Monthly Archives: September 2006

Virtual virtual debugging or “How I got an ID10T error from Parallels”

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Grant

Yesterday I was minding my own business when a bug slipped into my queue. We’ll call him, oh I don’t know, Defect #327. (I’ll give you one guess where I got that name from.) It goes something like this: Defect … Continue reading →

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Automator: I’ve got the hammer, but I can’t find a nail

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Grant

One of the lesser talked about Apple applications that I’ve long been interested in is Automator. I first heard about it with the rest of the world in the WWDC 2004 keynote and I remember thinking something like, “That’s nice.” … Continue reading →

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Why a blog?

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Grant

So yesterday I was working away when who should show up at the Seapine mother ship but Jeff Amfahr. He had the fortune (or curse depending on your point of view) to work with a bunch of here at the … Continue reading →

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Bustin’ a cap in Open Source

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Grant

The other day I ran across an mp3 of Richard Stallman singing the The Free Software Song. My therapist appointment has been scheduled for early next week. A great sidebar was what the mp3 genre was listed as when it … Continue reading →

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The Maytag man and memory deallocation

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Grant

So the other day I was at home minding my own business when my wife asked me one those homeowner kinds of questions where your initial reaction involves profanity. Wife: “Where is all this water coming from?” Me: “Dammit” Turns … Continue reading →

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