Monthly Archives: June 2006

MacOS X 10.4.6 – wget

Posted on June 18, 2006 by kevin

Well my MacBook Pro arrived. Couldn’t find a binary version of wget for MacOSX 10.4.6 so decided to build it for myself. wget makes easy work of downloading HTTP/FTP items. I needed this to grab some of the certs when … Continue reading →

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Gmail POP SSL certs for Symbian / Nokia phones

Posted on June 18, 2006 by kevin

Connecting to Gmail’s POP (POPS) server always caused a certificate warning on my Nokia E61 Symbian based phone. The solution is to add Google’s Gmail root SSL certificate to the phone. First check the SSL cert that gmail is advertising. … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro getting closer…

Posted on June 6, 2006 by kevin

Date/Time Activity Location Details Jun 7, 2006   2:18 AM Int’l shipment release   INDIANAPOLIS, IN    Jun 6, 2006   2:02 PM Departed FedEx location   ANCHORAGE, AK       12:48 PM Arrived at FedEx location   ANCHORAGE, AK      … Continue reading →

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World Cup starting to heat up

Posted on June 5, 2006 by kevin

A quick check of the Technorati top searches reveals World Cup News is starting to heat up in the blogosphere. Less than a week away from the first games and we can already see a steady increase in the *noise*. … Continue reading →

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Time to switch? – Thinkpad vs. MacBook Pro – Part IV

Posted on June 5, 2006 by kevin

The wait is over. I’ve decided to order my MacBook Pro. See the details below. Lenovo decided to drop Linux as a focus for the Thinkpad line. The lack of a well supported Linux/Unix distro further adds reason to move … Continue reading →

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