Shell Aliases
There's a discussion going on at NSLog(); containing tips about shell aliases. I keep going back, so I thought I'd add it to my blog.
iPhoto Library Manager
User's of Apple's iPhoto software will notice that the responsiveness of the application is a function of the number of images (or size) of the photo Library. Once my Library contained over 1000
Happy Birthday Lance!
Lance Nicolas Henderson, born May 19, 2003 at 4:45 p.m. 3.8 kg and 52 cm. Mother, sister, Lance and daddy all doing great!

Cnet Article about the Apple Music Service
As mentioned on Macintouch, a Cnet column titled "Steve Jobs's Half Note", Evan Hansen writes that the iTunes Music Store's innovation falls far short of the ideal for an online music distribution
Test Driven Development
Interesting article about test-driven development based on an interview with one of my preferred software development authors, Martin Fowler.
World’s Worst Banking Website
bbrown discovered what must be the world's worst looking bank website. Check out the breathing blob.
Music Encoding Options
Over on Macintouch, there's a lot of discussion ongoing about music encoding -- Which is better AAC or MP3? What bit rate is required for sufficient quality? How does the LAME encoder compare to the
Málaga Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Tonight was the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) championship in Malaga, Spain, in which three BJJ academies competed, Málaga, Marbella (where I train) and Granada. The good news (sorta), I finished
Goodbye VersionTracker
Goodbye VersionTracker, Hello MacUpdate!

Given the atrocious visual design of the VersionTracker.com website, coupled with the arrogant attitude of their staff towards the user comments on the new
ddclient for DynDNS.org
We use the DynDNS.org service for DNS management of some of our hosts behind non-fixed-IP ADSL connections, and had (until now) used the MacOS X-based DNSUpdate client. This client proved a bit too