Monthly Archives: June 2005

Anyone own a MacWizards PowerBook AC Adapter?

Posted on June 30, 2005 by luis

I’m thinking about buying an extra PowerBook AC Adapter for my 17″ PowerBook. The design of the Apple-supplied adapter is quite good and it has two plugs, one travel and one long cord. I leave the long cord at home … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac OS X | 3 Comments

Eclipse 3.1 released!

Posted on June 28, 2005 by luis

Hear ye, hear ye, Eclipse 3.1 has been released! It was officially released today June 28th, 2005 at 12:01PM EST. Get it at the Eclipse download page. As always, it takes a little while to propogate to the mirrors, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Eclipse | 3 Comments

Reading the Rails beta book

Posted on June 22, 2005 by luis

I got the Rails beta book (aka Agile Web Development with Rails) and am reading the PDF on my 17″ PowerBook. After hiding the dock, stretching Preview out to be full screen, hiding the drawer and the toolbar, Zooming to … Continue reading →

Posted in Rails | 1 Comment

Moleskine full – what to do? Make a Gridster PDA

Posted on June 20, 2005 by luis

I’ve been using a Moleskine pocket notebook for the past few months. I got it after reading Getting Things Done, which inspired me to externalize and persist the ideas, goals, todos, etc out of my head and onto paper. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Comments Off

OSNews interviews Steve Northover

Posted on June 18, 2005 by luis

OSNews has an interesting interview with Steve Northover, the principal architect behind SWT. He’s an old Smalltalk veteran from OTI, which got acquired by IBM in the 90s. I think the interviewer brings out some good points: 1. SWT is … Continue reading →

Posted in Eclipse | Comments Off

Does your wrist hurt? Try using a Pil-O-Splint

Posted on June 18, 2005 by luis

I’ve got a bit of wrist tendinitis. I think it is somehow related to my compulsive computing. Also I’m a touch typer and like to type really fast, especially when I’m in the zone (usually with headphones on and iTunes … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 1 Comment

WWDC 2005 Recap

Posted on June 17, 2005 by luis

WWDC was great. It was my first time attending and will probably not be my last. At first it was a bit intimidating, especially with the huge crowds waiting to get into the Keynote. But after a while, I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Mac OS X | Comments Off

Eclipse opening in Illinois

Posted on June 13, 2005 by luis

SourceGear is looking for an Eclipse Developer over in Champaign, Illinois.

Posted in Eclipse | Comments Off

WWDC 2005 Keynote Revisited

Posted on June 8, 2005 by luis

As everyone on the planet and their mother knows by now, Apple is officially stopping the use of PowerPC chips and will phase them out over the next 2 years. They will be going with the 800lb Gorilla of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Mac OS X | 1 Comment

It’s true!

Posted on June 6, 2005 by luis

What a wacky world we live in. First Microsoft switches to using customized PowerPCs in Xbox 2 and now Apple switches to using Intel chips in future Macs. I had a pretty good seat about 10 rows back all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac OS X | 1 Comment