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Fixing character encoding problems with iWeb pages – In trying iWeb, I noticed that accented characters were displayed incorrectly. It seems the problem is that my web server (over which I have no control) is setting the encoding to Latin1, whereas iWeb pages are encoded in UTF-8. The fix is simple: in .htaccess, specify the correct encoding (tags: howto iweb utf-8 macosx )
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PocketModMac: MacOSX PocketMod Generator Via Print Dialog – A cool way of printing in PocketMod format from any MacOSX application (tags: pocketmod macosx tools productivity printing )
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Big Nerd Ranch Weblog PagePacker makes pocket-sized books – Little gem of an app to put anything into PocketMod format. Despite the warnings in the page, the downloadable version is not expired, and it works fine in Leopard. (tags: pocketmod productivity macosx tools howto )
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Call Me Fishmeal.: iPhone App Store: Let the Market Decide – Nice article about the Apple App Store, censorship of applications, and how Apple could solve most problems without resorting to censorship. (tags: apple interesting osx iphone appstore )
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El Tramo » Building Fancy DMG Images on Mac OS X – How to build fancy disk images (with background images ,etc.) on Mac OS X, plus some ways to automate the process from the command line (tags: macosx dmg image howto reference )
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Tim Dysinger Installing GIT on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard – Instructions for building git from source, a link to the pre-built git installer package, and (most valuable for me) a list of interesting configuration settings for git. (tags: git howto tutorial macosx tips programming )
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Complete the Cure: Watch Videos and Raise Money for Research to Cure Childhood Cancer – A simple way to contribute to childhood cancer research. Each video lasts ~30 seconds. (tags: none)
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John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd – Really well done video. (tags: none)
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Time & Attention Presentation: "Who Moved My Brain?" | 43 Folders – Very useful presentation about managing your time, reducing interruptions, and making better use of your brain. (tags: productivity gtd 43folders presentations )
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Edmodo – Microblogging For Education – Possibly useful Twitter-like platform with features specifically geared toward education, like groups, assignments and events. Longer review here: http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=403 (tags: networking education microblogging tools collaboration )
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