Remote surveillance with Skype and Fring
Posted: November 24, 2009 Filed under: apps 2 Comments »
Fring just announced their client now support Skype video calls on symbian mobile phones.
If you have an always-on computer at home (and a webcam), you can set up a Skype client on an auto-answer and auto-video mode.
To check out what’s going at home, just initiate a Skype video call. Pretty neat!
How to make Growl notifications show up in your secondary monitor
Posted: November 10, 2009 Filed under: Random | Tags: growl, mac, tips Leave a comment »If you’re using Growl and have more than one monitor, here’s how to make the notifications appear on your secondary display:
- System Preferences->Growl
- Display Options
- Screen: 1 (or 2 or 3 etc…) – 0 is for your primary monitor.
Google Tasks as a desktop app
Posted: November 8, 2009 Filed under: apps Leave a comment »Here’s how to set up Google Tasks as a desktop app:
- Get Prism (pc) or Fluid (mac)
- Set up a new app using the following URL: https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas
- Get a fancy icon
If you’re using Android, download gTasks from the market.
Quebec Hike
Posted: October 12, 2009 Filed under: Random 1 Comment »I’m in Quebec right now, working and having a great time with my friends at Automattic. We went for a short hike today – here are some pictures from the trail:
Wall painting at the kindergarten
Posted: September 17, 2009 Filed under: Random Leave a comment »Spent the day at the kindergarten where my family is sponsoring after hours activities for kids from a rough neighborhood . We’ve repainted most of the outdoor equipment and helped Liron Ben-Arzi draw a huge wall painting:
Mika is sick OK!
Posted: September 15, 2009 Filed under: Random 6 Comments »
Mika, at the Vet
Mika is sick.
The Vet thinks she has Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, a condition where the body attacks its own red blood cells. She has trouble breathing and lost her (famous) appetite.
She’s on Prednisone, antibiotics and acid regulators.
Mika is with us for almost two years now. We’ve picked her up from a shelter where she stayed after being abandoned on the streets.
Update: She’s much better now 
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This blog is now running the latest trun…
Posted: September 13, 2009 Filed under: Random | Tags: server 1 Comment »This blog is now running the latest trunk using SVN
$ svn co http://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk
More about this on the WordPress.org Codex
Getting Automattic!
Posted: April 5, 2009 Filed under: other | Tags: Automattic, WordPress 7 Comments »For the past few weeks I’ve had the chance to get to know a wonderful company and an amazing team, which I’m really excited to join. So, with a blink to my previous job (thanks Blink), I’m truly happy to write that today is my first official day as an Automattician!
Add pictures to your contacts in Gmail and Outlook
Posted: February 11, 2009 Filed under: Random Leave a comment »A few tools to add pictures to your contacts in Gmail and Outlook
- From Gravatar to Gmail: Arikfr’s Gravatars to Google Contacts Importer
- From Facebook to Gmail: GoogleFacebookSync
- From Facebook to Outlook: OutSync
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