aaron

How to back up Dropbox automatically – daily, weekly, monthly snapshots

Dropbox is great. Most of the time. It’s great when I need to easily share files with people while working on a project together. It keeps files in sync between multiple computers, and is the only solution I’ve found so far which works seamlessly and instantaneously. If you don’t already use it, I highly recommend it. Dropbox - Online file backup and sharing I’ve recently been...

aaron

Notes on my preferred IDE: Aptana Studio

I haven’t used Dreamweaver since 2002 and don’t regret it for a minute. On the other hand, I’ve been struggling to find a good IDE for PHP/HTML/Javascript development for a very long time. Komodo on OSX is pretty good, and allows for editing files directly from an SFTP server. That combined with command-line Subversion was my preferred environment for a long time. In the last year or two I’ve...

aaron

Mapping wifi access points in Portland

I’ve been logging GPS data for about a year and a half. I use an app on my Windows Mobile phone to log the GPS data, and my phone has a wifi antenna that stays in the “off” position most of the time. I met with @donpdonp the other day and he introduced me to the geomena.org project. I realized it should be possible to log access points along with my existing GPS logging. It was easy to...

aaron

An exciting month for Google

A recap of all the things Google has announced in this first week of December. The big ones are Google Goggles, new versions of Chrome, and real time searching, but they’ve also launched some less flashy things like a dictionary and public DNS service. Augmented reality becomes a ... reality Google Goggles Favorite Places and QR Codes Google Chrome for Mac and Linux Google Chrome Extensions Real...

aaron

So this is New York

The Apartment I flew in to New York from Pittsburgh in the middle of the day. The public transportation system was relatively easy to figure out thanks to Google Maps, so I got on the train to Manhattan! I found my way to Al’s apartment a few blocks from Columbus Circle. I stayed here for a week Rent there is insanely expensive. It is a one-bedroom with a kitchen that was basically stuck along the...