The Unofficial Tank Girl Guide to Sysadminning

   10:42:58 PM

There has been a long running thread on MacNN about using a Powerbook as an MP3 player. Personally, I want to use my Powerbook as a car jukebox, so the following is a solution that has worked for me.

You'll need the following:

• iTunes/Snood Speakeasy Script
• iTunes
• Applescript
• Speakable Items
• Snood, which will keep you Powerbook awake when you close the lid
• external Microphone

You can find the instructions here

The latest thing I have been playing with is Apple's Speakable Items Technology. While quite fun, it didn't actually seem very useful at first. That was until I started writing some applescript to work with Internet Explorer.

Turns out that IE is quite scriptable, and as a bonus it can also execute any javascript you put in. As a result I've come up with the following commads that can be used with IE and Speakable Items.

• back and forward
• next window and previous windows
• print
• reload
• scroll down scroll up
• exit explorer
You can find more information on the Software Page   3:36:10 AM

Microsoft Free Fridays

Add this apache module to your web server, and tell all those IE users where to go. Every Friday, this little patch will deny any requests by Internet Explorer. Possibly causing the user to try a browser by another company. Gasp.

Apparently drempt up by Dave Winer, this little stab at all of Bill's minions is likely to add to the confusion and dissappointment many users experience when surfing the net, considering IE makes up about 80% of the browser market, but it is a novel idea.

You can find the script here    2:37:34 AM