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The MacBeep Pause

Published by Bruce on July 15, 2009 in Rant. 10 responses

Potential buyers of Apple's new (June 2009) MacBook Pro should be cautious about specifying a configure-to-order faster and larger hard drive 'upgrade'. The drive supplied by Apple, a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 (model number ST9500420ASG) appears to be operating improperly, with some users experiencing random pauses in disk activity associated with disturbing clicks and beeps. Apple are telling some of us that their top-of-the-line laptop is supposed to lock up frequently, and that the beep is normal too (so I guess my previous Macs were all defective as they lacked such 'features').
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iBox now at version 2

Published by Bruce on March 12, 2008 in Quicklinks. 3 responses

A customised version of iBox is used extensively on bioneural.net (e.g. the Flickr photocast here) and iBegin have just released version 2. This free JavaScript lets you display automatically scaling images, external documents, or embedded containers in an overlay dialog without needing to reload the page. iBox has gained some weight since v1.2.1 (2006) but remains compact compared to other Lightbox-alike solutions and just as simple to use, now boasting wider browser support and new plug-in capabilities (e.g. for embedding YouTube videos). In most cases it degrades gracefully when JavaScript is disabled (it won't display hidden inline containers; JavaScript is required to play YouTube videos).

Argentine Iguazu

Published by Bruce on December 23, 2007 in Travel. 0 responses

As noted, we were recently in Brazil. We also crossed into Argentina for a day, in order to view the Iguazu Falls from their side of the Rio Iguazu. The falls are probably the single most impressive natural phenomenon we've seen.
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Dashcode is easy, Web Clips easier

Published by Bruce on December 22, 2007 in Mac. 0 responses

Dashcode comes on the Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) installation DVD. It's a tool for creating widgets (mini-applications made with HTML, CSS, images, and JavaScript) specifically for the OS X Dashboard. Apple did a great job in making Dashcode the epitome of simple so that non-programmers can create basic custom widgets with ease. And if installing Developer Tools isn't your thing, you can still create your own widgets using Web Clips.
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Back in Britain

Published by Bruce + Simone on October 24, 2007 in Project Koru. 4 responses

Our year abroad started in China and finished in Australia. In between we spent most of our time living and working in Wellington, the City at the Heart of the Edge of the World and the capital of New Zealand. Having written our last post from New Zealand we've now returned to our previous address in Chesterfield (near Sheffield, in the Midlands) where we've found that some things have changed, and some things never change. For all intents and purposes Project Koru has run its course, although we would like to think the essence of our experience will endure.
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YouTube health videos

Published by Bruce on January 17, 2007 in Informatics. 0 responses

As reported by the BBC, a general practice in Wales has begun using YouTube to distribute health information videos. The Builth and Llanwrtyd Medical Practice has thus far uploaded videos relating to inhaler technique and spacer devices in respiratory disease, having a smear, and blood sugar testing in diabetes.
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