GTD in the Cloud
I’ve implemented Getting Things Done across all my daily tech using inexpensive (or free!) solutions. It’s crosses the Mac – PC boundary (I’m sure Linux could be accommodated too) and is simple, elegant and efficient.
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OS X Server With Windows 7 and Vista
I’ve been fighting on and off for a couple of weeks to get Windows 7 to see, and authenticate, against an OS X Leopard Server Open Directory Master. Well I found a fix today that works! Most of the following also applies to Vista as well and there is a little bit at the end for Vista Home Premium users who don’t have access to the secpol.msc snap-in.
W7-1: Windows 7 Beta
In my previous post I bemoaned the amount of value added software crap that Toshiba installed for me on a new Satellite-Pro U400. Straight out of the box and after a good hours worth of installing Vista. the machine was taking 4 minutes to boot from cold to a usable desktop.
Crapware Maddness
My brand new laptop’s clean install comes with a sea of desktop shortcuts, shed loads of taskbar services and plugins that have taken over my browser. AND it’s left me with a PC that takes longer to boot than the hubble telescope.
Carbonite Online Backup
After finding out by chance that Carbonite and Windows Home Server don’t play well together it’s time to look for another online backup solution. I’d love to hear your suggestions – please leave a comment.
Exchange Email Accounts for the Individual
Hosted Microsoft Exchange accounts are now so cheap if you have more than a couple of computers/devices it really makes sense to get yourself hooked up with one.
Switching to WordPress
After deciding which way I wanted to take odd: and restructuring the web site to match it was obvious I did not need the complexity of a fully blown CMS. Wordpress seemed like the best choice.
Take a Peek at This!
Back in February this year (2008) odd: was commissioned to produce the UI (user interface) design for an unnamed mobile email device. Well, the unnamed device is called Peek, and is now on sale in the US!
The Bill Hill Experience
Web typography is still in its infancy and still leaves a lot to be desired. Bill Hill is working hard on improving the experience of reading type on screen. A great set of interviews from Channel9.
10 Commandments for Programmers
This is a great post by Damien Guard – “The Ten Commandments for Developers” although the post is directed mainly at client application developers the basic philosophy behind the post holds true for web dev too.
RT @andy_wigley: Northwest UK mobile devs: come to #wpugnw on 29th May, Speakers: Me! on MVVM &unit testing & Chris Hardy of Xam ... Friday May 18 - 10:50pm