How to make Mac OS X Finder sort like Windows
Posted on September 15, 2009, under Uncategorized.
1- open terminal
2- paste this into it:
sudo vi /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
3- type in your password
4- type ‘a’ (this will allow you to edit the file)
5- edit so line 7 looks like this:
“Folder” = ” Folder”; (add a space before Folder inside the quotes.)
6- Press escape
7- type ‘:w’ to write
8-type ‘:q’ to quit
Then go to Apple>Force Quit
and click Finder then click Relaunch.
It should work now…
Vote for SlideSix in Best of RIA! OR ELSE!
Posted on September 1, 2009, under ColdFusion.
Click the link and vote for SlideSix if you care about ANYTHING IN LIFE!
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/pq/237
Losi Speed-T Ball Diff Conversion / Aluminum Diff Gears – A solution? We think so!
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Hobbies, Radio Controlled.
Hello again!
This is part 2 of finding a solution to the Losi Speed-T horribly made gear differential.
If you aren’t familiar with my previous post I outlined a common problem with the Losi Speed-T locker differential in the transmissions where the main diff gear strips or eats the center spokes of the gear due to high-end torque that the brushless motor produces.
None the less… for a solution… possibly?
Last night was the first night running the brand new Losi Speed-T for a full battery discharge and the thing is blazing now.
The Losi Speed-T is basically an XXX-T tranny except with a gear diff / locker pads. You have the option to purchase the Carbide Differential Balls and the Diff Grease to make it a ball differential.
After much research we realized that the ball differential would most likely still melt/destroy the diff gear just due to the nature of the vehicle and it’s brushless power. So we decided to purchase a Robison Racing Hardened Aluminum Diff Gear and Idler Gear to replace the existing plastic gears inside the gear box. Let me say, plastic gears DO NOT belong in a brushless motor powered gear box. PERIOD. With a combination of the ball differential conversion and the metal gears we think we finally have a pretty solid Speed-T transmission. Due to the vehicles suspension it’s definitely runs different than say the “Rustler VXL” which does uncontrollable wheelies constantly. The Speed-T still hugs the ground and is definitely street ready even with a ball diff.
The one thing that is still pending in our head is why doesn’t 1 wheel spin the opposite as the other wheel since it’s a ball diff? Possibly gearing differences? Maybe we’re doing something wrong? The car is running but we’re not sure if it’s running the way it should in a ball diff conversion.
Here are the aluminum tranny gears we upgraded to: (Tower Hobbies Pricing)
LXXGM3 Robinson Racing Hard Steel Idler Gear XXX/SPD T 1 $12.99 (Purchase)
LXXGM1 Robinson Racing Hard Aluminum Diff Gear XXXT 1 $16.29 (Purchase)
 Robinson Racing Idler Gear (RRP9402) |
 Robinson Racing Diff Gear (RRP9400) |
Here are the carbide balls and diff grease from Losi:
Losi Diff Lube TEAM LOSI – LOSA3065 – $3.31
Losi Carbide Balls 3/32 – LOSA6951 – $10.78
Reference / Pricing / Purchasing:
http://www.losipartshouse.com/servlet/the-21175/LOSA3065-Losi-Diff-Lube/Detail
 Losi Carbide Balls 3/32 (LOSA6951) |
 Losi Diff Lube (LOSA 3065) |
We’ll keep you posted on the progress of things to see if we find out more about certain tweaks we can make to improve the performance of the vehicle and it’s stamina! Any comments are always welcomed!
-jfr
Subversion… see the light!
Posted on July 27, 2009, under Uncategorized.
PHP announced on July 16th that they completed the migration from CVS to Subversion – the open source version control system that is taking developer worlds by storm.
It seems like everyone is making the switch. What SVN offers above other version control solutions is an unbeatable open source community with the strength to do great releases in very short amounts of time.
When I first discovered Subversion I almost thought it was too good to be true. I had “seen the light” as they say. I’ve tried several different version control solutions but all of them either were too proprietary or had too little functionality for the cost.
Maybe I’ll add more to this entry later but for now – I just wanted to give Subversion some praise!
If you don’t use subversion or have NO IDEA what I’m talking about… please visit http://subversion.tigris.org/ and download it today.
Other useful tools are Tortoise SVN for Windows which can be downloaded here: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
A great SVN server to install for free that will quickly get you up and running is Visual SVN that can be downloaded here: http://www.visualsvn.com/server/
You can also go with a fantastic HOSTED solution for SVN by visiting http://unfuddle.com/.
Losi Speed-T Locked Differential Gear Issues Stripping
Posted on July 24, 2009, under Hobbies, Radio Controlled.
Hello!
It’s been quite a long time since I’ve posted on this blog but figure I’ll jump back in with my new R/C ventures.
My buddy just purchased a Losi Speed-T Brushless 1/10th truck. The car is setup for street driving from the factory and is also geared for it.
The truth is though – that the diff gear from the factory is not really capable of staying intact with that high of torque and strips out usually within 10-15 minutes.
There are a couple of options to help prevent this from happening.
You can do a Ball Diff conversion kit which requires several parts which I will list at the end of this blog entry or you can simple go with a 17T Pinion Gear / 88T Spur to help and leave the locked diff in place.
The benefits to the locked diff is it’s capability to keep control at higher speeds but is not the greatest if you plan to do any off-roading. The ball diff is also known as “DT” or Desert Truck Diff is designed for off-road and dirt races.
Here is a picture of what commonly happens to the diff gear on the Speed-T:
Ancestor / Descendent T-SQL
Posted on June 11, 2009, under Uncategorized.
I’m not sure if this information would be useful to anyone… but I’m finding it useful so check it out.
Xbox 360 Arcade Model and Gears of War 2 disc read errors
Posted on January 27, 2009, under Railo 3, Uncategorized.
I have searched far and wide and have now resorted to posting to GetSatisfaction.
Checkout this post if you’re having problems with this same thing please post your situation:
Testing from my new iphone
Test test test 
New iPhone WiMAX due out late 2009?
Well I just heard at this conference Apple announced that the iPhone WiMAX is expected to be released sometime late 2009. This type of technology will revolutionize the way iPhone users access iTunes and other less G3 accessible services.
Imagine mobile speeds faster than your broadband home internet… well get ready because it’s on the way!
To the right is a pre-production test version of the device. I’m unsure if this is it’s final appearance – I’m sure it will have a different appearance by release.
I’ll keep you posted!