SQLite Studio Now Available
Update: SQLite Studio is now again called SQLVue and is available exclusively in the Mac App Store! SQLVue ($20) SQLVue Lite (Free) Many years ago, one of the first products that we started selling was called SQLVue. It was a database IDE for working with a variety of database engines. It was pretty popular, but we eventually stopped selling it for a variety of reasons. In the years since,...
Read MoreBook Recommendations
A few books I recently finished that I highly recommend: Getting Real Rework Both of these are by 37Signals. I had previously read Getting Real (you can read it free online). I liked its premise and decided I need a hard-copy to keep on my bookshelf. Rework is very similar to Getting Real (some of the short essays are almost exactly the same). But Rework is more focused on business topics and...
Read MoreSQLite Migrator 1.3.0 Now Available
Quick and easily migrate your data from any database to SQLite. Press Release SQLite Migrator Web Site
Read More2009 Year End Awards
A little late, but here are my 2nd annual “Best of the Year” awards. Best Movie: Star Trek I only saw two movies in the theatre in 2009: Star Trek and Transformers 2 (both in IMAX because I only see IMAX movies in the theatre nowadays). But I did watch lots of movies on DVD (I have Netflix). Out of all of these, my favorite movie of 2009 was Star Trek. I’ve always been a Star...
Read MoreiPad Musings
I don’t know if the iPad is something I’ll get, but it sure looks cool. I’ve already had two friends of mine, who are not computer-savvy at all, say they really want one! One friend just bought a netbook because she wanted a small, portable computer to do some light internet surfing, email and general writing. I tried to talk her into a Mac, but even used ones were more than...
Read MoreExpressCard SSD in MacBook Pro
I’m always looking for ways to get more speed out of my MacBook Pro. Last month, Mac OS X Hints published a hint about using an ExpressCard SSD in a MacBook Pro. Then early this month, Rob Griffiths of Macworld (and the Mac OS X Hints guy) posted both an article and video on how he bought and set one up with his MacBook Pro. The speed improvement seemed pretty impressive, so I ordered one...
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