Comments for razorwind.org http://razorwind.org The breath of a thousand cuts Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Mac CLI Hacks by Howard http://razorwind.org/?p=350&cpage=1#comment-47464 Howard Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:58:43 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=350#comment-47464 Sadly QS is getting a little old and broken down, particularly on snow leopard. On SL setting prefs or configuring triggers can be frustrating. I haven't updated the manual for the issues. The google user group has some info. The preferences part of the manual needs a rewrite to clean up the language but that's mostly done for the main part. Just stick to the basic plugins and only add new ones as you need them. Butler and LaunchBar have improved but I haven't used them so can't compare them. Google Search Box's progress is slow and doesn't have triggers yet. The point of my comment above. You can active QS with control space, type to bring up your script in the first pane and choose the run action the in the second and hit return to run that command. That's the easy way to run anything via QS (launching apps or files). For stuff you do all the time, create a trigger, that is a global key binding that you can hit at any time to run the command. Sadly QS is getting a little old and broken down, particularly on snow leopard. On SL setting prefs or configuring triggers can be frustrating. I haven’t updated the manual for the issues. The google user group has some info. The preferences part of the manual needs a rewrite to clean up the language but that’s mostly done for the main part. Just stick to the basic plugins and only add new ones as you need them.

Butler and LaunchBar have improved but I haven’t used them so can’t compare them. Google Search Box’s progress is slow and doesn’t have triggers yet.

The point of my comment above. You can active QS with control space, type to bring up your script in the first pane and choose the run action the in the second and hit return to run that command. That’s the easy way to run anything via QS (launching apps or files). For stuff you do all the time, create a trigger, that is a global key binding that you can hit at any time to run the command.

]]> Comment on Mac CLI Hacks by Dan http://razorwind.org/?p=350&cpage=1#comment-47463 Dan Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:26:18 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=350#comment-47463 I am one of those sad cases who <em>knows</em> that Quicksilver holds an incredible reserve of power under its skin, but never really learned anything beyond Control-Space as a shortcut to launching applications. If only someone, anyone, had taken the time to write a comprehensive Quicksilver manual! (Ahem. Queueing up a printout of the PDF now. The irony of this is that I was actually looking for <a href="http://hmelman.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Castro's Favorite Color</a>, to see what other goodies I might learn from you, and found that the first Google hit for "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=howard+melman+mac" rel="nofollow">howard melman mac</a>" was something subtly yet gratifyingly different.) I am one of those sad cases who knows that Quicksilver holds an incredible reserve of power under its skin, but never really learned anything beyond Control-Space as a shortcut to launching applications.

If only someone, anyone, had taken the time to write a comprehensive Quicksilver manual!

(Ahem. Queueing up a printout of the PDF now. The irony of this is that I was actually looking for Castro’s Favorite Color, to see what other goodies I might learn from you, and found that the first Google hit for “howard melman mac” was something subtly yet gratifyingly different.)

]]> Comment on Mac CLI Hacks by Howard http://razorwind.org/?p=350&cpage=1#comment-47461 Howard Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:12:34 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=350#comment-47461 I'd create a quicksilver trigger to run the script with a keystroke. I also just show extensions for all files (Finder Preferences). I’d create a quicksilver trigger to run the script with a keystroke.

I also just show extensions for all files (Finder Preferences).

]]> Comment on Mac CLI Hacks by Dan http://razorwind.org/?p=350&cpage=1#comment-47459 Dan Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:19:13 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=350#comment-47459 Um, holy crap. You've just tipped me off to three immensely useful things (Menu Extras, Eject, and the Command-drag trick) in as many lines. Thanks, Josh! I'm now off to play around with the other items in Menu Extras. Incidentally, it's great to hear from you, irrespective of the cool and handy info. How are you? We should catch up. A quick look at Twilight Edge suggests that you may have a few eye-opening things to tell me about Arduinos, too. Um, holy crap. You’ve just tipped me off to three immensely useful things (Menu Extras, Eject, and the Command-drag trick) in as many lines. Thanks, Josh!

I’m now off to play around with the other items in Menu Extras.

Incidentally, it’s great to hear from you, irrespective of the cool and handy info. How are you? We should catch up. A quick look at Twilight Edge suggests that you may have a few eye-opening things to tell me about Arduinos, too.

]]> Comment on Mac CLI Hacks by Josh http://razorwind.org/?p=350&cpage=1#comment-47457 Josh Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:15:19 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=350#comment-47457 OS X has a built-in Eject menubar widget that also opens & closes drive doors - double-click the following file to enable it: /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Eject.menu (Command+drag the icon to change its menubar position or to remove it) OS X has a built-in Eject menubar widget that also opens & closes drive doors – double-click the following file to enable it:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Eject.menu

(Command+drag the icon to change its menubar position or to remove it)

]]> Comment on Backhanded Gratitude by bbz http://razorwind.org/?p=320&cpage=1#comment-46710 bbz Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:13:49 +0000 http://razorwind.org/?p=320#comment-46710 it's amazing you still have readers! how did i even get here? it’s amazing you still have readers! how did i even get here?

]]> Comment on Cargo-Cult Security by Johnm http://razorwind.org/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-43024 Johnm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:01:36 +0000 http://www.razorwind.org/?p=45#comment-43024 Hmm, now why were you carrying a knife around? You sound like trouble. I think they just make those signs with every conceivable "pointy object" included so if someone later does turn out to be a pain in the butt, they have cause to prosecute. If you'll notice, many of the laws that are passed are wildly overbroad (when their scope is compared against their stated purpose), and yet the prosecutor's groups still support them. Same thing here I'd imagine. It's not that they want to arrest everyone that the law, or the sign, targets, its that they want the discretion to do so. Make everyone guilty so that when they decide to act, they know they can convict. After all, they know who the bad guys are, right? BTW, I always found it funny that in my state you can carry around a fully automatic weapon legally (provided you paid your ATF tax), a handgun concealed, but under no circumstances can you have a pocketknife with 2'' or greater blade in your pocket. Even if you have a concealed carry permit, your not trusted with a swiss army knife in your jeans. Never knew my grandpa was a criminal till I read that law. Hmm, now why were you carrying a knife around? You sound like trouble.

I think they just make those signs with every conceivable “pointy object” included so if someone later does turn out to be a pain in the butt, they have cause to prosecute. If you’ll notice, many of the laws that are passed are wildly overbroad (when their scope is compared against their stated purpose), and yet the prosecutor’s groups still support them. Same thing here I’d imagine. It’s not that they want to arrest everyone that the law, or the sign, targets, its that they want the discretion to do so. Make everyone guilty so that when they decide to act, they know they can convict. After all, they know who the bad guys are, right?

BTW, I always found it funny that in my state you can carry around a fully automatic weapon legally (provided you paid your ATF tax), a handgun concealed, but under no circumstances can you have a pocketknife with 2” or greater blade in your pocket. Even if you have a concealed carry permit, your not trusted with a swiss army knife in your jeans.

Never knew my grandpa was a criminal till I read that law.

]]> Comment on Home Again, Well Ahead Of The Schedule by Avi http://razorwind.org/?p=314&cpage=1#comment-41718 Avi Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:39:39 +0000 http://www.razorwind.org/?p=314#comment-41718 Dan, I ran across your blog while looking for information on Dr. Lifshutz, I was recently diagnosed with some cyst in my noggin and was referred to him. I had to go on reading, you are one funny guy and the blog was very engaging! I wish you the best, speedy recovery and a long long time at the right tail of the statistical curve. - Avi Dan,
I ran across your blog while looking for information on Dr. Lifshutz, I was recently diagnosed with some cyst in my noggin and was referred to him.

I had to go on reading, you are one funny guy and the blog was very engaging!

I wish you the best, speedy recovery and a long long time at the right tail of the statistical curve.

- Avi

]]> Comment on “Feels like a fire down below…” by Craig http://razorwind.org/?p=313&cpage=1#comment-39821 Craig Mon, 04 May 2009 18:21:57 +0000 http://www.razorwind.org/?p=313#comment-39821 "don’t be a self-absorbed little twit if you can help it." Or as Wil Wheaton likes to say, "don't be a dick". :-) http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/08/pax-ftw.html “don’t be a self-absorbed little twit if you can help it.” Or as Wil Wheaton likes to say, “don’t be a dick”. :-)

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/08/pax-ftw.html

]]> Comment on Over Hill and Under Hill by Dan http://razorwind.org/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-35079 Dan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:31:43 +0000 http://www.razorwind.org/?p=315#comment-35079 Three times in the theater. Another two times on Blu-ray. Plus my mom and I got to watch the world premiere of BURN•E on Pixar's campus at a special event. So, uh, yeah, I liked WALL•E just a bit. Three times in the theater. Another two times on Blu-ray. Plus my mom and I got to watch the world premiere of BURN•E on Pixar’s campus at a special event. So, uh, yeah, I liked WALL•E just a bit.

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