Monthly Archives: July 2007

Boy, I sure feel old

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Scott Gruby

A few weeks ago in my EMT refresher class, the instructor mentioned something about the movie Airplane! to one of the students. The student, who was about 21 or 22, didn’t have a clue what the instructor was talking about. … Continue reading →

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Stop wrapping dmg files in zip archives!

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Scott Gruby

I routinely download software that ships as a Mac disc image, but when uploaded to a web server is placed in a zip archive. The dmg file is already compressed, so the zip file doesn’t reduce the size that much … Continue reading →

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First look at OCR

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Scott Gruby

A recent comment on my blog struck a nerve where the commenter said that OCR would basically put a competitor to ReceiptWallet above it. While I still don’t believe that OCR is all that useful for receipts (if there is … Continue reading →

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Goldilocks and the 3 keyboards

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Scott Gruby

I somehow managed to spill stuff on my keyboard (not the internal one in my MacBook Pro) and have been looking for a replacement for awhile. I dried it out enough so that it has mostly worked, but I kept … Continue reading →

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Running my own server vs hosting elsewhere

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Scott Gruby

With all my problems with my server, you’d think I’d give up and just host my server somewhere else and make it someone else’s problem. After a little thinking, I’ve come up with the pros and cons of running my … Continue reading →

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The new world of IMAP

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Scott Gruby

I realize that IMAP isn’t new, but I just started using it yesterday. I’ve resisted for years as I’ve always had one main store for my email. However, lately, I’m checking email using web based email and everything I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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I’m alive!

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Scott Gruby

Yes, it’s true, I do have a heartbeat and this EKG proves it:

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Useless application?

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Scott Gruby

I downloaded and installed Little Snitch today to give it a spin as it was part of the bundle of software I bought it (which brings me to the question, why did I buy it?, but that’s another story). The … Continue reading →

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Speeding up Ruby

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Scott Gruby

When I setup my store, I sued FastCGI to get acceptable performance which was fine as I don’t get many hits. Today I installed BrowseBack because it came as part of the software bundle I purchase through MacHeist/MacUpdate. As I … Continue reading →

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Am I being told something?

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Scott Gruby

I went to install a new hard drive in my server today to pre-emptively avoid a disaster as the drives in my server have been running 24/7 for 1.5 years and the drives are so cheap, that replacing it should … Continue reading →

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