URL Shortening Services have been springing up all over the place since Twitter’s continued rise in popularity. The ability to use less characters to link to any webpage isn’t limited to short messaging platforms like SMS and Twitter. I’ve seen plenty of technical presentations include them to aid those taking notes not having to write… Continue reading SUDS – Short URL Discovery Service
Month: September 2010
Importing AVCHD movies to iMovie
At first, it appears that the AVCHD movie files that certain cameras use are difficult to import into iMovie without some sort of conversion software. Ignore all that, you can do it all with Disk Utility and your Mac without spending a dime/penny/whatever your local unit of currency is. Start Applications->Utilities->Disk Utility up. Click ‘New… Continue reading Importing AVCHD movies to iMovie
Invoking remote executables with Powershell
The Powershell Invoke-Command script is very powerful for automating the deployment of software built in a Continuous Integration process. However, I just ran into a bit of new syntax when trying to invoke an executable on the remote box when specifying arguments.
How to be one step ahead of UK Roadworks
Elgin is a UK government website that lists any roadworks currently underway or planned for the near-future. It’s custom-search option allows you to hand-draw an area and create an email or RSS notification; allowing you to be one step ahead on your commute!