Tech Debug

I’m catching up on the world (I am a slow news reader). Earlier this month, one of the most useful applications I have used on my mac has stopped development. Virtue Desktops is a great app that gives you multiple workspaces ala CDE on Solaris. However it does it for your Mac. I have been using it since late last year, and whilst it was in Beta, it is fairly stable.

If you got the gist of the “iRack” then here is another video of great moments in Presidential Speeches. I think the video says it all. Maybe he could trump apple and introduce an iRack!

Now I thought this video was another typical funny take on Apple, and Steve Jobs in particular. However the social commentary embedded in this video makes it WORTH watching. A very funny ending to this video. Now if only Dubya would watch this one!

I’m finally in a job where I can get to use Solaris close to 100% of the time. Goodbye, Au Revoir, Arrivederci Windows 2003 Server. Hello, Bonjour, Ciao lovely UNIX!. Oh yeah so I started a new job with CGI today. Technical Architect. Very business sounding, but a good role!

What a neat thing. Yet again another AWESOME use for quicksilver. The comma is a shortcut to add selected documents/files/objects to a stack, which you can then do with what you will. Check this 60 second or so video out on The Merlin Show. HOWTO: Quicksilver: The Comma Trick. Windows users: you have NO IDEA what you are missing. PS: Enjoy Vista

I am currently travelling. and am in Adelaide this week; Flying with Qantas. Besides getting up at 3am, all is good with today. I have started eating at 3 hourly intervals, smaller meals, in an attempt to get my metabolism kickstarted. This is still on a calorie intake 20% less than my Base Metabolic Rate (approx. 2100 per day). Combine this with my jogging, and I should see some results over the next few months.