Category Archives: Hacking

MCE Controller 1.7 Released – Now Supports RS-232

December 19, 2012
Geeky Stuff, Hacking, Home Automation, MCE Controller
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By popular demand (shocking, I know), MCE Controller now supports RS-232 in addition to TCP/IP connections. This means that you can now control any Windows PC via the serial port. MCE Controller is an open source application I built for …Continue reading →

Doing git Dev on Two Machines

September 18, 2012
Hacking
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I prefer coding on my workstation (30” + 24” LCDs, fast, great chair, etc…).  But sometimes want to hack on my laptop (an MBA) when I’m out and about. Here’s my workflow. I am posting this for two reasons: It’s …Continue reading →

Update: Coping with the OSS command line on Windows

March 25, 2012
Hacking
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A few weeks ago I wrote about Coping with the OSS command line on Windows. In that post, I argued that the Mac is far better for dealing with the current crop of OSS development technologies that rely on the …Continue reading →

Coping with the OSS command line on Windows

February 1, 2012
Geeky Stuff, Hacking
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Long time (23 years?) Windows user here. I’m not leaving Windows anytime soon, for a variety of reasons. But I do have a Macbook Air. Parallels lets me run the best apps, whether they are Mac apps or Windows apps, …Continue reading →