Slightly Off KIlter

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Computerware

  • DROID

    A few days ago, I traded in my aged Palm OS 4-based Kyocera smart phone for a new Motorola DROID. I really like it so far. It’s more net-savvy and connected than my Palm phone was. I don’t have to “turn on the phone” to use an Internetworked app. It’s always on, always connected (although… Continue reading

  • Budget Calendar

    I just discovered a great little piece of software: Budget Calendar from MiShell Software Systems. It’s available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. It’s inexpensive but not cheap! Continue reading

  • ecto

    I’ve been using ecto, a Mac OS X desktop blog-posting application, for several years. I like it a lot. At least, I like ecto version 2. Continue reading

  • Building a Twitter Reader

    One of the features of Twitter is that it runs 24/7/365. (Un)fortunately, I don’t. So, I miss things. I didn’t want to miss things, so I looked for a solution. Being a programmer myself, I wanted a solution I could control and tweak if necessary. However, I didn’t want to write something from scratch if… Continue reading

  • Sorting Lists in TWiki

    Where I work, we have started a TWiki page for “new people” in the department. People are added to the page as they join the group. Each person has a section for mini-bio and other information and there is a table of contents (TOC) The problem: as the page gets larger, it’s more difficult to… Continue reading

  • Upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard

    Since December 2006, we have been running our home server system on a Mac Mini, running MacOS X (Tiger). Recently, said system become unacceptably slow. We decided t upgrade the hardware and. at the same time, the OS. This article documents the problems and solutions we encountered during our recent home server migration from Mac… Continue reading

  • WindowShade X for Leopard

    Unsanity has finally announced that WindowShade X is available in beta for Mac OS X Leopard. WindowShade is one of our must-have utilities and its absence has been keeping me from upgrading my primary system. Continue reading

  • Mac OS X Widgets Without the Dashboard

    I don’t use Mac OS X’s Dashboard; I dislike the user interface model. On the other hand, I love widgets. Sometimes, what I want is only available for Dashboard. What to do? Continue reading

  • iPhone? Not My Phone.

    Many of my co-workers have purchased one… will I? Continue reading

  • Wide Screen Monitor

    We’ve moved our Mac mini into the living room and connected it to our new Sharp LCD monitor. Wow. Continue reading