build_hd_index
I came across a process running on my iMac at home tonight that was consuming a fair chunk of RAM, and a consistent 40-50% of my CPU while accessing each and every hard drive I have hooked up. The process in question is called build_hd_index and is part of Apple’s built in Remote Management software […]
WebKit Nightly Update Script
This is a repost of a much older post that was lost when I transitioned from Moveable Type 3 to 4. I personally like using WebKit nightlies as my main browser as it’s more or less Safari with a better, faster, and much more current rendering engine underneath it. That and the gold logo looks […]
iPhone After Two Months
After seeing D’arcy’s post today I felt the motivation to get off my butt and finish my iPhone review / showcase of my increasingly cluttered screens. First my screen setup followed up by short reviews of each application. My first screen is my main screen which I reserve for applications I use most or are […]
GitHub
In order to make it easier to access the crap code I make in the various posts I’ve created a git repository on GitHub. You can access it at http://github.com/Chealion/chealion. I leave it as an exercise to the reader on how they should install git and if necessary access said information. At present the only […]
Interesting Twitter Tidbits of the Week
These are just a couple little tidbits I’ve posted on Twitter over the past week that deserve to be posted on the blog so I can find them using Google later. If I have something to say that is really short I use Twitter. Figured out why the iTunes backups are so much speedier. They’re […]
Opening/Copying Locked DVDs
At work we sometimes receive DVDs that we need footage off of that are locked. They will play back fine in DVD Player but we don’t want it for playback. The resulting DVD images are always titled SONATA_VOLUME and are created by a stand alone Sony DVD Recorder. In order to copy the VIDEO_TS file […]
The Case to Remove Twinkle
Today I removed Twinkle from my iPhone and given that it has sit on my front screen since launch day I feel a review of Twinkle and it’s subsequent banishment are worth expounding upon. For those who don’t know Twinkle is a program available for the iPhone created by Tapulous. The program is both a […]