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There are a quite a few ways to backup DVD’s and other images using the GUI. This one produces an identical digital image, including the boot camp partitions on a Snow Leopard DVD, of which I was making a backup copy. Simple method to copy a data CD or DVD:
/dev/disk2s3 is the device location df returned for my DVD drive My international technical assignments often call for agility, fast response and high tech connectivity. Actually I just travel for family visits a few times a year. =) But still! I turn to a kit of mobile gizmos that are a must for every road warrior geek.
What am I missing? The PHP gallery application used on my previous Web site, is now available as a WordPress extension plugin! UnGallery dynamically imports a directory tree of images and embeds them into a WordPress Page. The name describes the goal to stay out of your way and publish photos with no administration. This approach allows your powerful administration tools like FTP, SCP, automation scripts or image editors to directly manage the content being published. Changes are automatically seen in WordPress. There are no web forms to select files for upload. There is no importing or modifications to the database. The gallery files are accessed remotely by WordPress and remain accessible and manageable, outside the WordPress environment. If you’ve ever had to reorganize where your photos are stored, remove a few from a large set, or edit the red-eye of a dozen noticed after uploading, you know how inconvenient it is to return to the gallery management UI to update everything. With UnGallery, all these add/remove/edit changes you make to your library are automatically rolled into the WordPress UnGallery view on the next browser load. Features:
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The iPhone’s limited support for even basic animation and motion, especially online has been a challenge for years. This is the one feature that seems a natural fit for a media based smart phone. I’d grown dependent on these feature before migrating off my Blackberry PDA. As a driver both on Austin’s streets and golf courses, I rely on doppler radar to monitor weather. It helps me avoid heavy rain, dangerous lightning, flash flooding, etc. My car feels the same about Texas’ Spring hail season. Unless you are a professional meteorologist, the single most useful datum regarding the threat of an inbound storm is the most recent doppler radar, in motion. There are a lot of 99¢ radar-in-motion apps on the App Store and some of them worked fine for me. But they mostly receive poor reviews, are often buggy and none are free. Also, the clearest, most useful images I’ve found are from KVUE’s weather site. The handy animated gif files published there are a simple way to track the direction of storms, but not with an iPhone. Enter iPhoneInMotion.com, where I’ll animate useful content that is not available for the iPhone. Apple’s support for animated gif files, AVIs, mpegs, etc may be forthcoming, but until then, this can help keep you advised of your current weather activity.
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I recently worked with RED Method, a local user interface design firm located in Austin, Texas. RED works with companies like yours, from startups to the Fortune 50, expanding business opportunities by rapidly turning product ideas into market validated software applications. I helped RED deliver the strategic messaging and case studies for the launch of their sharp, new Web site. Check it out!
I also worked with RSH Garage Doors to launch their new Web site. RSH’s owner, Bobby Halliwill wanted a clear and elegant design to deliver the RSH message of service and value. He also had a business to run, so it was important he receive a turnkey solution including: hosting, domain name administration and content management. I worked with RSH to create and launch a new web site, on schedule.
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International Adapters: Laptops generally handle foreign power, so I’ve only ever needed the plug adapters and not the power adapters.
