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Category: geek of technology

  • SublimeText 2 on Mac OSX 10.5.x with Wine Bottler

    SublimeText 2 on Mac OSX 10.5.x with Wine Bottler

    Because I can never leave well enough alone, I installed a copy of OSX 10.5.7 on my Dell Latitude D531 via a copy of iATKOS v7 I had lying around.  Why Leopard and not Snow Leopard or Lion?  Well, first of all, by the time I got a couple moderately successful installs of Leopard (enough…

  • The problem with Google+

    There’s a dilemma inherent in using any new social network in a market already saturated with social networks.  Unless all existing social networks are integrated into some massive conglomerate, there is no way to effectively replace one with another one.  For example, much as I hate Facebook, I still go there.  Why?  Because I have…

  • the truth about hacked software

    I want to get something out in the open.  It’s not illegal to hack your software. This is probably contrary to what you might assume when you hear the words “hack” and “software” used in the same sentence, but there is an important distinction to make: hacked software is not the same thing as pirated…

  • SublimeText — I think I’m in love

    SublimeText — I think I’m in love

    I’m not one to gush about text editors. Pretty much they do their job and that’s about it. I respect the amount of work that goes into something like, say, OpenOffice.org Writer, but I wouldn’t say I’m in love with any particular aspect of it (except, perhaps, that it’s free — as in beer —…

  • WordCamp SLC 2011 afterthoughts

    Saturday was WordCamp SLC 2011.  My second WordCamp.  My first time speaking in any sort of formal context.  I thought I’d take a few minutes to review the experience. Friday night was a special dinner for speakers/sponsors, so I got to schmooze with some of the presenters which included other folks like me — freelancers…

  • WordCamp SLC Liveblog? #wcslc

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  • Why are Google Apps users treated like second-class netizens?

    Why are Google Apps users treated like second-class netizens?

    Hey Google.  Remember me? I was there when you launched Gmail.  I got one of those first beta invites a couple of weeks after you launched the platform.  I immediately dropped my Hotmail account and switched everything over from a crazy [email protected] (at the time it was fibonacci_jazz), to a more professional sounding address using…

  • Instagram Envy? This might help.

    Instagram Envy? This might help.

    Earlier this month, Angry Birds became available in the Chrome web store, and I said: http://twitter.com/#!/jazzs3quence/status/79187238893789185   Here’s another reason not to get an iPhone. Pixlr is an online photo editor.  It’s sort of a mini Photoshop that’s completely web-based.  It’s also the default image editor application that comes bundled (well, sort of) with PeppermintOS.…

  • PeppermintOS: Minty Fresh!

    PeppermintOS: Minty Fresh!

    A while ago, I decided it was time to get a laptop.  I’ve been meeting with local clients more and having a laptop handy would make a lot of that stuff go more smoothly.  I’m also on the web committee for my kids’ school, and have had to borrow someone else’s laptop to do WordPress…

  • Google Music: The revolution you’ve been waiting for is (still) not here yet

    A month or so back, Google announced its new plan to take over the world: Google Music.  No one was really sure what it did, but it was made by Google and it had something to do with music, so it had to be good right?  Oh, and there was something in there about syncing…