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Using rsync on OS X
OS X includes rsync (v. 2) by default. Rsync is terribly useful for copying files, either between local drives or across networks. Across networks, by default it uses ssh to secure data transmission, and it uses checksums to verify that data wasn't corrupted in transmission (which is why I prefer it to, say, sftp or scpRsync also automagically ( Read more... ) -
networksetup -printcommands
One thing I find very annoying about using a MacBook is that when I do a web search to troubleshoot a problem, or find out how to adjust things, I inevitably get a huge number of links to pages that describe what GUI widget to fiddle with, and how to fiddle it. Which are mostly useless, because I can find the widgets on my own (most of the time), ( Read more... ) -
RockBox oddity
I hadn't attached my Sansa Clip+ running RockBox to a Windows comnputer until this morning. It didn't go well. Not only did Windows not recognize the device, but the player itself froze ( Read more... ) -
RockBox really is better
I've got a little Sansa Clip+ that I've been using to listen to audiobooks while commuting to class. One feature it doesn't have that I want is a setting for the audio balance. So, today I installed RockBox firmware on the thing.
I really like RockBox. If you've any Sansa audio devices that support it, I highly recommend that you install it. ( Read more... ) -
Hey, Google: Just tell me the bad news, okay?
Google wants to manage your music. Fine; go for it guys ( Read more... ) -
Is Hell in Michigan, or Belgium?
I highly recommend the movie "In Bruges" from back in 2008. I never got around to seeing it until now ( Read more... ) -
"surveillance backdoors"
... Furthermore it recognised that a China-only version of its service involved certain chats being stored and uploaded to the local authorities in compliance with the country's laws.
Surveillance efforts
Beyond China, several governments have signalled they want to have access to Skype data.
The UK's draft Communications Data Bill suggests internet ( Read more... ) -
Just in time for those holiday parties
Easy Chocolate Cheesecake
1.5cupscrushed chocolate graham crackers
⅓cupsugar
6tbspbutter, melted
Heat oven to 325°F
Mix cracker crumbs and sugar
Mix in butter
Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan
Bake 10 minutes
(Put another pan on the rack below the springform pan-sometimes the butter leaks out)
3pkgcream cheese, softened (8-ounce ( Read more... ) -
Argo - a real movie about a real fake movie. Really.
I went and saw Argo yesterday. It's nothing spectacular, but it's a good movie. If you want to just get out and go see a movie, you won't regret choosing it.
This may be coming off as "damning with faint praise", but that's not my intent. It's just that the TV commercials I've been seeing for it include these quotes from reviews that are just ( Read more... )