Make iTerm 2 more Mac-like
I just switched from using Apple’s built-in Terminal.app to the free iTerm 2 on a recommendation from Brett Terpstra. I’m already loving the hot-key profiles to launch uniquely colored remote sessions, the split panes, and the brilliant hotkey window (useful to run a single command and get rid of it). But there are a few things that needed some work. Some of the usual Mac editing keys did not work, I got rid of a few annoyances and added a few lovely preferences, and I needed the ability to create a new terminal window on the current space as part of my being productive with virtual desktops flow (Just like Browser Windows on All Desktops).
Download Dreamhost Server Logs
This site is hosted on Dreamhost, and I could not be happier with them. But some time ago, the engineers there decided to disable FTP access to the server logs. No reason given. If you have a Dreamhost shared account, try it. ftp into your server using your favorite FTP client, click the logs folder, then your site folder, then http and you’ll get an error. This is because the http folder is actually a symlink to a private, readonly folder on the server that is inaccessible to FTP.
Add Web Clip Icons to Octopress
The default Octopress setup includes a favicon.png which enables you to place your own tiny icon to the left of the URL in most browsers. You should see a small blue cog there now. Both Apple and Android phones also support saving a link to a site (called a web clip) on your phone as an icon. Over the past few days, it seems quite a few viewers of this site have added it as a web clip, but I had not provided good iconage.
TimeToCall - Shipping
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 10, the last part in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iOS app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - Dawdle to the Finish
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 9 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - The MacGuffin
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 8 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - Polishing the App
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 7 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - Sweating the Details
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 6 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - Good and Bad Times to Call
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 5 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.
TimeToCall - Presenting the Clock
TimeToCall is a simple, universal iOS application I developed to help people choose the best time to call when calling internationally. This is part 4 in a series of posts about the thinking and work done. My goal is to share just how much effort it really does take to craft an iPhone app and ship it. I hope this series helps you to understand why it costs so much and takes so long to create beautiful software.