Using SAS University Edition in batch mode
I hate SAS slightly less now that I can run it from the command line. What? Continue reading
Blogging with GitBook
Continued adventures in creating a workable blogging toolchain. Continue reading
2013 iMac USB audio “fixed”
I avoid a choice between kernel panics and gaming in silence, using a small amount of money. Continue reading
Syncing data between two macs
Wherein I bang my head against two computers simultaneously. Continue reading
Custom Bordered UIButtonBarItems
I cleverly use math to draw custom bordered items in iOS toolbar. Continue reading
Why Jinja and Hyde don’t go together
One of many attempts at having a blogging workflow that works. Continue reading
Cyrus IMAP dies with “User defined signal 1” on Leopard Server
Once in a while, the only right thing to do is to always run a critical server process under gdb. Continue reading
Converting an STL vector iterator to a raw pointer
This is why I have an entire talk on things I hate about STL. Continue reading
Smooth animation in your Dock icon
How to draw a custom animated overlay on an application Dock icon in OS X. Continue reading
Make your certificates readable by the web server user
This message brought to you by hours I wasted debugging an cryptic Apache-SSL error. Continue reading
Mailman fails to deliver mail after a restart on Mac OS X 10.3 Server
I don’t always use Mailman. But when I do, I make sure that its lock file is cleared on reboot. Continue reading
How to create a multihomed certificate with OpenSSL
Multihomed SSL certificates are just barely more useful than painful. Continue reading
A comparison of QuickTime and CoreGraphics image scaling
I try to get decent scaled images from CoreGraphics, and resort to using QuickTime APIs instead. Continue reading
Data sharing on Mac OS
Sharing data between processes in OS X has many rabbit holes. You are welcome. Continue reading
My love/hate relationship with STL
Slides about my most and least favorites parts of the C++ Standard Template Library. Continue reading
C++ and STL presentations
A series of talks about C++ and its Standard Template Library. Continue reading
Space aliens ate my HFS headers
My file system eats itself, and I fix it with a hex editor. Continue reading
Hierarchical distributed repositories in CVS
Before distributed version control was a thing, I got a Master’s degree by badly bolting it onto CVS. Continue reading
Disk First Aid Doubler
Rewind to the 90s, then fast-forward through the startup disk check on Mac OS 9. Continue reading
DockStrip
MacHack 2000 winning entry: Add dock magnification effect to Mac OS 9 Control Strip. Continue reading
asciiMac
MacHack 1998 winning entry: Turn your entire screen into ASCII art live. Continue reading