Monthly Archives: January 2005

Google Translate beats Altavista Babelfish

I wanted to read Marcello’s blog, but I don’t read Italian. He’s a fellow Eclipse on Mac developer who lives in Milan. So… I tried the good old Babelfish, by Altavista. I entered in Marcello’s blog and chose Italian->English and … Continue reading

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Will Apple be supporting Eclipse and SWT better in the future?

Marcello pointed out this Apple job posting for a Java Frameworks Engineer in the Eclipse-Mac Google group: “We are interested in an energetic developer who can master our Java implementation (Java, Obj-C, C & C++) and contribute to making Mac … Continue reading

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PC Magazine recommends the Mac mini

“If you’ve been thinking of switching to a Mac but have been put off by the high price of a new system, now may be the right time.” – PC Magazine Exactly. Read the full Mac mini review here. They … Continue reading

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Mac mini – the first few days

It’s been two and a half days since I brought the mini home from the Apple store and I thought I’d share some of my early experiences with it. It’s tiny – I mean it is unbelievably small. When my … Continue reading

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My Nerd Score: 94

I searched my NetNewsWire feeds and only found one other score: James Robertson with a right down the center 50. [Via Simon Phipps, whose score is also 94.]

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Setting up the Mac mini – an illustrated guide

Ahh… home sweet home. Here’s all my new Apple stuff (minus the printer) on the desk where my PC currently resides. The boxes look cool, I must admit. Gateway 2000 boxes used to be kinda kitschy with the cow spots, … Continue reading

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Mac mini frenzy at Tysons Corner Apple Store

I woke up at 8AM and got on the road just when the snow started falling. It’s predicated that we’ll get 4-7 inches of snow today here in the DC Area. I got to the Apple Store at Tysons Corner … Continue reading

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Eclipse at Amazon DevCon

Amazon is having the Amazon DevCon, which is an internal conference for its developers. That’s a nice perk, eh? The easiest way to see who spoke is via the list of speakers. Here’s a few to whet your appetite: Joel … Continue reading

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Free To Do Lists – well actually, Ta-Da Lists

From the makers of Basecamp, 37 Signals, is a new free web app that lets you create To Do lists. It’s named Ta-da List and is available at http://www.tadalist.com. You’re allowed to have unlimited items on a list, with a … Continue reading

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Mac mini – camp out / meet up – Tysons Corner, VA – Jan 22

I saw Russell is thinking about camping out overnight so he can be one of the first to get the Mac mini at the SF store. Phew! I thought I was the only one who would rather go to the … Continue reading

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