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Feb 26, 2013
Connecting to the built-in Mac VNC server from a Windows machine
A little-known fact about Mac versions 10.4 (Tiger) and over, is that they come with a built-in VNC server. This feature is included in a couple of the “Sharing” options and can be accessed with ...
Oct 12, 2010
Update: Fast path switching between projects
Yesterday I overheard a couple co-workers talking about this cool script they found for quickly switching between development projects.  Turns out they were talking about my old post so I thought I’d share the latest ...
Aug 3, 2010
Packaging your Java application for the Mac
The Mac has some nice tools to turn your jar file into a first class Mac application. This is most useful if the application has a GUI interface; Swing, SWT, etc. There are three parts ...
Jan 4, 2010
Exactly how is your development environment configured?
Along with Grails we are seeing a resurgence of the shell and the command line. And if there is anything experienced unix users hate, it’s asking a newbie how their environment is configured and getting ...
Dec 29, 2009
Fast path switching between projects
I just finished some mods to the script I use when switching from one project to another.  The script makes it really fast and easy to try different versions of things that are wired into ...
Nov 23, 2009
Mac OS X Development Hurdles
The Mac is popular, there’s no doubt about it. So after years of development with Windows and Linux, I finally got the chance to develop with a new MacBook Pro Snow Leopard. Although things have ...
Short Tips for Creating Mobile Web Content
As smart mobile phones such as the iPhone or the Palm Pre offer a better Web-browsing experience, it becomes easier to offer access to enterprise Web applications from these devices. This article includes a few tips for creating mobile-facing content, including dealing with default scaling issues. ...