Tag: mac
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Switching to Linux for Work & Play
I’ve been thinking of replacing my 5-year-old Macbook Pro for a while now, and as always, the easiest thing to do would’ve been to just buy the latest model. Apple also has a lot of exciting stuff planned for the Mac, and it’s a great time to be a Mac user, with Big Sur modernizing […]
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Terminal in Leopard
I haven’t really seen it mentioned before, but the Leopard terminal is finally up to a Gnome’s or KDE’s terminal’s standards, and as is usual with Apple, especially with some of the window style selections, much better. It has tabs too, and there’s a preset which closely matches the way I used to customize iTerm. […]
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Web.py on MacOSX
I’m loving web.py for developing tiny web apps. Here’s how to get it going on a Mac: sudo port -v install python2.4 py-setuptools mysql5 #coz macports insists on adding a ‘5’ suffix to all mysql5 tools. sudo ln -s /opt/local/bin/mysql_config5 /opt/local/bin/mysql_config sudo easy_install web.py cheetah markdown MySQL-python DBUtils Not the twenty odd steps that’s on […]
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Ubuntu Gutsy
I tried out the new Ubuntu Gutsy today on my mom’s Compaq Presario V3000 (didn’t install, just tried out the LiveCD) and found it to be a really good revamp from the last version. Now WiFi works out of the box, the battery indicator works perfectly, and there’s a bluetooth screen for managing bluetooth devices. […]
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Tata Indicom Plug2Surf on a Mac
My mom and bro gave me a Tata Indicom Plug2Surf for my last birthday (geeky gift, I know. What can I say? They know me too well). It’s only been with me for a couple of days but I’m already addicted to the sweet device. And as usual, set up is as Mac-ish as can […]