http://holyarmy.org/benjamin I have to have a tagline? Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:46:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cheesy post titles aside... I just discovered the very simple but incredibly useful RESTClient at: http://code.google.com/p/rest-client/ . It's a simple Java GUI app for testing out one's REST services. You can choose your: URL, HTTP method, add any custom headers, add a body for PUT/POST, set auth info, SSL info, and do ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2010/01/have-fun-resting/ I'm taking time away from adding spit and polish to the exciting Here, File File project to say WOO HOO! The whole team (Adam, Buck, and I) are psyched! A few days ago we found out Here, File File is a finalist in the AppsFire Apps Star Awards. And today, The Unofficial ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/12/here-file-file-nears-release/ I've used the unix filesystem search utility find for many years. Though, like most things, until forced to learn its deeper secrets, I generally get by with only the most basic knowledge. One of the cool things about find is that you can specify a search and then execute an action ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/11/killing-find-errors/ I have an older G4 Mac Mini I use for testing the Mac app I'm working on (Here, File File F.K.A. Welcome to Your Mac. It's just nice to have a machine that I can test both 10.4 and 10.5 as well as PowerPC compatibility. Yesterday I needed to do some ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/11/resetting-forgotten-os-x-105-user%c2%a0password/ Since upgrading to OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), I've been frustrated by Terminal's focus follows mouse behavior. I typically like such behavior but it's broken as of 10.6. I would frequently CMD-Tab to switch to a different application and start typing only to wonder why my keyboard was not working, ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/10/fixing-snow-leopards-broken-focus-follows-mouse-terminal-behavior/ There's one standard document on HOWTO get Network Connect working on Ubuntu Linux. It's mad scientist's doc: http://mad-scientist.us/juniper.html . However, there are a few things not covered. I'll assume that you've followed mad scientist's excellent guide before going any further. Issue #1: 64-bit Ubuntu By default, when you install java on your 64-bit ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/06/vpn-on-ubuntu-linux-with-juniper-network-connect/ I recently purchased a Mac Mini to be my home media computer. I plan to blog more about that later. For now, the only tricky thing about using a Mini has been using my TV for a monitor. There's a lot of noise on the web (or Google at least) when ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/06/mac-mini-dvi-hdmi-on-lcd-hdtv/ I discovered J.D.'s Get Rich Slowly personal finance blog a few months ago and have read it off and on since then. Today I noticed he had a link to an excellent slideshow resource provided by Dave Ramsey. So, go watch how you and I can both Drive Free and Retire Rich. http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/04/drive-free-retire-rich/ My company is amazing. In preparation for the launch of our new product, some of the team got together to launch a rocket. After all, NASA uses Jive, so why shouldn't we use rockets? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RThcPOmVC9o[/youtube] There was one dude on site who managed to catch this awesome snapshot! [caption id="attachment_387" align="aligncenter" width="266" caption="Jive ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/03/jive-launches-sbs-and-a-rocket/ I'm just posting a simple tip today. I was wanting to play around with the very cool SASS meta-language using Compass. The language and tool are implemented in Ruby, which is pre-installed on OS X, but as I discovered, I needed a newer version of RubyGems. I had already known I needed ... http://holyarmy.org/benjamin/2009/03/updating-rubygems-on-mac-os-x-105-leopard/