When my access to O’Reilly’s email server went out today, I still managed to send a message to tech support from my O’Reilly email address. Since I’d already added my other address to Gmail, here’s all I needed to do: Log in to your Gmail account at mail.google.com. Click Compose. Use the drop-down menu in […]
SQL::Translator is an interesting Perl module that, among other things, can convert database table definitions to and from several DB platforms. Essentially, this could allow you to write and maintain your table definition code for a single platform, say MySQL, and then use Translator to output table structure into Oracle, Sybase, or PostgreSQL dialects. Manipulation […]
# lsof | grep TCP portmap 2587 rpc 4u IPv4 5544 TCP *:sunrpc (LISTEN) rpc.statd 2606 root 6u IPv4 5585 TCP *:668 (LISTEN) sshd 2788 root 3u IPv6 5991 TCP *:ssh (LISTEN) sendmail 2843 root 4u IPv4 6160 TCP badhd:smtp (LISTEN) vsftpd 9337 root 3u IPv4 34949 TCP *:ftp (LISTEN) cupsd 16459 root 0u IPv4 […]
KXAN.com has a list of address and some tips on getting rid of junk mail – (pictured here, another option, from Redpac.com – use their business reply mails to send them back their own junk mail…) – This is the Postal Service Statement: The Postal Service must deliver all properly posted mail. You can, however, […]
Have you ever gotten to work early due to light traffic and wished you’d slept in a bit later? Or maybe you’ve left on time, but arrived late because of a traffic jam? Greg McCarroll is working on the second iteration of a wired alarm clock that adjusts your wake-up time depending on traffic conditions. […]
Stella for Windows CE recently added support for some of the newer Windows Mobile smartphones, including QVGA devices like the T-Mobile Dash. This screencast shows how to set it up. – Link to video download. Related: Stella: “A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator” – Link Buy the Rainbow Invaders Cartridge – Link Rainbow Invaders – […]
Plasq, the company that brought us the fun and useful Comic Life that now ships with all new Macs, recently released a new product in private beta. Skitch is: a refreshingly simple application that lets you easily resize your photos, jot down a quick sketch, take a lightning fast screen capture and share images online… […]
