My favourite podcast
I have been a fan of podcasting about as long as I’ve been a fan of Macs. I guess I first started regularly listening to podcasts about 6 years ago when Adam Christianson started the MacCast.
Many other podcasts have come and gone since then1, but there is one I have grown with since the very first episode and one which I can’t imagine not hearing every week; The Mac Geek Gab.
Hosted by TMO’s Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, MGG is a wonderful show, chock full of useful tips, tricks and other geekery. Topics are well explained and ranges from the fairly simple to stump the geek challenges.
The real heart of the show is the user feedback. Users write and call in to ask and answer questions, build on previous discussions and even correct previous slights. It’s not something that can be summed up in words, but if you are at all geeky and a fan of the Mac then the 300th show has just been recorded and so you have plenty of back catalogue to learn from.
Check it out and don’t get caught!2
I was complaining earlier that Airprint in iOS4.2 doesn’t currently support more than a few HP printers. Since we use Xerox at work and I use Brother at home I was not looking good.
Since then, [@PorthosJon][@pj] has pointed out a workaround called [Airprint Hacktivator][aph]. Essentially it’s a 262KB download which you unzip, run, turn on and then head to your System Preferences. Remove and re-add any printer you want to print to from your iOS device and be sure to tick the *Share this printer on the network* box.
That’s it. From now on you can print from your iPhone (or whatever). Emails, webpages, all sorts. Get printing!
*Be mindful of printing lots of course - wouldn’t want to kill too many trees just because printing is cool again).*
[@pj]: http://twitter.com/porthosjon
[aph]: http://netputing.com/airprinthacktivator/
Just a quick note for anyone not able to find any details about why they still can’t print from their IOS4.2 devices. It seems that a few much awaited features had to be (hopefully) temporarily crippled to make sure IOS4.2 was released sharpish. Gruber has some more on that.
Anyway, the following is a list of currently supported printers from Apple:
Works with AirPrint-enabled printers.
AirPrint works seamlessly with a new generation of wireless printers from HP.
AirPrint-enabled printers
- HP Envy e-All-in-One series (D410a)
- HP Photosmart Plus e-AiO (B210a)
- HP Photosmart Premium e-AiO (C310a)
- HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-AiO (C410a)
- HP Photosmart e-AiO (D110)
- HP Photosmart eStation (C510)
- HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fn Color Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw Color Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CP1525n Color Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw Color Printer
A couple of images
Being that it hasn’t yet been long enough for my readers, I thought I’d hold off another proper blog post for a couple more days. In the mean time, here are a few links that caught my eye over the past days (don’t worry, none of them are TSA related).
I have been talking with a couple of people lately about how we pack motorcycles. I’m not that experienced, but I have learned to travel light. On a sportsbike that is the real trick. Here is the little advice I have to offer.
I use Kriega luggage and absolutely love it. I usually use a US-10 as a tailback. In the winter it’ll fit a large 1-piece wet suit, underwear, spare t-shirts and extra thermals. It will also hold odds like chargers etc since it’s waterproof.
While I usually carry a laptop in my R-25 rucksack I try to avoid rucksacks on long journeys. If I need to take more stuff or fit a laptop on longer journeys then I also have a US-20. That really needs to sit on a tank on a sportsbike as the seats just aren’t big enough. It holds a ton though.
Tip: If you have a rear cowl (passenger seat cover) then swap it for the actual passenger seat if you still have it. Mine needs respraying from having a tail pack rub the paint over just a couple of days.
I will also have a tiny tank bag. It’s a Hein Gericke Streeline Tank Bag City (Page 240 of the online catalogue). It will hold cash, camera, visor cleaner, keys, beanie and the like. Quickly removable and won’t annoy me on the motorway thanks to the low profile.
I do have a Kreiga Tank and a US-5 but it’s a pain to remove when refuelling and not quick release at services (since I keep my money in it). I can leave the tailback on the bike as there is nothing of real value in it and it’s not full of easy to pick pockets (or just held with a magnet).
All in I try to wear stuff I can wear off the bike to require less packing. In the summer I’ll carry spare clothes since I don’t need to pack a rain suit. Packing just a couple of tools, wet weather gear, underwear and a couple of t-shirts makes traveling light simple.
