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Archive for August, 2007

Delete unused SMTP servers in OS X

I had numerous unused SMTP servers in my  Apple Mail list, so I decided to tidy up and found the following steps do it (yeah!): Access the Finder menu and navigate to Go to Folder and type /Library/Scripts/Mail Scripts/. Look for Manage SMTP Servers.scpt and open it.  (This should open the Script Editor.) Hit the [...]

Read a file with bash

I had to test our download servers at work right away, i.e., HTTP vs HTTPS, which required downloading a large number of files.  A file list was given to me to work with, like so: /download/integrations/file1.exe/download/us/update/patch/file1.exe/download/us/cab/file1.exe So I decided to use the bash shell to read each line and run wget quick and dirty.  Here’s the [...]

TED: Ideas worth spreading

You should check out TED.  It’s a website that allows users to watch conference talks from the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers.  In fact, I just watched an interesting video Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, gave: tidbits on how Google runs and innovates. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as [...]

BumpTop desktop

I’m not sure if you’ve seen this or heard about it, but this is quite impressive: Interact by pushing, pulling and piling documents…on your computer’s desktop interface. Wow! I’m still digesting (read: thinking/analyzing) how this will affect the computer world. So, just check out the website and video. BumpTop is a fresh and engaging new [...]

Note taking the mind mapping way in meetings

Here’s a great article on mind maps, specifically, how you can make use of it in meetings. Enjoy!