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Launching WriteDaily: A Tool to Build a Daily Writing Habit with Data-Driven Insights
I'm building WriteDaily, a web-based tool that combines a distraction-free writing environment with a 750-word daily target and rich analytics. The goal: make daily writing measurable, motivating, and insightful. Here's the vision, the tech stack, and why I think writers need better data about their own process.
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SSH
I recently had trouble when my SSH auto-it took a while to figure out what was wrong. I've made some notes for posterity. It turned out to be SSH not being happy with the directory/file ownership and permission on both the target and client. ##...
Read morePinterest pins fails to stick
[Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/simeonp/ 'Pinterest') is a fantastic way to discover content, styles, products and ideas. As such, it's crucial that websites make it as simple as possible for their content to be 'pinned' on Pinterest. Sadly, it...
Read moreMacOS reports incorrect disk usage
If you're MacOS disk usage is being reported incorrectly then you've probably got caught by a Time Machine feature introduced in Apple MacOS 10.7. This typically happens where your free disk space erodes over time or when you delete some files and...
Read moreCarbon Copy Cloner MacOS - micro review
Carbon Copy Cloner - micro review [Carbon Copy Cloner](http://www.bombich.com/) a.k.a. _CCC_ is a donation-ware disk duplication application for Apple Mac MacOS. I recently used the app to successfully move my data from a HDD to an SDD and...
Read moreResurrecting a Synology DiskStation
I walked into a minefield of problems when attempting to connect back to my Synology DS210j after a regular firmware update. The approved desktop application **DSAssistant** was used to upload and apply the firmware but something just went wrong....
Read moreInstalling Jenkins as Continuous Integration builder on Windows
While most of my work is Mac/Unix based some of my business work is built on VB.NET/ASP.NET inside a Windows development. While striving for more robust, predictable code I chose to implement a Continuous Integration (CI) system. I had already used...
Read moreSetting up MacOS for Web Development
_(I will be maintaining this Post with my current setup steps as time moves on)_ I've been using MacOS for Web Development for a while now, initially on a Mac Mini, then migrating to a MacBook Pro and on to a MacBook Air. I thought it was a good...
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Day One.app Disk Inventory X.app Dropbox.app Skype.app Day-O.app Flux.app Hazel KeyRemap4 MacBook MenuMeters Transmission.app Twitter.app Perian VLC.app HandBrake.app Flip4Mac Google Chrome.app CodeKit.app DiffMerge.app MAMP...
Read moreGame Development Post Production - SHU GSPM S2W2
Below is a link to the presentation I gave at _Sheffield Hallam University_ for the [BSc (Honours) Games Software Development](http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/720/ 'BSc (Honours) Games Software Development') module _Game Software Project...
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