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Entries from July 24th, 2007

MacPorts: Subversion setup

July 24th, 2007 No Comments

In trying to upload my first WordPress plugin to the subversion servers at wp-plugins.org, I found that I didn’t have Subversion installed on the Macbook yet. So I turned to my first source for all Mac tools which originated in the Linux/Unix realm and that’s MacPorts. MacPorts (formerly DarwinPorts) is a package manager for Mac [...]

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Mac Lab Rat #1 – Global Geek Podcast

July 23rd, 2007 3 Comments

I mentioned the other day that I was making my first forray into the world of podcasting by producing a segment for the Global Geek Podcast called the Mac Lab Rat. I’m going to make it a habit of including all my sources in the show notes, but also providing a copy of the review [...]

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gPhone? Google contemplates Wireless

July 23rd, 2007 No Comments

Google is currently making a play for the soon-to-be-opened 700MHz wireless spectrum space in the US.  In a bid to the US FCC the Internet giant is reportedly prepared to offer at least $6.4 Billion USD when the spectrum goes to auction. What’s next?! References: TelecomTV, Engadget

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Web Trend Map 2007

July 21st, 2007 2 Comments

Information Architects Japan has just released the updated version of their 2007 Web Trend map. This provides an amazing visual record of where the biggest sites on the web are, and how they inter-relate with each other. The analysis also includes descriptions of how sites are faring (using cool weather icons), and an indication of [...]

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Applescript: Text to AIFF

July 19th, 2007 3 Comments

I recently had a need to quickly and quietly encode some text to an audio file on my Macbook.  I found a very short, simple and effective Applescript file right on the Apple website which does just that. The script will prompt you to choose one of the built-in system voices, then produce your file.  [...]

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