Monthly Archives: April 2008

Blog Comment Design

I updated my blog comments from the Hemingway default to a more iconic design. A post about blog comments that I saw a few weeks ago inspired me to use the “big number” idea for my own comments. I also enabled Gravatars and have highlighted my own comments when I make them. I have posted … (Continue reading →)


Yahoo! Weather Feeds With Python

Download the weather script from GitHub. UPDATE: Chris Lasher updated my script. It now utilizes optparse and docstrings. Some of the options have been changed, too, and I have licensed the code under a by-nc-sa CC license. I have updated this post to reflect these changes. Thanks, Chris! I believe that everyone likes to know … (Continue reading →)


Blogwatch

A couple of my friends have blogs, too. Jason Emerick is currently working on an RTM app for the Blackberry, and has some interesting ideas for future projects. He also likes hockey. Ben Hilburn finally got himself a domain and has started a blog. Keep a look out for some Linux love and some anecdote … (Continue reading →)


One Year

It’s been one year. I will always remember.


Geek Tool Redux

I last wrote about GeekTool when I had an iTunes script and some process management output on my desktop. I have a few new scripts that I’ll highlight here. tail -25 /var/log/system.log The first script displays the last 25 lines of the system log. In Mac OS X 10.5, the system log rolls over at … (Continue reading →)