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by Jim Winstead Jr.

July, 15, 2008 archives

elsewhere

i have been blogging at the raw materials site about the process of getting the store put together. this week is one of those where a lot of things should start to fall into place, at least planning-wise.

there are other complicating factors that are going to make the end of the month really chaotic, but i am actually perversely looking forward to it. i finally splurged on a macbook pro so that i can be more flexible about where i work from, and not have to deal with some of the hardware issues that were annoying me.

» Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 12:31am » apple, raw materials, macbook pro » Comment

my mac essentials

whenever i see somebody’s list of essential mac applications, i am always a little surprised at how little overlap it has for me. now that i’ve mostly switched over the new macbook pro, here’s the list of applications that i have installed:

  • acorn ($50): this is a nifty little image editing application. in the last few days, i have been using it to mock up shelving layouts for the store.
  • bzr (free): this is the distributed version control system of choice at mysql these days.
  • busysync: it would be nice to keep my google calender and ical in sync. after giving spanning sync a try for a bit, i am giving this a try as an alternative.
  • delivery status: this dashboard widget is great for tracking the way-too-many packages that i get from amazon and other places.
  • google notifier (no cost): now that i have switched almost entirely to using gmail, this is useful to let me know when i have new mail.
  • linkinus ($20): i use this irc client for accessing the company chat server to connect with my mysql coworkers.
  • menucalendarclock for ical (no cost or $20 for more features): i like this replacement for the date/time display in the upper-right of the menu bar, which drops down a full calendar, including upcoming ical events.
  • myob accountedge ($300): this is for doing the books for the store and gallery.
  • mysql (free): i have the standard mysql server package installed for testing.
  • twitteriffic (ad-supported or $15): this is a not-too-obtrusive way of participating in twitter nonsense.
  • virtualbox (free): i used parallels on my last machine, but i figured i would give sun’s own virtualization technology a spin. i use it to run a windows xp image for development using the microsoft toolchain and for accessing sun’s vpn.
  • xcode (no cost): i don’t really use xcode itself, just many of the unix development tools that come along with it.

of the bundled software, i regularly use address book, ical, iphoto, itunes, mail (for my sun/mysql email), preview, safari, and terminal. and i use time machine, but i hope i don’t have to regularly use it.

» Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 10:42pm » work, mysql, software, mac os x » 2 comments, add yours
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