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TWEET: Calling all web …

Miriam — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:04:23 +0000

Calling all web builders! I took it and so should you—The Survey For People Who Make Websites, 2010: http://j.mp/alasurvey2010

TWEET: This is not …

Miriam — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:56:51 +0000

This is not the droid you’re looking for (is actually com.apple.mobile.restored). Move along, move along.

TWEET: @panic any way …

Miriam — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:58:25 +0000

@panic any way I can rewire Coda’s [redacted] implementation of backspace in the terminal? This ^H^H^H^H^H^H^+restart is making me sweary.

^H^H^H backspace, dammit!

Miriam — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:56:39 +0000

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…

kill trailing spaces with TextMate

Miriam — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:47:00 +0000

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

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.

TWEET: maker’s schedule vs. …

Miriam — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:10:00 +0000

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

TWEET: Killer iPhone app: …

Miriam — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:26:41 +0000

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.

raise your child to be a vengance demon

Miriam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:55 +0000

CAUSE:

EFFECT:

TWEET: Upgrading Parallels. Hoping …

Miriam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:33:25 +0000

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

TWEET: RT @Brogen Up …

Miriam — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:12:05 +0000

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

TWEET: I just installed …

Miriam — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:36 +0000

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

TWEET: Virtual machine update: …

Miriam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:02:38 +0000

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

TWEET: OSX update: √. …

Miriam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:38:05 +0000

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

zen software dev scheduling

Miriam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:57:16 +0000

“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.”

tweet: I dreamt I …

Miriam — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:44:13 +0000

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

iPhone Katamari Damacy!

Miriam — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:29:41 +0000

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

coolest youtube trick – add a cue to the URL

Miriam — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:03:30 +0000

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.

float: winner

Miriam — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:34:07 +0000

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

so ready

Miriam — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:41:33 +0000

FEEL IT SMELL IT FOOTBALL!!!!1!

Ken! Cosgrove! Accounts!

Miriam — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:48:31 +0000

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