Lattes and Mobile Posting
November 2, 2008
This is just a quick post to test a new mobile client for WordPress. I haven’t had the chance to keep this site updated while away from the computer. Hopefully, this software will allow me to make new entries from an iPhone while travelling.
The picture is just another excessively noisy Starbucks packed with people using the new glossy MacBooks.
Apple Releases Mac OS 10.5.4 Update
July 1, 2008
The new update to Leopard has just been released. The 88 MB (561 MB for the Combo) 10.5.4 patch is available from the built-in Software Update utility, or as a separate download from Apple’s site. According to the site, the update is recommended to all users and includes general fixes that enhance stability, compatibility and security.
More details can be found at the Apple Support section. The changes listed include: recent Apple security updates, resolves an issue with saving and reopening Adobe Creative Suite 3 files on a remote server, includes additional RAW image support for several cameras, addresses an issue that may result in a partially installed X11 application, improves L2TP VPN client reliability, [Read more]
Apple Releases Mac OS 10.5.3 Update
May 28, 2008
The new update to Leopard has just been released. The 420 MB 10.5.3 patch is available from the built-in Software Update utility, or as a separate download from Apple’s site. According to the site, the update is recommended to all users and includes general fixes that enhance stability, compatibility and security.
More details can be found at the Apple Support section. The changes listed include: AirPort fixes; Time Machine fixes, including compatibility issues with Aperture 2; several Spaces problems addressed; many Mail issues resolved; Address Book, Automator, iCal, iChat, Parental Controls, and VoiceOver received numerous fixes and improvements; new cameras supported in RAW Image; much more.
Many other improvements are listed in the official document: About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update.
The standalone download can be found at: Mac OS X 10.5.3 Combo Update.
Revised Thumbnail Creator for the Revolution Pro Theme
April 3, 2008
Some people were experiencing problems with the original thumbnail generator. Automator is not exactly a robust piece of software making debugging not much fun.
I’ve broken the original application in three parts with a main workflow calling each one in turn. Although this is less elegant and a bit more complicated to install, it should be more reliable.
The download now consists of folder containing 4 mini workflows. Here’s how to get it working: [Read more]
Reverse IP Lookup: How Many Neighbors You Have?
March 18, 2008
Just recently I changed web hosts. While doing my research to find a reliable company, one of the parameters I wanted to investigate was how many and what kind of sites were hosted on the same server.
Many companies try to stuff as many customers as they can into the same machine to save costs. This became specially noticeable in the last few years with the advent of the big “overseller” companies promising enormous amounts of disk space and bandwidth at impossible low prices. Everyone has seen those offerings: “1 TB disk space and unlimited bandwidth for just US$ 5 / month!”, etc. Their reasoning is that since most users have low demands or inactive accounts, it doesn’t make a difference to pack a truckload of them in the same space as long as the average is not significantly affected.
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