Miscellaneous Ramblings....

sudo /Library/Parallels/Parallels Service.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_naptd

#!/bin/bash

# curl command pulled from this site:
# http://dcortesi.com/2009/07/16/for-wil-wheaton/
#
# Note: CURL_COMMAND should all be on one line
#

echo -e "\n(`date`) Starting... \n"

SUFF=`date +"%d%h%y_%H%M"`
DIR=${HOME}/Documents/Twitter_Backups
CURL_COMMAND="curl --insecure --output \"tweetpage_#1\" -u username:password \"https://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline.xml?count=100&page=[1-32]\" "

cd $DIR/${SUBDIR} || die "Couldn't change to $DIR"
[[ ! -d ${SUBDIR} ]] && mkdir ${SUBDIR} || die "Unable to make ${SUBDIR}"
cd ${SUBDIR}

echo -e "\t (`date`) Dumping last 3,200 tweets"
time $CURL_COMMAND
echo -e "\n(`date`) Done. \n"

• BackBlaze
• Mozy Remote backup

• Install Google Calendar Sync on your Outlook client box.
• Sync Outlook (2003 or 2007 only) with Google Calendar (note: only syncs to primary Google Calendar).
• From iCal app, subscribe to the Google calendar via the "Calendar Settings" (here is a handy tutorial on how to do this).

• Voice Commands over Bluetooth Headset
• Improved battery life (very needed, IMHO )
• MMS (maybe?)
• Improved video recording and editing functions
• "Save a Copy" of video recordings

iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.

"iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes," says Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. "It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. As we've said before, newer versions of Apple's iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with unsupported digital media players."

• Spotlight not returning results
• Previously defined printers no longer showing up

#!/bin/bash
Metadata_dir=/System/Library/StartupItems/Metadata
echo -e "\n(`date`) Starting.... \n"

# Restart Metadata
echo -e "\t(`date`) Restarting Metadata..."
cd ${Metadata_dir}
sudo ./Metadata start

# Restart SystemUIServer
echo -e "\t(`date`) Restarting SystemUIServer...."
sudo kill -TERM `check SystemUIServer | awk '{print $2}'`
echo -e "\n(`date`) Done. \n"

#!/bin/bash
Printing_dir=/System/Library/StartupItems/PrintingServices

echo -e "\n(`date`) Starting.... \n"

# Flush DNS cache (just in case..)
echo -e "\t(`date`) Flushing DNS cache..."
sudo lookupd -flushcache

# Restart PrintingSerivces
echo -e "\t(`date`) Restarting PrintingServices....."
cd ${Printing_dir}
sudo ./PrintingServices start

echo -e "\n(`date`) Done. \n"

macosx_box$ sudo mdutil -s /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/:
Status: Indexing Enabled

• MacFixIt: Spotlight Troubleshooting
• OsXDaily: Spotlight Troubleshooting