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Entries Tagged as 'Tips'

Bash script to add TV episode names

October 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Earlier I wrote an Applescript that goes online to TV.com and finds the episode titles for TV show video files. While that seemed to work properly, TV.com changed their format and my Applescript went kaput. Since I really wanted to have this process automated, I wrote a bash script to do the same thing with [...]

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Don’t panic!

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Just like the dreaded Blue Screen of Death, a kernel panic can strike fear into the heart of even a seasoned computer user. This black and grey screen suggesting that you restart your computer in multiple languages signals that the computer has done something that just does not compute.
Rather than pass it off as a [...]

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Reminder: BCC hides your contacts

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I’m writing this today as a public service. You may notice that your mail client typically contains 3 address entries: To, CC, and BCC.
To is self explanatory, but the other two are often misused. CC, or carbon copy, sends the same message to whatever addresses are in that field. What people often forget is [...]

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Things to check when installing Boot Camp

September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

With the transition to Intel processors, Apple made it easy for users to dual-boot Windows and OS X on the same computer. Earlier I gave some suggestions of which method to use, and also fix the install problems when using Boot Camp. Now I’d like to back up just a little and add 2 [...]

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Use Leopard icons

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Whenever a new operating system comes out, many people enjoy peeking around the internals to see what sort of treasures lie beneath the shiny exterior. Nerdy, yes, but in the case of Leopard, that searching yielded some very cool results.
You may notice from browsing around the site that I like to use illustrated icons with [...]

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