Dropbox – Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy.

April 6th, 2009

Very cool synchronizing filestore.

Clients work on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux… and of course it’s also available via the web.

Supposedly, an iPhone app client is on the way. In the meantime, the mobile site is quite good: http://m.getdropbox.com/

Dropbox - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy

Finding Free eBooks

April 1st, 2009

Very cool site for finding legal free eBooks…

Finding Free eBooks!

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus

March 18th, 2009

Amusing… but it makes you think.

If I had to pick the critical technology for the 20th century, the bit of social lubricant without which the wheels would’ve come off the whole enterprise, I’d say it was the sitcom.

via Here Comes Everybody.

IPC::System::Simple

March 18th, 2009

IPC::System::Simple – Run commands simply, with detailed diagnostics

use IPC::System::Simple qw(system systemx capture capturex);

system("some_command");        # Command succeeds or dies!

system("some_command",@args);  # Succeeds or dies, avoids shell if @args

systemx("some_command",@args); # Succeeds or dies, NEVER uses the shell

# Capture the output of a command (just like backticks). Dies on error.
my $output = capture("some_command");

# Just like backticks in list context.  Dies on error.
my @output = capture("some_command");

# As above, but avoids the shell if @args is non-empty
my $output = capture("some_command", @args);

# As above, but NEVER invokes the shell.
my $output = capturex("some_command", @args);
my @output = capturex("some_command", @args);

Awesome! I’ve been doing things similar to capturex() for years, but this is just so much better.

There are times when I hate you PJF!

Mercedes Benz E-Klasse: Library

March 6th, 2009

Mercedes Benz E-Klasse: Library.

GetUp! Campaign Actions

February 20th, 2009

via GetUp! Campaign Actions.

Neural Core Dump » Blog Archive » set_bugs = 0;

February 16th, 2009

Neural Core Dump » Blog Archive » set_bugs = 0;.

Now if only that would work on my code…

IPv6 Certification

February 6th, 2009

IPv6 Certification Badge for rloomans

“Kids say the darndest things”

January 20th, 2009

Me to Jake: Are you Daddy’s boy?
Jake: No.
Me: (unsurprised) Are you Mummy’s boy?
Jake: No.
Me: (huh?) Whose boy are you?
Jake: Jake’s boy (nods emphatically)

OSDC 2008

October 29th, 2008

OSDC 2008: Sydney