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I just got Snow Leopard* and it’s blown away some obscure tricks I’d left for myself. This is a note to future me, should I need to fix Coda’s annoying preference of ^H instead of backspace in their terminal window.

As nice as Coda’s UI can be, I’d ditch it, if I could just get TextMate to play nicely with remote projects.

*yes, finally; upgrading from Adobe CS2 had to be in the budget first…

I hate untidy code, and always work with invisibles showing. Regardless, sometimes spacecruft slips through. Here’s two ways to fix that:

1. custom language bundle that highlights the offending space
2. macro using the built-in strip-trailing-spaces command on save

I’ve gone with the first option: I think it’s nicer to keep yourself in the habit of watching your code, rather than relying on the software. Also, as the author notes, it blows away any bookmarking and code folds. If you’re working with large files and hit save at least every five minutes like I do, well… that sucks as much as Coda’s lack of code folding does.

maker’s schedule vs. manager’s schedule http://bit.ly/cUJGTG

Killer iPhone app: I take a picture of something in a dream, and the next day those photos are imported to iPhoto with the real ones.

CAUSE:

EFFECT:

Upgrading Parallels. Hoping it has a TARDIS feature, making the three Windows test VMs mooch drive space in a entirely different dimension.

RT @Brogen Up late rebooting servers…my poor 568 day uptime.

I just installed my favorite WordPress plug-in ever: Shockingly Big IE6 Warning http://bit.ly/15mEI4

Virtual machine update: √. M$IE6-XPSP3 dl’d: √. VirtualPC install: fail. Parallels conversion of .vhd: processing. Fiery furnaces: NEARING

OSX update: √. Parallels upgrade: √. Virtual machine update: processing. Rower direction: unknown. Way river’s flowing: unknown.

“When writers write, they discover what they actually think. When developers develop, they discover what the customer actually needed. Both conclusions happen near the end of the process, and invariably require going back and starting all over again. Nobody knows what the program should do until it doesn’t do it.”

I dreamt I met Dooce last night; she *did* meet someone– RT @dooce Lil Donette Armstrong has arrived! 7lbs 15 oz., 21 inches!

Downloading it now… This gives me hope for the Wii.
via BoingBoing

You can cue the video to where you want it by appending to the URL, like so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Dw60SVXQ4#t=0m45s

This is excellent, especially if one’s only interested in one bit, for instance, when we’re getting antsy to push something live. It doesn’t seem to work for their Flash embed:

…ah well. Now nobody gives two fucks for Bela.

For once, I wish I had been watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:

FEEL IT SMELL IT FOOTBALL!!!!1!

I had way too much fun with yearbookyourself.com last night—far more entertaining than the convention speeches (don’t they know they’re the dudes in power? sheeesh.)
via Scrubbles, the Library Club President

Reconstructing Apple I BASIC from a Cassette Tape. Run it on an emulator or a replica… …or just as a nerdy ringer for your iPhone.
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We don’t have a digital video camera yet (apart from the built-in function of the Fuji 5000), but it’s getting more and more tempting. There’s a bunch of Flips in the office, and here’s some easy way to roll your own macro- and micro- lenses for them.

I would love to make one of these passive-agressive anger management vending machines. If I put it in the office, though, I’d also need to rig up a robot arm so Jim could use it remotely.

I think it’s a little newer, and I’m hoping to see more Ravelry-esque features, but MyFolia.com is pretty danged neat way to keep track of your garden.

sadtrombone.com.
I need a desktop button for that.

OH now this is danged handy.

How to Rick-roll a cake.

So I finally got around to listening to that version of Running with the Devil with David Lee Roth’s vocal track isolated, and now Paul and Storm have a megamix AND the growls and grunts and woooos spun out into their very own tracks. My new ringtone? Awesome.

If you caught last week’s “Canada on Strike” South Park, but haven’t been glued to teh internets for forever, here’s a guide to the jokes you missed and their originating memes.

No, you can’t have a pony.

- rearrangeable icons + web clips: better weather info fast
- e-mail: Still can’t turn sideways…
- new maps: Neat. The way the pin looks like it’s stuck through a piece of paper is a satisfying touch
- video rental: sweet! Here’s hoping you can bookmark things so you can make a to-rent list.
- AppleTV update: glad it’s a software update. Two weeks? now now now.

Get your cards ready!
MacWorld, Torchwood, Packers vs. Giants… this is an exciting week, people.
via CzelticGirl

I’m going to make this soon, just ’cause of the name and story.