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CrossLoop for Mac
I mentioned CrossLoop before , as a tool for remotely helping someone out. It uses VNC to share desktops. The last time I looked, it was Windows only. Now there's a Mac client too. I had to use it to help my father out in Dublin. Somehow he had managed...
Posted: May 17 2009, 09:05 PM by george_v_reilly | with no comments
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Safari 4 Revisited
I tried Safari 4 on my MacBook back in February when it first came out in beta. It crashed immediately, every time , so I uninstalled it. I upgraded to OS X 10.5.7 earlier in the week and new Safari bits were available, so it seemed like a good time to...
Posted: May 15 2009, 06:17 PM by george_v_reilly | with no comments
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Windows 7 x64 running in Mac VirtualBox 2.2.2
I ported Vim to Win64 but I don't have a convenient Win64 system to test it on. I decided to install the Win64 build of the Windows 7 RC on VirtualBox , which has supported 64-bit guest operating systems since version 2.0. It worked without problems on...
Posted: May 08 2009, 12:03 AM by george_v_reilly | with no comments
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Max audio extractor
I blogged before that I had used Exact Audio Copy to rip most of my CD collection to the lossless FLAC format. I haven't ripped any more CDs since then, as the old Windows laptop that I was using had severe problems. We went to the Columbia City Beatwalk...
Posted: May 03 2009, 11:48 PM by george_v_reilly | with no comments
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InstantShot!
Many of the screenshots that show up on my blog were captured with ImageWell , a little Mac app with resizing, uploading, and rudimentary image editing functionality. It used to be freeware. Now it costs $20 after the trial period runs out. InstantShot...
Posted: Apr 24 2009, 11:17 PM by george_v_reilly | with no comments
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De-partitioning a Mac disk
I wrote yesterday about NTFS-3G because I was backing my MacBook to an external NTFS drive. I was backing up because I wanted to de-partition my Mac. When I upgraded my MacBook to a bigger drive, more RAM, and OS X 10.5, I partitioned the drive. I created...
Posted: Apr 11 2009, 11:34 PM by george_v_reilly | with 1 comment(s)
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