Archive for the 'apple' Category
October 6th, 2011
Dear Steve, its not easy to “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish”… damn, it isn’t. It’s not even fun most of the time. But when it is, it certainly rocks and pays up connecting all the dots left behind. Rest in peace.
Steve Jobs
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March 10th, 2010
Apple OSX Snow Leopard
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.2.0
Install notes for PosgreSQL 8.4 install using the great
Homebrew by Adam Vandenberg.
Run the author’s installation script, and that’s it. Try:
$ brew help
$ brew search postgresql
$ brew install postgresql
==> Summary
/usr/local/Cellar/postgresql/8.4.2: 2297 files, 31M, built in 3.3 minutes
$ brew info postgresql
postgresql 8.4.2
My advice ? Use Homebrew. True UNIX […]
posted by pedro mg at 11:15 am
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March 3rd, 2010
Install notes for Datamapper do_postgres driver ruby gem on severall operating systems:
Apple OSX Snow Leopard
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.2.0
(No Macports; No Homebrew)
PosgreSQL 8.4
I wanted to have PosgreSQL server working on the mac so that development is easier.
There is a .dmg package from the guys at EnterpriseDB that is a single click install. Check […]
posted by pedro mg at 5:24 am
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May 12th, 2009
The new Mac Mini arrived today.
Still in the box:
Some picsĀ here, here and here
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June 22nd, 2007
… seems that the main (or a higher) reason for Apple to release a Windows version of Safari is… income. And for that, the Google search box in to top right corner is the gateway for profit.
Windows still is the most used operating system out there, so why not take the ride ? Mozilla did […]
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April 9th, 2007
… this is Paul Graham’s version of why Microsoft is dead. There are some interesting parts in it. One thing he does not state, is that Microsoft never drove the internet trends. They get always late, and sometimes very late. Then, the huge ammount of monetary units and a very confortable monopolistic position in the […]
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March 31st, 2007
from O’Reilly MacDevCenter, an interesting interview with Nobi, with interesting facts:
…
“The research took about a year, and when they were done, their conclusion was that Macintosh would be the best platform, but with one condition: If Apple could keep the swap files encrypted, the bank could use the Macintosh. So the reason that Macs can […]
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January 9th, 2007
It really is awsome. I am viewing Steve Jobs keynote, and it really sums 3 or 4 gadgets. Incredible interface. OSX on a phone ? wow !!
Apple has done partnerships with amazing companies to get this device covering lot’s of digital life areas. Steve got Jerry “Yahoo” Yang, Dr. Eric “Google CEO” Schmidt, Stan “Cingular” […]
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October 28th, 2006
Alan Odgaard, creator of Textmate has done a very nice screencast about how to obfuscate email addresses in your web page. As always he shows other features while getting to the point. Notice the speed and productivity gains this tools can accomplish (having taks well defined in your head). Download it here.
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September 16th, 2006
The Mac Mini’s were also altered on this recent new product presentations. So there is no longer a Mac Mini Core Solo 1.5Ghz. The new line-up is:
Mac Mini Core Duo 1.66 Ghz / 512MB RAM / 60GB HD / Combo
Mac Mini Core Duo 1.83GHz / 512MB RAM / 80GB HD / SuperDrive
The good news is […]
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September 15th, 2006
The new Apple iTunes version 7 is really sweet. Easier and with a very nice interface. The Coverflow tech comes from here:
“We are pleased to announce that all CoverFlow technology and intellectual property was recently sold to Apple. It has been incorporated into the latest version of iTunes. Please visit www.apple.com/itunes“.
Does anybody know the numbers […]
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September 9th, 2006
As for the black 24″ iMac, here comes another exercise for black Mac Mini’s. I think i really prefer the white ones. More pictures at flickr
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September 7th, 2006
… would not it be nice to see it in black ? Well, the Macbook is, so why can’t iMac be ? Because Steve says so. And it’s fine for me. The man is in (good) charge. This was a fast edited image to see the look […]
posted by pedro mg at 8:58 pm
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