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jps with hexadecimal process ids

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:57:00 -0700

 jps | awk '{printf("0x%x %s\n", $1, $2)}'

How to tell what package installed a file on MacOS

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:59:00 -0800

pkgutil --file-info /path/to/file

An old favorite: http://www.jxh.com/jxhc/ops-if/characteristics.html And, if it ever disappears...

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:00:38 -0800

An old favorite: http://www.jxh.com/jxhc/ops-if/characteristics.html

And, if it ever disappears from the web: http://web.archive.org/web/20070914230234/www.jxh.com/jxhc/ops-if/characteristics.html

iTunes: Ditch Ping, Link Into Your Music

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:46:31 -0700

Get rid of the Ping links in iTunes:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes hide-ping-dropdown 1

Make iTunes store arrows link to your music collection instead:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-link-arrows 1
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks 1

Marshmallow inflatable conference room interior at Google IO.

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:01:41 -0700

Marshmallow inflatable conference room interior at Google IO.

Marshmallow inflatable conference room exterior at Google IO.

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:53:16 -0700

Marshmallow inflatable conference room exterior at Google IO.

http://venturehacks.tv/iPhone site has a clever feature: notice...

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:51:43 -0700

http://venturehacks.tv/iPhone site has a clever feature: notice the nav arrows at top left for paging back and forth. Pity the video itself isn’t available on iPhone.

Adobe Reader 9 install failishness

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:43:10 -0800

Just downloaded the Adobe Reader 9 installer, which came as a 47.1MB zipfile that decompresses to be a 47.4MB PKG file (yes, Apple’s installer files are already zipped). When launched, the installer window brags “decompressing powered by iNosso” (more compression?), then has a long “Recomposition” stage that I’ve never seen before (maybe that’s the decompression?). Once it’s finally installed, the first launch required my password, followed by a splash screen that said “Installing/fixing installation”.

Ever get the feeling parts of Adobe don’t talk to other parts of Adobe?

"HTML has always been a conversation between browser makers, authors, standards wonks, and other..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:06:54 -0800

“HTML has always been a conversation between browser makers, authors, standards wonks, and other people who just showed up and liked to talk about angle brackets.”

- Mark Pilgrim, in an excellent post on why we have the IMG element.

Oh. Dear. Lord. I have mixed feelings about Psych, which can be...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:12:53 -0700

Oh. Dear. Lord. I have mixed feelings about Psych, which can be hit-or-miss, but their musical Psych-Outs are ridiculously funny.

Live Blog: Comet & Other Browser Stuff

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:06 -0700

Live Blog: Comet & Other Browser Stuff

Live Blog: Web Aggregation, What Works and What Doesn't

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:06 -0700

Live Blog: Web Aggregation, What Works and What Doesn't

Larry Ellison on cloud computing. The money quote is at...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:41:39 -0700

Larry Ellison on cloud computing. The money quote is at 3:55:

“Our industry is so bizarre. I mean, they just change a term and they think they’ve invented technology. You can’t just come up with, ‘Like, let’s call that cloud!’ and it sure beats innovation.”