a Kindle itself at this task. Does one thing, and does it well is the philosophy that Kindle employs.

There are 4 things that a Kindle excels at: the screen, the weight, the battery, and the price.

Reading on a Kindle is like using an iPhone 4’s retina display. It’s so good that it blows away any alternatives.

A Kindle is so lightweight that holding an iPad to read books on quickly becomes a joke. And come on, do you honestly think it’s a good idea to hold a 10” display in one hand while you’re queuing for tickets or standing on a train while commuting?

Kindle’s battery rocks. I haven’t recharged it once since I bought it. Enough said.

The price point is £111 for the Wifi only flavour. Buying it to use along side with an iPad is no-brainer. If you don’t have an iPad, this makes a perfect impulse buy.

I had thought owning an iPad will make it easier for me to read books on the go, but clearly I was wrong. Not until buying my Kindle did I realise how much I love reading. I read while waiting for the train, standing on the bus, having lunch and dinner, before bed, etc - that is, anywhere at anytime. I realise how much time I’ve wasted doing nothing but going from places to places, thinking about nothing worth thinking about. I love how I can now utilise all those lost time doing something productive. The only time I can’t read - walking - is occupied by a long list of interesting podcasts.

Obviously, this glamorous review couldn’t be without criticism - it’ll be an advertisement otherwise. The Kindle isn’t perfect: it doesn’t support ePub format out of the box and its PDF support is sub-par. The screen flashes can be got used to, but it sucks nonetheless. Some say the lack of a touch screen and colour display are downsides, but I’m perfectly okay without them. Kindle is a reading device, not a general purpose tablet (i.e. post-PC device).

Verdict: if you are a bookworm, buy a Kindle in a heartbeat. If your significant other is, this makes a perfect gift.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Update: I’ve also bought one Kindle for my mom. She loves it.

bannguyen: Haha, the easiest way haha…

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:24:16 +0100

bannguyen:

Haha, the easiest way haha…

Mèo Ngố

Sat, 28 May 2011 10:59:10 +0100

Mèo Ngố