On 9/11/01 8:40 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>> Have you tried doing a cvs checkout from apache over ssh on OS X?
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>> Sure - works like a champ. I am on vacation with the iBook and doing
>> Velocity work with it. I have had no problems with any action.
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> Must be something on my side :(
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>>> bash (had to install this immediately)
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>> Yes, I am pining for that. I assume you just grabbed sources and built?
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> Yep. Worked a charm. Was a bit painful to set it up for my user to use
> bash by default. But eventually I got it sorted. Also takes a bit of pain
> to get access to the root user.
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>>> JavaBrowser (comes with it. can be useful)
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>> Hm. I need to find that.
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> Ah, comes with the developers CD which you don't get if you order direct
> from Apple (what is with that?). A friend of mine burnt me a copy, I can
> possibly get a .dmg file online for you.
Yes. I have it. I just found it - looks good. I downloaded the usual API
docs from sun, so I keep those local as well.
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>>> OmniGraffle (very nice tiny diagram drawer. full version 110 usd)
>>> Space (dock for virtual desktops)
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>> Really? I have been really wishing for this. Where can I find it?
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> Open up IE. Click on the OS X link. Bottom right hand corner talks about
> programs. I think there's a tab for this section too. Anyway, tons of
> stuff on there, look at the Dock section.
Thanks. I'll find that.
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>>> SlashDock (shows MacSlash and Slashdot headlines)
>>>
>>> Nothing else has seemed useful enough to fit augment my day to day
>>> usage. A nice external wireless/optical logitech mouse is a nice to have.
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>> One thing I bought and found extremely worth it is a powersupply from
>> Madsonline (http://www.madsonline.com/). It is really small compared to
>> that flying saucer thing, so it's great to travel with.
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> Definitely sounds interesting. Carrying that thing around is a pain.
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> Alternative browsers, Mozilla and Opera both fail to be as good as they
> are on linux. Omniweb is a nice one. 30 dollars or so, but is very highly
> rated. www.omnigroup.com
I don't mind paying if good. Wasn't there another called 'taxi' or 'cab' or
something?
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> You can also get a [EMAIL PROTECTED] email address from apple for free, plus a
> chunk of disk space. They've made this really easy for the consumer user,
> so might be worth getting it setup. They call it iDisk and iTools.
I did set that up. Seems pretty cool. I used it a bit before I left (I
only had the box less than a week before I left, and there is no bndwth
here...
geir
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