From the monthly archives:

November 2005

I’ve compiled a list of 10 things every first time Mac owner, particularly Mac Mini owner, should know about their new computer and operating system. This article should answer some burning questions, enlighten you about some features you did not know about OS X and just all around be helpful. Enjoy. Any questions can be directed towards me here. I wrote this for 123MacMini.

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I recently came across a great website that allows you to easily embed Google Videos within your website. DownloadGoogleVideos.com utilizes the Google Video search engine to let you find the video you want, and gives you the code you need to display the same video. This website also allows you to post the video on your website via a link that fires up a popup window.
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I know I’ve been pumping out OS X tips for a while now, but I’ve got something for you XP readers soon enough. This quickie will take a stab at fixing OS X’s built in firewall. The firewall may often get its settings changed my other programs which need some port configuration that may ultimately down the firewall. If OS X tells you the firewall is unavailable, this fix may be for you.

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I am Thankful for…

November 24, 2005 · 4 comments

I am thankful for ridiculous Black Friday sales, Thanksgiving break (I couldn’t take one more Physics lecture), family, friends, finally getting some laundry done, my roommate that lets me play Mario Kart on his Nintendo DS, being able to bring my PS2 (for GT4) back up to school, Scrivs letting me in 9rules and finally putting an end to all these tech support calls from my mother and fixing that Dell for the last time.
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Want to drive some traffic to your great articles that have already aged off your homepage? No worries, now you can feature articles with The Feature WordPress plugin from No One’s Listening. This plugin lets you specify articles you wish to feature as well as up to a 100 x 100 pixel picture to accompany the article title. This guide will show you the basics of getting The Feature up and running as well as adding some basic styling.
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Java 5 Seeded to OS X Users

November 22, 2005

The latest release of Sun’s Java has finally been deemed good enough for OS X users. By default the JVM in OS X is J2SE 1.4.2. Wondering if an updated iTunes (to address some recent security issues) would be released, I clicked Apple > Software Update… tonight. No iTunes in sight, but [...]

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WordPress.com No Longer Invite-Only

November 21, 2005

Get your own WordPress.com-hosted blog for free.

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HOW TO Quickie: Change Firefox Throbber Link

November 21, 2005

You know that cool little loading icon on the top right in the Firefox browser? Apparently it’s called a throbber and you can change the link it goes to when you click on it.

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Mac Mini First to Sport Intel Chip

November 21, 2005

Intel’s upcoming Pentium Mobile chip with a codename of Yonah may very well be the first Intel processor in a Mac. AppleInsider claims the Mac Mini will likely be the first production Apple computer with an Intel processor. This disputes MacPredict which believes the first Intel-based Apple will be the PowerBooks. Either [...]

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Deviance Blazes to R2

November 19, 2005

View the change log. Check out the README. Enjoy.
Deviance is no longer for download.

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HOW TO Quickie: Embedded Flickr Slideshows

November 19, 2005

Update: Flickr officially supports embedded slideshows.
Dig those flash Flickr slideshows? All that’s needed is a bit of code to embed them within your website to give your readers something dynamic.

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Live from cre824!

November 18, 2005

I’m in Chattanooga, TN attending the cre824 international web design competition and festival. Here are some pics from earlier in the day. The hotel Wi-Fi is insanely slow from all these cre824-ers, it feels like 1994 all over again. The convention was a blast, I met so many big names in the [...]

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I’m 9ruling It!

November 17, 2005

I wish I had not checked my email between classes. After finding out that I have been accepted into the prestigious 9rules Network, I couldn’t be bothered by the math quiz I had an hour later. I feel extremely honored at this privilege. I have been keeping my eye on the 9rules [...]

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Next-Gen Intel Pentium 4 Chips Runs Multiple OSes

November 17, 2005

Intel has recently announced that their latest batch of Pentium 4 offerings, formerly code-named Vanderpool, features an astonishing Virtualization Technology. Not to be confused with HT, or Hyperthreading Technology, VT allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on one physical system. Virtualization Technology initially loads a program called Hypervisor, which can be considered [...]

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FeedBurner Includes Digg in Link Splicing

November 16, 2005

The widely used feed publishing service, FeedBurner, has just introduced the social-bookmarking website, Digg, into its Link Splicing options. Digg joins del.icio.us, Furl, Bloglines and My Web 2.0 for Link Splicing. FeedBurner users are given the option of posting links as they appear or once-a-day. I doubt that I will use this [...]

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