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Pownce Community Wiki / API Documentation
Documentation for Pownce’s new public API
(tags: pownce api development)

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “links for 2007-10-30″, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/30/links-for-2007-10-30/” });

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As you’ve probably heard, Leopard’s Time Machine won’t work with a disk connected to an Airport Extreme base station. However, there’s a very simple work around.
Connect the drive directly to your Mac and tell Time Machine to use that drive. Disconnect the drive and connect it to your Airport Extreme Base Station. Connect to the [...]

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Via Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire:
The Hill reports that at the Florida Democratic Convention this weekend, several prominent state Dems took the stage to criticize the national party’s decision to strip the state of its delegates for violating party rules when choosing a primary date. Sen. Ben Nelson lamented that it may severely hurt the [...]

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The only major problem I had with Leopard is that it won’t see my Brother HL-1440 laser printer, which is connected to my Linux box and shared via CUPS (which I had reported as a bug).
It turns out that Leopard only uses Bonjour to discover shared printers by default. However, CUPS browsing can be easily [...]

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I’m now running the final version of Leopard on my MacBook Pro. I had been running various developer builds on my iMac since WWDC, but I never installed it on my MacBook Pro since this is my main personal and work system.
After doing a full backup to an external drive and verifying that I could [...]

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A lot happened today. The floors are finished, all of the cabinets are mounted, most of the appliances are in, and the ceiling light is up. The guys had someone come over and measure for the granite or quartz countertops. The kitchen is now mostly usable (except for the lack of a sink). Besides the [...]

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Apple - Education - Bel Aire Elementary School
For Ailing Student iChat Means ‘iCan’
(tags: Apple technology)

MacJournals News : The despicable MacFixIt
The more afraid MacFixIt makes you of installing new software, the more often you’ll check the site—and either view the ads or upgrade to a paid subscription—to see if it’s “safe” to install yet. If you [...]

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They finished putting in the cabinets and put down the tile. The floor & walls are uneven, so they spent several hours just getting everything level.

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Kitchen renovation day 9″, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/25/kitchen-renovation-day-9/” });

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Two years ago today we got hit by Hurricane Wilma. Although Hurricane Katrina got more press, Wilma was the bigger disaster for south Florida. I lost power early in the morning and was without power for 10 days. Almost the entire county lost power when many power lines and substations were damaged.
We had a cookout [...]

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The guys made a lot of progress today. The microwave oven and most of the cabinets are in. The stove is in place but not connected, along with the bottom cabinets on that side. The wall is uneven, so they need to fix it before they install those cabinets.

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Via nancies.org: Weeks of rumors broke into the press today with the New York Times reporting that Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” will be distributed by ATO Records. The band made waves recently by selling the release online on a name-your-price basis, rather than surrendering ownership or distribution to a label. Dave Matthews and Coran Capshaw’s [...]

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The guys finished painting, picked up the kitchen cabinets, and started installing them. One of them fixed my doorbell, which hasn’t worked since I’ve lived here. A piece was stuck and it took less than a minute to fix.

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Day 7: Kitchen Cabinets!”, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/23/day-7-kitchen-cabinets/” });

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I’ve avoided writing about politics because I’m just too angry & bitter. I don’t share the euphoria about a predicted Democratic win. Nothing is assured until the election is over, and even if the Democrats win, nothing will change.
Much as I dislike the Bush administration and how they raped this country, the Democrats are no [...]

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All of the mess, noise, and confusion is taking its toll on the cats, especially Midnight. Cody spends most of the day outside, so it doesn’t bother him as much.
Midnight hides most of the day and occasionally shows his face when he wants to eat or use the litterbox. Somehow he managed to get out [...]

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The guys did more electrical work, closed up the walls where they could, applied textured surfacing to the walls & ceiling, and picked up the stove. They’re making lots of progress - if everything goes according to schedule, the cabinets & floor should be in by the end of the week and the washing machine [...]

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Nintendo Software Development Support Group Home Page
Apply to become a Wii developer here, and get developer info & support.
(tags: game development wii)

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “links for 2007-10-22″, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/22/links-for-2007-10-22/” });

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Download fonts | dafont.com
A great collection of free & shareware fonts.
(tags: design free fonts typography)

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “links for 2007-10-21″, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/21/links-for-2007-10-21/” });

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The guys took out the old tile today, sprayed the ceiling, closed up the walls (except for places they still needed to access pipes), and prepared the supports for the cabinets. They’re taking tomorrow off and will finish the plumbing work Monday & get ready to put in the cabinets.

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Mac OS X: Prepare Your Mac for Leopard
Tips for cleaning up your Mac before you install Leopard
(tags: macosx Leopard tips)

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “links for 2007-10-20″, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/20/links-for-2007-10-20/” });

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I hadn’t heard Arcade Fire until I saw this item at MetaFilter. I always like big eclectic bands featuring an accordion & violin, so of course I fell for them right away. I bought Funeral & Neon Bible from eMusic and I’ve been listening them for the last few days.
SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Arcade Fire”, url: “http://mcdevzone.com/2007/10/19/arcade-fire/” [...]

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