EasyPay Metrocard Update
by jpreardon on March 30, 2007
Back in January, I pointed to the EasyPay Xpress Metrocard program. As promised, I mailed my application that very same day. A week or so later, my cool, purple and white Metrocard arrived. Since then, it has worked quite well. (…)
Joyent Slingshot
by jpreardon on March 23, 2007
Joyent Slingshot allows a Ruby on Rails application to run both online and off. Allegedly, the addition of only 30 lines of code will make a Rails application Slingshot ready, complete with data synchronization. Having not had the chance to (…)
Make Your Mac Quake in Your Presence
by jpreardon on March 20, 2007
Well, it might not quake, but it can certainly do other things, providing you have some form of bluetooth device on you. Jesse David Hollington describes how to set up bluetooth proximity detection on a Mac. This allows one to (…)
First Airbus A380 Touches Down at JFK
by jpreardon on March 19, 2007
To follow up on a post from a couple years back, the first Airbus A380 flight touched down in New York today. The massive, $300 million plane can carry between 555 and 853 passengers depending on the configuration. Just how (…)
Vertical Text Selection
by jpreardon on March 15, 2007
Did you know that you can select text vertically in Word and other text editors? Neither did I. Just hold down the ALT key in Windows or OPTION key on Mac while making the text selection with the mouse. via (…)
Eater's Buyback Project
by jpreardon on March 14, 2007
Eater is soliciting feedback on buyback frequency at New York drinking establishments. What will they do with all of this information? Buyback ratings of course: The good, the bad, the ugly. So nominate your favorite bar/pub/club over at Eater. If (…)
The Joy of a Flat Email Archive
by jpreardon on March 13, 2007
Some time ago, I questioned my somewhat complicated email archive. This is an archive that had been building up for several years. It contained many, many, many subfolders in an attempt to keep things organized and easy to find. This (…)
More Email Fun: The "To Archive" Rule
by jpreardon on March 13, 2007
Once in a while, I want to archive a copy of an email I am sending. One can accomplish this in several ways but I’ve found that sending it to myself is the least cumbersome way to make it happen. (…)
Reviving a Dead iPod
by jpreardon on March 6, 2007
I know at least one person with a bricked iPod. Perhaps this HOWTO on fixing an unbootable iPod can help. It describes several different fixes starting with the easiest (resetting) and moving right up to the really fun, warranty voiding (…)
Ambient Clock
by jpreardon on March 3, 2007
Ambient Devices is beta testing a new Ambient Clock. In true Ambient Devices style, the clock’s face changes color based on information drawn from one or more Google Calendars. The clock should also show transit time (based on Google Maps), (…)