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Cool developer tip of the day
If you're like me, you only test certain software you're developing on your main user account. For me, anything that involves syncing, I use a second account or machine for testing. As my second machine is a 6 year old G4 tower that sounds like an airplane, I don't like firing it up. Today I discovered a really cool trick to make testing with a second user account more efficient. Tiger has support for VNC built in, however, it appears to only allow you to control the user that is at the console, in other words, the user that is using the machine. This creates a problem (fun things happen if you try it) as I want to control a second account.
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I'm famous!
OK, maybe not, but as I was doing a routine search for my name, I came across an RFC (Request for Comments) based on my "NotifyMail protocol". I'm not sure why someone bothered to write it up, but it is RFC 4146, title "Simple New Mail Notification". For a geek, that's pretty cool.
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Living with ulcerative colitis
Five years ago, I had never heard of ulcerative colitis. About a week and a half before I got married, I became quite sick and didn't know what was wrong. Some tests were run on me and the results didn't turn up anything. I did everything I could to look happy at my wedding, but at times it was difficult knowing how much my insides hurt. After our wedding, we were planning on taking a drive down the California coast and stop in at Disneyland. I wasn't feeling well, so that plan was still being evaluated. However, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the decision was made for us and we came straight home.
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Fog and mist are my friends
When I started training in January, I couldn't get myself to run when it wasn't sunny. In the last 7 months, I've learned a lot about running (yes, there is stuff to learn) and have sort of gotten used to running when it is warm. However, note to self, don't run next year in the heat. Today's morning run was a relief; when I got down to the bay at 7 am, it was foggy and misting. While it was a bit humid, it remained overcast and bearable for the entire run.