Comments for Nothing to say http://terry.cabeen.net but why let that stop me? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Getting Things Done Rematch, Round 2: Software by tcabeen http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/06/03/143/#comment-42 tcabeen Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:30:02 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/06/03/143/#comment-42 I have, actually. I try one from time to time, and am generally frustrated with the results soon, if not immediately. I suppose it's a good habit, if not annoying, that I never trust my distaste for things. Sometimes, like with yogurt, it pays off and I do come around. Sometimes, like with Java, it hasn't happened... yet. In the meantime, I've been using Things, for Mac OS X. In fact, it supports Leopard's (10.5's) universal todolist and calendar thing, so it automatically syncs with iCal and something else. Neat! It's especially great now while it's still in Alpha. Why is alpha better than the full release? It's free! They also just released the iPhone/Touch version! Not that I have anything to use it on right now. :) I have, actually. I try one from time to time, and am generally frustrated with the results soon, if not immediately.

I suppose it’s a good habit, if not annoying, that I never trust my distaste for things. Sometimes, like with yogurt, it pays off and I do come around. Sometimes, like with Java, it hasn’t happened… yet.

In the meantime, I’ve been using Things, for Mac OS X. In fact, it supports Leopard’s (10.5’s) universal todolist and calendar thing, so it automatically syncs with iCal and something else. Neat! It’s especially great now while it’s still in Alpha. Why is alpha better than the full release?
It’s free!

They also just released the iPhone/Touch version! Not that I have anything to use it on right now. :)

]]> Comment on Getting Things Done Rematch, Round 2: Software by fengshui http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/06/03/143/#comment-40 fengshui Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:56:20 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/06/03/143/#comment-40 Have you tried java apps recently? They've gotten a lot cleaner than they were 5-10 years ago. Give ThinkingRock a try. You may like it. Have you tried java apps recently? They’ve gotten a lot cleaner than they were 5-10 years ago. Give ThinkingRock a try. You may like it.

]]> Comment on Windows/Mac File Systems by fengshui http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/05/22/138/#comment-39 fengshui Fri, 23 May 2008 02:38:17 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/05/22/138/#comment-39 The simplest way is to use FAT32. Windows XP will not create a FAT32 volume larger than 32GB for performance reasons (they want you to use NTFS), but Windows will happily work with large FAT32 volumes. You just need to create the partition in Linux or OSX. (You can use a Linux liveCD to create the partition, if OS X Disk Utility won't do it) Alternately, if you want to go with NTFS, the Linux NTFS-3G read/write driver now works on OSX as well: http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/ The simplest way is to use FAT32. Windows XP will not create a FAT32 volume larger than 32GB for performance reasons (they want you to use NTFS), but Windows will happily work with large FAT32 volumes. You just need to create the partition in Linux or OSX. (You can use a Linux liveCD to create the partition, if OS X Disk Utility won’t do it)

Alternately, if you want to go with NTFS, the Linux NTFS-3G read/write driver now works on OSX as well: http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on New Laptop by tcabeen http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/04/28/134/#comment-38 tcabeen Sun, 18 May 2008 23:41:54 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/04/28/134/#comment-38 Yeah, I use that for resizing windows and things, but I can't manage to correctly move files without using the button. It's something I still have a little trouble with, but it's not SUCH a big deal. It's more funny than anything when I accidentally drop one folder into another, but am not sure exactly where it went... it quickly becomes a quest to find the relocated data. Or command-Z and try again. Lynda.com has "Essential training and new features" videos on Leopard, and they were really helpful at learning a few Very Helpful tricks. This is my THIRD effort at making the switch to Mac, and it's FINALLY working out for me! Yeah, I use that for resizing windows and things, but I can’t manage to correctly move files without using the button. It’s something I still have a little trouble with, but it’s not SUCH a big deal. It’s more funny than anything when I accidentally drop one folder into another, but am not sure exactly where it went… it quickly becomes a quest to find the relocated data. Or command-Z and try again.

Lynda.com has “Essential training and new features” videos on Leopard, and they were really helpful at learning a few Very Helpful tricks.

This is my THIRD effort at making the switch to Mac, and it’s FINALLY working out for me!

]]> Comment on New Laptop by WetCoaster http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/04/28/134/#comment-37 WetCoaster Sun, 18 May 2008 23:30:35 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/04/28/134/#comment-37 That's the beauty of the Mac trackpad, you don't have to hold down the trackpad button to move an item, just modify your double-clicking habit to keep your finger down on the second tap, and then you can drag the item in question, even if you have to lift your finger to reposition it if running out of room. Tap again to release once you are at your destination. Super simple, and super easy. Just as two finger tapping is much easier than twisting your thumb to reach the right button on Windows laptops, this is much easier than holding down any button. That’s the beauty of the Mac trackpad, you don’t have to hold down the trackpad button to move an item, just modify your double-clicking habit to keep your finger down on the second tap, and then you can drag the item in question, even if you have to lift your finger to reposition it if running out of room. Tap again to release once you are at your destination.

Super simple, and super easy. Just as two finger tapping is much easier than twisting your thumb to reach the right button on Windows laptops, this is much easier than holding down any button.

]]> Comment on Airport Security at its finest by tcabeen http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/01/28/119/#comment-36 tcabeen Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:29:44 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/01/28/119/#comment-36 Longest. Comment. Ever. :D Sorry you had such trouble. Glad everything made it home ok. Hope the baby shoes didn't explode... Longest.
Comment.
Ever. :D

Sorry you had such trouble. Glad everything made it home ok. Hope the baby shoes didn’t explode…

]]> Comment on Airport Security at its finest by Dan http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/01/28/119/#comment-35 Dan Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:26:07 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2008/01/28/119/#comment-35 We had the same problem but to a further extent. We were going through security in Costa Rica and they stopped my wife's carry-on. Shucks, we had an unopened bottle of Bailey's that we had bought at the duty free store on our way in. As Terry can attest to there was no shortage of liquor at our villas. Not wanting the bottle to break in our luggage we put it in her carry-on. Remember the three ounce rule. "Sorry, we'll check it," we say to the security agent as we explain what happened. No, it's not that the agent says. She opens a box and finds a pair of baby shoes for my sister in-law. "I have to scan these," she says. A stupid pair of baby shoes had to be run through separately. Never mind my camera bag which had, three cameras, five lenses and countless other wires and other electronic components. Your Ok to go she says. So we move onto our gate, there we ran into the security person checking carry-ons that Terry experienced. Didn't I just go through this? She quickly opens my camera bag and says OK. The bag with the Bailey's wasn't as lucky. She asks for a duty free ticket and when I couldn't find it, she confiscated our bag. She put a zip tie around the zipper and sent it off with an agent to be put with the checked luggage. Oh well, hopefully it won't break and now we don't have to carry it. I think they were looking for duty-free items but that doesn't explain why they were wanding random passengers. Immigration Form: One per family. Kori (my wife) fills it out. Standing in-line, this big burly guy tells her to come over. She goes through just fine. I was in-front of her but when she was called over we became separated. I go up to the agent right next to the one helping her. "Immigration form please." My wife has it. She's right there, it says, "One per family" You'll have to fill one out yourself now. You did not come through together. She tried to bring me hers and her agent started yelling at her, GET BACK, LEAVE THE SECURE AREA, GET BACK, like she was going to do something awful at this point. Security runs over and she quickly follows them out of Immigration. I filled out my form and the nice young man helping me did not require that I stand in-line a second time. WORDS OF WISDOM: Fill out your own immigration form and don't forget to check those pesky liquor bottles. The Bailey's did make it home safely. We had the same problem but to a further extent. We were going through security in Costa Rica and they stopped my wife’s carry-on. Shucks, we had an unopened bottle of Bailey’s that we had bought at the duty free store on our way in. As Terry can attest to there was no shortage of liquor at our villas. Not wanting the bottle to break in our luggage we put it in her carry-on. Remember the three ounce rule. “Sorry, we’ll check it,” we say to the security agent as we explain what happened. No, it’s not that the agent says. She opens a box and finds a pair of baby shoes for my sister in-law. “I have to scan these,” she says. A stupid pair of baby shoes had to be run through separately. Never mind my camera bag which had, three cameras, five lenses and countless other wires and other electronic components. Your Ok to go she says.

So we move onto our gate, there we ran into the security person checking carry-ons that Terry experienced. Didn’t I just go through this? She quickly opens my camera bag and says OK. The bag with the Bailey’s wasn’t as lucky. She asks for a duty free ticket and when I couldn’t find it, she confiscated our bag. She put a zip tie around the zipper and sent it off with an agent to be put with the checked luggage. Oh well, hopefully it won’t break and now we don’t have to carry it. I think they were looking for duty-free items but that doesn’t explain why they were wanding random passengers.

Immigration Form: One per family. Kori (my wife) fills it out. Standing in-line, this big burly guy tells her to come over. She goes through just fine. I was in-front of her but when she was called over we became separated. I go up to the agent right next to the one helping her. “Immigration form please.” My wife has it. She’s right there, it says, “One per family” You’ll have to fill one out yourself now. You did not come through together. She tried to bring me hers and her agent started yelling at her, GET BACK, LEAVE THE SECURE AREA, GET BACK, like she was going to do something awful at this point. Security runs over and she quickly follows them out of Immigration. I filled out my form and the nice young man helping me did not require that I stand in-line a second time.

WORDS OF WISDOM: Fill out your own immigration form and don’t forget to check those pesky liquor bottles.

The Bailey’s did make it home safely.

]]> Comment on My Heart Swells with Love for Hans Monderman by fengshui http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/09/11/92/#comment-34 fengshui Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:55:50 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/09/11/92/#comment-34 You've got it backwards. The free trade agreement would require Costa Rica to open up their state telecom and insurance monopolies to competition, not to create monopolies. They already have those. You’ve got it backwards. The free trade agreement would require Costa Rica to open up their state telecom and insurance monopolies to competition, not to create monopolies. They already have those.

]]> Comment on New Smells by knifedabitch http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/05/03/71/#comment-33 knifedabitch Thu, 03 May 2007 15:33:29 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/05/03/71/#comment-33 Have you not smelled the lavender flowers yet? Tsk tsk. Sorry about smell #3. The neighbors can be cool but that is definitely one of the craptastic things about them. Oh yeah, we really need to work out and get sweaty so you can finally smell my workout funk. We'll see how much you like my phermones then. Have you not smelled the lavender flowers yet? Tsk tsk.

Sorry about smell #3. The neighbors can be cool but that is definitely one of the craptastic things about them.

Oh yeah, we really need to work out and get sweaty so you can finally smell my workout funk. We’ll see how much you like my phermones then.

]]> Comment on My Birthday is the 25th. by tcabeen http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/04/03/62/#comment-32 tcabeen Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:37:13 +0000 http://terry.cabeen.net/2007/04/03/62/#comment-32 Sho' 'Nuff. Sho’ ‘Nuff.

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