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Quicksilver Lov’n

Posted by Jordan on May 1st, 2008

I was writing an email to a friend when I realized that I’d written most of a blog post I’ve been meaning to do for a while right into the email.  So in the spirit of eliminating the fowl with stones deux, here’s a quick summary of the many reasons I love Quicksilver.  If some [...]

My life lately

Posted by Jordan on December 29th, 2007

I’ve got a lot to talk about. We’ve moved cities, I changed jobs, and Jodie does something new, cute, and amazing nearly every day.
So I’m going to talk about pens instead.
In theory, I’m going to get back on a roll and start updating the blog with all the other topics as well, but if [...]

How Not to protect your webapp

Posted by Jordan on November 19th, 2007

Skip this post right now if you’re not interested in details interesting only to web application security geeks.  Don’t complain, I warned you.There’s a lot of wrong ways you can try to secure a web application while still allowing content from users.   It’s a surprisingly difficult thing to do, and any time a non-security [...]

Burn a large iMovie archive

Posted by Jordan on November 6th, 2007

Macs are a lot of fun. Everybody gets to pretend they know how to edit a movie or write a song. Of course, no amount of cool toys will make my movies or songs come out better, but that’s a separate issue. Anyway, today I had need to burn a 14gb iMovie [...]

Quick and Dirty Leopard Upgrade Guide

Posted by Jordan on October 31st, 2007

I mostly got it right, but there were a few gotchas that bit me as I upgraded to Leopard from Tiger.  I always do a clean install instead of an upgrade since it helps clear out the cruft that builds up on my machine.  Anyway, here’s a few of the more important steps in the [...]