Memonic extension patched for Google Chrome

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in Javascript hacks 3 weeks, 2 days ago

The symptom is pretty simple: you click the 'Memonic' extension icon and nothing happens. This patch aims to fix this behavior.

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Productive Ambient Noise: beyond white noise

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in opinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Need some work ambiance that's not just pure white noise? 
The web delivers!

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Blocking freeloader ISP's IP block

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in business 4 months, 2 weeks ago

So, it appears that some ISPs are definitely into freeloading. Well, if you asked them, on an seemingly unrelated topic, I am sure that they would tell you how they are actually the good guys and Google, etc. are the freeloaders (the old "content providers" should pay for part of our infrastructure argument)

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SublimeText as a minimal IDE for Scala

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Well, the Coursera "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" class was a success. Both Tom Chappell and I really enjoyed it. However, I've never much liked Eclipse as an IDE. Here is how I am using Sublime Text 2 instead.

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It's Journler...Again!

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in Uncategorized 8 months ago

It's Journler...Again!

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Second Life for Enterprise: Yup, it died

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in opinion social 1 year, 2 months ago

How Bad Was Second Life Enterprise?

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Install Parallel Tools in Arch/Chakra Linux

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in linux 1 year, 3 months ago

As niche posts go, I think this one may take the cake since it is about my experience installing Parallel 7's tools in a Chakra Linux guest (of the venerable Arch family)

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DEVONthink: MarkDown to Viewer

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in software osx hacks 1 year, 4 months ago

Like many other DEVONthink users, I have started to feel regret that MarkDown is not natively supported.
Now, a piece of good news is that, as long as you edit a plain-text document in DT, you are, in effect, editing a potential MarkDown document.
In the past, it was possible to open a DT document in an application such as the excellent Marked.app. But it is not any longer. I totally understand the author's argument: as a pure viewer, it feels wrong for an application to register as an editor.

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Bad SEO: today, picking on strategiesreferencement.com

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in opinion business 1 year, 4 months ago

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Delicious4Shelves

Posted by: Chris Ravenscroft in software osx Android 1 year, 4 months ago

I like things neatly organized. I absolutely hate the idea that I could buy a book I already own. So, it's not surprise that, as a Mac user, I trust Delicious Library to keep tracks of my books, DVS and video games.
As an Android user, I also like that Shelves even exists. After all, it is mostly when I am walking the aisles of Barnes & Noble that I am the most susceptible to wonder whether I already own a given book -- although Amazon may eventually lure me away from that experience -- and if that information is only available on my Mac happily waiting for my return back home, it's not very helpful to me. Therefore, Shelves is my saviour.

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