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Wikipedia as Unix man page
Lately, I’m finding an unanticipated (but not entirely surprising) use of Wikipedia as richer extended versions of Unix man pages. Who needs man man when you have Manual page (Unix)? I came to this conclusion when I was looking at the wget man page in my terminal last night and I kept having [...]
What to do when sending an SMS makes your Treo 650 reboot
Aside from a post about a certain college sports team’s legal troubles, the most popular post on this blog is consistently “Making built-in Contacts app the default on a Treo 650 with Goodlink.”
I’ve run into another semi-persistent problem that required a bit of research, so I’ll post a solution here. Every now and then, [...]
Laptop power on planes: observations, tips, and lessons
Before I get into some recent experiences getting laptop power on planes (both failed and successful ones), I wanted to give a plug for seatguru.com. If you want to know which seats are most comfortable on a plane (with detailed commentary on specific seats), whether or not power is available at the seats, etc. [...]
Email inbox management in a new job (or how I learned to stop worrying and love 5100+ messages)
My blog has been fairly silent over the past several days because in addition to my usual job, I’m spending a lot of time getting things organized. In the past two years, I’ve had a lot going on in both my personal and professional lives, and it was time to take a breath and [...]
Unix cal command: a key part of my calendaring solution
I noticed both Tim Bray and John Roberts‘ recent ruminations on the perfect calendar solution, and while I don’t have the answer, in thinking about it I realized that I have a quirky calendar-related habit that has stuck with me for over a decade, throughout all my own various experiments with Palm Desktop, Outlook, iCal, [...]
Quick review: Plantronics MX150 Headset for Treo 650
A while back, I asked for recommendations for a Bluetooth headset for the Treo 650 and the consensus from that post and other conversations was to get a wired headset. I happened to be near a Best Buy last night, so I decided to drop in and grab one that looked like [...]
Making built-in Contacts app the default on a Treo 650 with GoodLink
(if you don’t have a Treo 650 with GoodLink software installed, you probably want to skip this post entirely)
When I left InfoWorld recently, I got a very nice send-off and an utterly amazing cake, but as much as I wish the company-issued Treo 650 I had grown to love (after some serious hate) could have [...]