It all started back when… actually, I don’t know when it started. But I’ve been in the figurative market for good programming fonts for a while now. Here’s the story. Continue Reading »
This great post defines Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, and hypothesizes what Web 3.0 will be. In short: Continue Reading »
I’m posting this so that others don’t have to endure the frustration I just did searching for a solution.
The Problem:
tar -cvzf output_file.tgz input_dir
This includes .DS_Store files and resource forks (files beginning with ._).
The Solution:
Apparently there is an environment variable that tricks OS X into not including these resource forks: COPY_EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTES_DISABLE. However, this was deprecated in Leopard. The new solution is COPYFILE_DISABLE. The .DS_Store files can be excluded with tar’s --exclude option. Here are the final commands:
export COPYFILE_DISABLE=true
tar -cvz --exclude="*DS_Store" -f output_file.tgz input_dir
I hope I save people trouble. 
Somehow, writing this escaped me, as I got involved in other projects. Regardless, I was waiting downtown at the Apple store at 6:00 for the Leopard release. Continue Reading »
First of all, Leopard has been officially scheduled for release on October 26th. That’s right, next Friday. I’m going to be at a local Apple store waiting in line for a Family Pack and a free Leopard T-shirt. But that’s not all… Continue Reading »
I sent the following through Apple’s feedback form and by email to Steve. Maybe they’ll finally get the picture. Maybe I’m just dreaming. Continue Reading »
As you may have known, Apple today announced the refreshing of its full iPod product line. This included new colors for the iPod shuffle, a redesigned Nano, the renaming of the old iPod, and the introduction of a new touchscreen Wi-Fi–enabled iPod. Also announced were iPhone price cuts, an iTunes wireless store, and a partnership with Starbucks.
Update: Apple has now posted the keynote for your viewing pleasure.
Both iPod shuffle and iPod nano are available in (PRODUCT)RED versions. Continue Reading »
The iPhone, Apple’s revolutionary new cell phone–photo album–iPod–web browser–email–Google maps–YouTube–kitchen sink, which you have probably heard enough about in the past few weeks to last you a lifetime of geekiness, has finally been released. Hundreds of thousands of lucky customers were quick enough to obtain one of these spectacular devices.
I got one. Yes, you heard right. I snagged an iPhone on the first day of their release, June 29, 2007. Do I love it? Yeah! Is it perfect? No way! It’s a first-gen device. Those are never perfect. Furthermore, it’s one with incredibly high expectations, and it met most of them, but not all.
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Well, I’ve finally done it. After weeks of work, it’s here. The new bandes-storch.net. Redesigned from the ground up, bandes-storch.net now features a slick new design, Flash portfolio, Google AJAX search, and, of course, a blog. And boy, did it need it. The old design has been around since I was about nine. Expect occasional additions to the portfolio, and (hopefully) frequent blog posts. That’s all for now. Enjoy the new site!