Dafacto

The personal website of Matt Henderson.

Weblog Management with ecto

Recently I've moved from the NetNewsWire RSS news reader (on the MacOS X platform) to PulpFiction (PF) — a new application from Freshly Squeezed Software. Since PF doesn't include a weblog editor

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The Realities of Buying Property in Spain

At the beginning of March, 2004, my wife and I were contacted by a real estate agent here in Spain, notifying us of a studio apartment that had just come on the market. They told us that the

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LaunchBar 4 Beta

LaunchBar 4 Beta has been released, and it's awesome. Here are some neat things you can do (and for all of these, the text [activate] means typing [command][space] to activate LaunchBar):

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Eat a NutriGrain!

Credit to Rands for this one: Eat a NutriGrain bar and... FEEL GREAT!!!

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Back from Vacation

I'm back home now from a two-week vacation, visiting family in the US. Had a great trip, and only wish it could have lasted longer than two weeks. I'm still recovering from jet-lag, and hope to get

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Rule Numero Uno

Rule Numero Uno is, "Never Send An Email When Upset." Doing so results in a high likelihood of putting one's foot in one's mouth -- which is what I did this morning.

Apple Europe has an IT problem

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The Common Cold

I've got a cold. A bad one. I'm congested beyond belief. I'd say this one's the worst ever. (At least the worst I can remember.)

I've consulted with lots of friends on both sides of the pond, and

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The Thermos

Just had a birthday yesterday (30-something) and my parents sent me as a gift an aluminum Nissan Thermos. It holds 33 cl. of liquid, which, I think, is about 11 oz. It's funny, because this sort of

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Getting your Résumé (CV) Read

Here is an article I've been meaning to write for a long time. Glad Joel did it for me. :-) If you're planning to apply for a job (anywhere), be sure to read about Getting Your Résume (CV) Read.

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Reality

I think it was in a Steven Covey book where I read the statement that reality, for us as human beings, is usually distorted through personal biases with which we view the world.

My 12" Powerbook G4

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