http://sinner.co.za I'm not like them but I can pretend Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:16:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I stole this from a Debian .bashrc file - it makes your bash prompt nice and colourful. export PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ ' So what I did was put the above line in my local machine's .bash_profile, and the following: export PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ ' in the dedicated server's .bashrc (my terminal doesn't listen to .bashrc locally it seems). ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/09/04/pretty-bash-prompts/ iTerm is a cool terminal replacement for OS X (tabs, bookmarks, and profiles off the top of my head); I'm still using Tiger, I think Leopard's terminal app has been improved, but I'm not sure how it matches up to iTerm. I like to use Command (Apple key) + left ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/08/30/improving-iterm-keyboard-shortcuts/ devkitARM release 23b is compiled on OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and most likely will not work on OS X 10.4 (Tiger) because it has been linked against different libraries (libiconv, libSystem.B). devkitARM is the toolchain of choice (read: only) for developing Nintendo DS Lite applications. Here's a summary on how to ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/07/16/howto-build-devkitarm-on-mac-os-x-104-tiger/ Processing is a programming language I discovered a few months ago - it's a domain-specific language meant to introduce and teach non-programmers the basics of computer programming, via a visual context. It has been aimed at artists and design groups, but despite offering a very low barrier of entry to ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/05/12/obsessing-over-processing/ Some days you have to sit back and thank those tireless bearded men and women who work on open-source projects. Other days... well, other days... On other days you're sitting at a client's house, pondering why the new release of Apple's operating system won't play nice with XP's SMB protocol, or ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/04/29/some-days/ This week was the first time I've looked at AppleScript, Apple's built-in scripting language that can be used for routine tasks, or controlling other applications. The reason I even bothered to investigate it was because when I moved all my work onto my laptop I also moved my music collection ... http://sinner.co.za/2008/02/07/first-post-in-months/ I've kinda moved into my new place - bed base is still to be delivered (sometime this week apparently) - so I have a mattress to sleep on currently. The couch for the lounge is still being made, and will only be ready in about 3 weeks. Coffee table... haven't ... http://sinner.co.za/2007/07/09/presented-in-lumocolor/ I had a list of excuses ready, but it's not worth it - I now own a Apple Macbook, and it's great. I won't feign disgust about becoming a laptop-carrying member of the sheep generation, the machine is pretty (very pretty), and it all works out've the box. My final ... http://sinner.co.za/2007/06/18/this-is-why-we-have-nice-things/ Google have released a beta of Gears - a browser plugin (.xpi for Firefox) that allows you to store offline content on a user's hard-drive, via javascript. This allows AJAX web applications to continue working offline, using the stored content. I lambasted JavaFX for the same feature, but I only ... http://sinner.co.za/2007/05/31/google-gears/ I'm probably setting myself up for a nice big fall - straight onto my ass - but why is it that supposed programmers/web developers have a seemingly limitless ability to abuse the english language. I don't want this to be another "the internet is ruining spelling" post, and that's not ... http://sinner.co.za/2007/05/24/on-spelling/