i am jack’s daily musings Archives: December 2006
8 December 2006
Transmit 3
I have used this program for several years, when I switched to Mac several years ago I needed a program that functioned like the CuteFTP did for me in Windows. After trying a few free solutions, then a demo of Transmit I was hooked instantly. Transmit does everything I need it to, and then some. External Edit in anything you want. Flawless Synchronization, Dashboard Widget, Automator Actions, Secure connections. While the Favorites in previous versions wasn’t always user friendly, Panic has hit a homerun with their most recent version.
Check it out for yourself here and check out their other fun software!
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8 December 2006
CSS Edit 2
I just broke down and purchased CSSEdit 2 from MacRabbit and all I can say is wow!
Upon opening the app I already could see this becoming my permanent replacement to Dreamweaver’s built-in CSS editor. The scope and work flow are flawless, plus the folder grouping in the app are very handy. I set several folders for different types of styles like layout elements, links, section specific styles, etc. I really have to say that MacRabbit has truly outdone itself with this application.
I give this 4our out of 5ive possible stars!
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7 December 2006
Hire’um
There’s been a recent longing to get back into web development/design as a profession, as of late I’ve been doing sales and marketing for a cellular company. Working in this industry has been good to me, but I have the itch to get back into the saddle. Biggest issue with this is that I have been out of that industry for a year and a half so some things have changed. Trying to keep up I’ve done some side projects here and there so the hill shouldn’t be too steep to climb.
Has anyone out there ever been in this position no matter the industry? Tell me about your obstacles and how you overcame them.
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6 December 2006
Superdrive Crapped Out
Well, lately I’ve been getting error messages trying to burn CD’s from iTunes and even in my Disk Utility. “Failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.” and the like. Now I admit my Powermac isn’t a spring chicken anymore but I have certainly not abused her. So this evening I took the drive assembly out and took the superdrive apart, I mean really apart. Grabbed the 91% Alcohol solvent from a local drugstore and began hand cleaning the laser. This proved to work, sort of. I was able to burn an album in iTunes but wasn’t able to get the Ubuntu Linux dist iso to burn (for a Linux project to toss on Dexter*). I suppose I will have to try to snag another drive or resort to an external solution, I wonder how much those are going for now, it’s gotta do the DVD’s too, maybe Dual Layer is the way to go this time, Tiger supports it!
*Dexter is my Blue & White Yosemite G3
I did end up slapping in a Memorex Dual-Layer DVD-RW, this thing rocks!
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5 December 2006
Invigorated
I have become charged to get back to work on the web. I had lost the lust and passion for design for a year or so, just doing what I could to stay current — and that’s it. Now I’m back in the saddle and ready to get everything going again. Good thing too, with a host of work to do and projects in the works I really need to hit the ground running.
Sometimes you can get in the way of yourself and cause more issues than you think by pushing.
So for those of you out there reading this right now, if you’ve ever lost that “Spark”, and wandered away from what you really enjoyed doing, sometimes a break is all that you need. When I was working out on a regular basis my buddy Tony told me that if I ever felt like I was not into the workout that day, I should just leave the gym. This makes sense when you consider that something you enjoy doing all of a sudden seems like a lot of work, you’ll not jump back into it for a while and lose track of your goal.
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4 December 2006
Work, Holiday and Such
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted, I’ve been working on a new layout for the site and running into issues with IE fixed positioning. I usually forget about IE but I’m trying to be good to my wayward PC using crowds, if only IE was outlawed and Firefox would reign supreme. At any rate, new stuff I’m playing with design-wise and just trying to get through this holiday cheer without any scrapes and scratches. Things are going really good on the home front, the wife and kids are happy, I in turn am quite happy too! Went out last night with an old friend and roommate, it was his first time meeting my wife, we all had a good time people watching. And I worked the Rams game today, that was a disappointment to say the least… At any rate, take care all!
