Posts filed under “mac”

Shared memory fix for PostgreSQL Mac installation

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EnterpriseDB have kindly created a one-click installer for PostgreSQL, but unfortunately it doesn't work out-of-the-box, at least not on my MacBook Pro. The problem is down to the amount of shared memory that is configured in OS X; by default it is 4Mb, and PostgreSQL requires 32Mb: The error message suggests looking at the README [...]

Installing Subversion 1.5 on Mac OS X

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My current project at Yahoo! is using a Subversion repository for version control, as opposed to the usual CVS (thankfully). Unfortunately, it turns out that the svn client installed on Mac OS X Leopard up to and including 10.5.6, is 1.4 whereas the "best" release is 1.5. It's very simple to get the newer 1.5 [...]

GoboLinux proves that AmigaOS was ahead of its time

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GoboLinux is described as "an alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy". Not particularly snappy, but the concept behind it is very clean and simple: there is no need for package management, because every program resides in its own directory. This is a great concept because it means you don't get libraries scattered [...]

Synchronize iCal with Yahoo! Calendar

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Update 26th October 2011: Are you receiving a "502" error from iCal? Please see my more recent post iCal 502 error when syncing with Yahoo! Calendar for more details. The new beta of Yahoo! Calendar now supports the CalDAV protocol, meaning that sharing and synchronizing with desktop calendaring applications is possible. iCal has supported CalDAV [...]

New BBEdit Search and Replace Window

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One of the new features of BBEdit 9 is the new Find/Replace Window, shown below: It's been simplified a lot since the last version, but the really big change is that it is now a modeless window. This means that the Find/Replace window can be left open whilst still allowing interaction with document windows. Initially, [...]

EyeTV Hybrid for sale

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I've just put my Elgato EyeTV Hybrid on eBay since I rarely use it these days... check it out if you fancy a bargain - no reserve EyeTV Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner for Mac on eBay, also TV Cards, Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 12-Oct-08 21:02:02 BST)

Useless Mac Applications #2 : Adobe Reader

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A classic example of an application that started off performing a simple, useful task (i.e. displaying PDF documents) and has grown to an overly complex, slow, hulking beast of an application. I got scared off by the 251Mb disk space the installer claims that it needs: I'll stick to Apple's Preview.app, thanks. Useless Mac Applications [...]