Thursday, March 29, 2012

In case you find this old blog

Send me an email at ben at chapman dash leff dot com and I'll get back in touch with you. I'm also sprinkled around the web as benjamin dot chapman and similar. You can also look for me on google plus or fb. You can also call me at work at 404 727 6948 if you're really chomping at the bit to get in touch with me.

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Monday, November 30, 2009

Blog has moved

Dear visitor,

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Friday, January 09, 2009

Good Eats: The Porter

We ate dinner tonight at the Porter in Little Five Points. It was great! I had the Reuben and more Dale's Pale Ale than I should have. Really excellent food - and a beer list that goes on for days.

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Cross-platform Screen sharing tool: Yuuguu

I'm continuing to look for a good easy-to-use cross-platform screen-sharing package. So far, we've tried Yugma and Yuuguu - Yuuguu seems to be slightly easier to set up, with a less intrusive interface.

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Friday, December 05, 2008

Quicksilver guide ...

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Encrypting data stored on USB key

Interesting approach to encrypting USB keys. The device is $70 for a 1GB key. It self-destructs if you fail to get the password in 10 tries. It offers at least basic functionality on Mac, Windows, Linux - the Windows version is the best-supported, of course.

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Fix mac line-endings in VIM

If you've accidentally saved a CSV file with Mac (CR-only) line-endings, you can open the file on the mac in Vim and enter the following bit of magic:

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

3G Wireless for corporate/school use

I'm looking at netbooks for a couple of different uses and ran across Dell's AT&T promotion . Basically, they are suggesting that you would spend approximately $60 per month for always available 3G broadband. One could compare this to a the "tethered" blackberry option from Verizon - we've already got unlimited data. Using the BB as a USB modem only ads $15 per month, IIRC.

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Friday, November 07, 2008

Basic Distance Education Bundle

I visited my brother recently. He's a distance education teacher, teaching a variety of high school classes in several different high schools. Here's his set-up, all arranged on his desk:

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