Data Connectors Tech-Security Conference- June 24, 2008 I spent part of last Wednesday at the Boston Tech-Security Conference, held at lovely UMass Boston. Getting me there was a triumph of email marketing by hosts Data Connectors, as I hadn't heard of this series and couldn't really find any 3rd party accounts on the web. That, and it was free. Since I'm newly ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/24/data-connectors-tech-security-conference/ This Saturday: Grassroots Use of Technology Conference- June 23, 2008 On my agenda this weekend is the '08 edition of the Grassroots Use of Technology conference, happening up in Lowell. I was a volunteer at the conference back in '04 and '05, but I've been out of town for the last couple. This year I'll be wearing my IT Manager hat &38; looking to pick people's ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/23/this-saturday-grassroots-use-of-technology-... Sending server-side emails from FileMaker via PHP- June 12, 2008 Some context -- my new gig features a big 'ol FileMaker installation, which has a number of automated maintenance routines. Some of those routines send emails, through a convoluted process involving FileMaker calling a GUI MUA (e.g. Mail.app). There are a number of practical problems with this, such as the requirement of another computer running, ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/12/sending-server-side-emails-from-filemaker-v... latest rsync looking good for OS X metadata- June 10, 2008 As regular readers saw earlier, I've been casting about trying to find an open source backup solution that handles OS X metadata reliably. Having been disappointed by rdiff-backup, I've turned by eyes to the similar rsnapshot project, which uses the venerable rsync. Since macports includes the latest version of rsync, 3.0.2, I gave it a ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/10/latest-rsync-looking-good-for-os-x-metadata... rdiff-backup 1.1.15 better with OS X metadata, but still room for improvement- June 9, 2008 I've finally had the chance to repeat my test of the rdiff-backup-devel package from MacPorts, using the same steps as I used for the stable package. The results are better but not fantastic: $ .bbouncer verify -d VolumesSrc Volumesrdifftest Verifying: basic-permissions ... ok Verifying: ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/09/rdiff-backup-1115-better-with-os-x-metadata... the stable rdiff-backup is not looking so hot for metadata on OS X- June 6, 2008 Preamble: after a bunch of research, rdiff-backup looked like a good open source solution for OS X backup. And it's in macports! Wrinkle: after getting further into my current backup project, I've become more aware of the difficulty of getting all of the various forms of OS X metadata backed up. Some research revealed the tool ...http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/06/the-stable-rdiff-backup-is-not-looking-so-h... Deceitful Mints- June 5, 2008 Unfortunately my camera phone is too lame to pick out the small print on the back of the box, but it includes -- wait for it -- "Mints made in Canada". Oh, the disappointment.http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/05/deceitful-mints/ |