Mac

OS X cron log

Surprisingly, I could not find a log on my Snow Leopard system that showed what cron was doing. I know that Apple is big on launchd (which is on my list of things to learn about someday), but I'm a Unix guy and I needed to debug...
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OS X 10.5.5

You can now grab OS X 10.5.5 from Software Update. What does it have? From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2405: General Includes recent Apple security updates. Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling,...
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Frequent Quicksilver crashes?

Lately, Quicksilver has been quietly dying very often and I'm constantly restarting it. I suppose I should try reinstalling and/or deleting my preferences, but before I do that, I was wondering if anyone else was seeing this....
MacMusic

Thoughts on the Apogee Duet

My Apogee Duet Firewire audio interface arrived. Thoughts: It looks great. It's bigger than I thought it would be, but still a nice size. With it's simple controls and silver, rounded body, it looks right at home with my MacBook...
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Audio interfaces

Ah, what audio interface to buy for doing some simple 2 channel recordings into my MacBook Pro? There's the Presonus Firebox ($300), which I borrowed from a friend. Sounds pretty good, although the preamp gain (45 dB) is not...