OSX 10.9 ‘Mavericks’ and ‘Spaces’
One of the more interesting changes in Mavericks is the way it now handles multiple screens and what was called “Spaces” (is it still even called that?)(yes, yes it is). Previously if I had a second...
View ArticleThe Mail.App in OSX 10.9 is buggy and awful
The Apple Mail.app in Mavericks is a terrible step backwards. Smart mailboxes behave flakily – I’ve got one that’s called “All unread” (it’s rule is simply “message is unread”) and it said that there...
View ArticleMore about Mail in Mavericks
Well, that’s been nothing but a huge disappointment. It’s confirmed that Mail.app and Gmail in Mavericks don’t get along. Mail behaves absolutely abominably with the non-standard IMAP of Gmail. I’ve...
View ArticleHow to explain backend changes that support undelivered features
My current work environment is in a cost-pressured large national transport enterprise with a familiar internationally-recognised brand name. We have to build a lot of systems that model many...
View ArticleScalability of self-service employee review enterprise integration
generic employee review [employee name] is excellent at scalable self service in adapting customer experience deliverables. He/she anticipates all competitive advantage adaptations in changing market...
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Some code I wrote – a plugin that’s useful to you if you write Pandoc with Sublime Text. It’s on github but you really want to install it via Sublime Text’s Package Control plugin.
View ArticlePython, XML, and databases
People who read this blog regularly (all two of you) might know that my day job involves lots of “enterprise” level technology such as Java, JEE, Spring, heavy duty messaging systems, and Webservices,...
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Google Chrome Notification Icon – how to get rid of it on OSX
If you use Chrome on MAC OS X you may recently have noticed a really annoying “bell” icon that has appeared in the menu bar, which also had the super-annoying property of not obeying the usual rules...
View ArticleFibre to the node – hahahahahah
My house, which was on the pre-Coalition 3 year NBN roll out, but was afterward nuked by the LNP when they won, currently has an issue with the copper that runs from the footpath to the house itself....
View ArticleTask-orientated email
I just don’t get it. I mean, I get it, but I don’t get it. I’m old school email. This article recommends the mail client Mailbox. Note it’s only criteria for not using Mailbox is if you have an email...
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