Lingon Startup Folder Locations

###My Agents
~/Library/LaunchAgents

###Users Daemons
~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Users/*/Library/LaunchAgents
(for all users)

###Users Agents
~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Users/*/Library/LaunchAgents
(for all users)

###System Agents
/System/Library/LaunchAgents

System Daemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Lingon Startup Folder Locations

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AWS Newsletter – December 2012

AWS Newsletter – December 2012

AWS Newsletter
December 2012

Introducing Amazon Redshift
Sign up for an invitation to the limited preview of Amazon Redshift, a fast and powerful, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud. Redshift offers you fast query performance when analyzing virtually any size data set using the same SQL-based tools and business intelligence applications you use today. It is certified by Jaspersoft and MicroStrategy, with additional business intelligence tools coming soon.

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Google AdSense Newsletter – December 2012

Google AdSense Newsletter – December 2012

2013 is just around the corner, we’re taking a look back at another successful year with over 2 million AdSense publishers globally.

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LimeChat Tutorial

###Step 1: Download and install Limechat

If you don’t already have LimeChat installed, you can download it from the App Store or visit the LimeChat website to download and install the software

###Step 2: Create new server connection

When you open LimeChat the first time it starts a connection wizard. You can skip it and add a new connection from Server / Add Server… menu in the OS X status bar.

LimeChat Tutorial

Enter the following settings:

LimeChat Tutorial

###Step 3: Add a Channel

Channels are like chat rooms if you are used to AOL or Instant Message clients. You can add a channel using the menu bar -> Channel -> Add Channel

LimeChat Tutorial

Enter the information about the Channel you would like to add – really the only thing required is the channel name. Don’t enter a hash (#) sign before the Channel name.

LimeChat Tutorial

###Step 4: Connect

Connect to a the server, then connect to a channel. LimeChat should be able to connect and join channels automatically. If you’re not connected, right click on the server name and select Connect or select Server / Connect from the OS X status bar.

To join a channel manually, got to the Channels / Add Channel… menu in the OS X status bar. Available channels are listed on your dashboard.

###Step 5: Start chatting

LimeChat Tutorial

Now that you’ve connected you can start chatting! You can add multiple servers and channels and they will show up in the bottom right. Right click them for more options.

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Laravel ICNS

Download the Laravel Logo in ICNS format

Here is a preview:

Laravel ICNS

Download the icns file here

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End Of User Configuration. Here Be Dragons!

Recently noticed that the `paths.php` file included with Laravel has a nice Dragon in ASCII Art. Check it out:

End Of User Configuration. Here Be Dragons!

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How to add a POI set (ov2 file) to TomTom GPS

How to add a POI set (ov2 file) to TomTom GPS
This is how to add a new custom POI (Points of Interest) set, which you may have generated with one of these tools (these can help you create and manage POI sets)

POI Editor Software for Mac OS X and Windows

TYRE – use Google Earth to create POIs and itineraries with this tool. – http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php

POI Editor – POI Editor lets you create, view, edit and convert POI files. – http://www.poieditor.com/

PoiEdit – Save, load, convert and edit POI files with this free application – http://www.poiedit.com/

Globe Assistant – A one stop shop for applications running on Google Earth, maps, geo-coding, on-the-fly TomTom POI creation,  ‘Add to TomTom’buttons. – http://www.globeassistant.nl/

POIView for Mac OS X – PoiView is a application for editing TomTom Ov2 points of interest files. – http://www.samposoft.com/software/poiview.aspx

Installation of ov2 POI Sets onto Tom Tom GPS Devices

Here is how to put the new POI sets (ov2 files) onto your TomTom:

1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. Open Windows Explorer and your TomTom device will appear listed as a new drive letter, for example, G:. (Mac OS X Finder -> drive labeled “Internal” (most likely))
3. Drag and drop your ov2 file along with any bmp and ogg files into your map folder. This may be called, for example, “United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland” or “United States and Canada” or  depending on which map you have installed.
4. Safely disconnect your device from the computer (eject or safe hardware removal, etc.)
5. You can then use your device to view your new POI set and navigate to locations within it.

More info can be found in the TomTom site.

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Quicksilver Crash Reports Location

When Quicksilver crashes it gives some message like:

In order to help improve Quicksilver, please consider sending a crash report to the developers. Quicksilver will restart when this window closes.

To troubleshoot your problem, see the FAQ or alternatively report your issue on the issue tracker.

But when Quicksilver crashes it actually also provides a log of the crash. Per the source code file, `QSPaths.h`, you can see the path to the crash logs is set to:

~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

Below is the other default Quicksilver paths for error reporting, etc.:

#define pTriggerSettings QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Triggers.plist”, NO)
#define pCatalogSettings QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Catalog.plist”, NO)
#define pCatalogPresetsDebugLocation QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Presets.plist”, NO)
#define pMnemonicStorage QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Mnemonics.plist”, NO)
#define pCacheLocation QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Caches/”, NO)
#define pIndexLocation [@”~/Library/Caches/Quicksilver/Indexes/” stringByStandardizingPath]
#define pStateLocation [@”~/Library/Caches/Quicksilver/QuicksilverState.plist” stringByStandardizingPath]
#define pCrashReporterFolder [@”~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports” stringByStandardizingPath]
#define pShelfLocation QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”Shelves/”, NO)

#define psMainPlugInsLocation QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”PlugIns/”, NO)
#define psMainPlugInsToInstallLocation QSApplicationSupportSubPath(@”PlugIns/Incoming/”, NO)

#define kCheckUpdateURL @”http://qs0.qsapp.com/plugins/check.php”
#define kDownloadUpdateURL @”http://qs0.qsapp.com/plugins/download.php”
#define kPluginInfoURL @”http://qs0.qsapp.com/plugins/info.php”
#define kPluginDownloadURL @”http://qs0.qsapp.com/plugins/download.php”

#define kForumsURL @”http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver”
#define kBugsURL @”https://github.com/quicksilver/Quicksilver/issues”
#define kWebSiteURL @”http://qsapp.com/”
#define kHelpURL @”http://qsapp.com/wiki/”
#define kHelpSearchURL @”http://qsapp.com/w/index.php?title = Special:Search&search=%@&go=Go”

// URL to crash reporter server/script
#define kCrashReporterURL @”http://qs0.qsapp.com/crashreports/reporter.php”

// Wiki page detailing why we collect crash reports
#define kCrashReportsWikiURL @”http://qsapp.com/wiki/Crash_Reports”

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Google Apps Free – Signup

You don’t even need a credit card to try Google Apps. It’s free for up to 10 users – just fill out this quick form to create your account. Have bigger business needs? Get Google Apps for Business

Enter the domain name you would like to use with Google Apps

A domain name is your online business identity or online brand. It can be used to host your organization’s website (e.g. www.your_company.com) or email address (e.g. your_name@your_company.com).

That was the way you used to be able to sign up for Google Apps for Free. It lived at the address:

https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/standard/new3

Unfortunately, as of 12/7/2012 Google Apps is No Longer Free.

Here is what the signup screen used to look like:

Google Apps Free – Signup

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Google Apps No Longer Free

On Friday, Dec 7th, 2012 at 8:53 PM I received an e-mail from Google announcing they will no longer be allowing free signups for Google Apps.

Google Apps initially offered a “free tier” that allowed up to 50 users free per organization / domain. Then Google reduced that number to 10. Now there is no free tier. Here is the message from Google:

Google Apps No Longer Free

Hello from Google,

Here’s some important news about Google Apps—but don’t worry, there’s no need for you to take any action. We just want you to know that we’re making a change to the packages we offer.

Starting today, we’re no longer accepting new sign-ups for the free version of Google Apps (the version you’re currently using). Because you’re already a customer, this change has no impact on your service, and you can continue to use Google Apps for free.

Should you ever want to upgrade to Google Apps for Business, you’ll enjoy benefits such as 24/7 customer support, a 25 GB inbox, business controls, our 99.9% uptime guarantee, unlimited users and more for just $5 per user, per month.

You can learn more about this change in our Help Center or on the Enterprise Blog.

Thank you for using Google Apps.

Clay Bavor
Director, Google Apps

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