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Special for [Matt][1]. Here’s an idea about how to implement some sort of smart publishing for [Squib][2]. Here’s the tricky part. Before sending a command to the publisher to upload a file, check the online status of the user. On [OS X][3] or Unix you can send the command `ifconfig -u | grep ‘ active’…
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The [AACS][] annual meeting was pretty good. Lots of good speakers and a few new ideas and hints to try. Nice to see lots of good people that I only get to catch up with a couple of times a year. Really early flight out, 7:30 am EST but I’m on PST. Had to leave…
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The net access here at Disney World is a bit strange. You pay for a 24 hour block but they must have some sort of automatic logout if you’re idle. ‘Cause you have to open up a browser window and get logged back in. Also, they hijack all outgoing on port 25 and reroute to…
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I’m off to Orlando this week for the annual [American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery][aacs] meeting. It should be a good time, unfortunately my wife and kids won’t be joining me. My loss, and theirs. [aacs]:http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org
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> If you travel, or use your laptop at wireless hot spots, you’ve probably discovered that even though you can read your .Mac email using Apple Mail, many of these providers block access to SMTP, forcing you to send your messag… > [MacOSXHints](http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060113084246213&lsrc=osxh) Basically if you’re at a public hot spot that blocks SMTP on…
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Well that about sums up the argument of one of my *Plastic Surgery* colleagues as to why he won’t let me in on a [study protocol][1] in which I am already an investigator for the company. Well now all I have to do is create an identical study for IRB approval, PITA, redundant, and stupid.…