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Author Archives: Samuel Huckins
Great iPad Apps
I purchased an iPad 2 recently and have really been impressed with the versatility of the platform. I keep finding new uses for it, including some that are new roles instead of replacements for more limited options. I don’t have … Continue reading
Fast and easy bluetooth management on Ubuntu
I wanted to connect the conveniently svelte Apple wireless keyboard and mouse to my Ubuntu media server. I don’t often have issues connecting peripherals to my Ubuntu systems these days, so I naively assumed this would be a walk in … Continue reading
Spruce up your desktop with the National Geographic Photo of the Day
[Update, 2011-02-24] Reader Jason Coombs kindly made the necessary changes to get this working on Windows 7! Now I might be shamed into getting it working for Mac OS X as well His changes are here. I’ve updated my script … Continue reading
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Apple’s plans for the enterprise
I don’t follow Apple very closely most of the time, but these facts I learned in close proximity recently struck me as pointing to an interesting possibility: Apple has a giant datacenter with no clear publicly released purpose. It’s one … Continue reading
Counting columns in a CSV from the CLI on Linux
In wrangling some DB exports recently I needed the number of columns in multiple CSVs. It’s easy enough to just open them in OpenOffice and check the final column number, but I wanted a CLI utility. I even entertained some … Continue reading