Software Hexagonal Architecture Hexagonal Architecture isn't new. The idea has been about for a long time, Alistair Cockburn talks about Ports and Adapters, however it hasn't received widespread adoption. Kevin Rutherford brought Hexagonal Architecture to my
Backup Time Capsule Firmware Update Problems The latest firmware update for my Time Capsule announced itself to me yesterday. I should have checked user forums to make sure it didn't have any ill effects, but it was all too
Backup Thunderbird Backup Inefficiencies Thunderbird stores all your e-mails in its profile directory. Each folder in Thunderbird is stored as a single file on disk. So all the e-mails in your Thunderbird Inbox are stored in a
Backup Time Capsule I've been looking for a wireless access point that supports the wireless-n standard for a while. Both our MacBooks support wireless-n, but the access point from our ISP only supports wireless-g. While searching
Software Java2D Game - Whack Attack I've been doing a lot of Java2D stuff at work recently, whilst I was doing it I had an idea for a game based on the mole whacking game at arcades of my
Backup Going back in Time! I was unfortunate enough that my new Mac had to be replaced - the USB ports developed a fault. Apple replaced it no quibbles, but didn't copy my data onto the new Mac
OSX Secure File Deletion Sometimes there are files that you want to make sure are gone, not just removed from the file index, but physically removed from the disk so they cannot be recovered even if you
OSX MacBook Pro Missing Keys I like the keyboard on my MacBook Pro. It's well spaced and easy to type on, but it has a few limitations. One of the more inconvenient aspects is the lack of dedicated
Backup Setting up Time Machine I have been unfortunate enough to learn the hard way that a good backup strategy is an essential, not a nice-to-have. If you think this is melodramatic, imagine for a second that a
Applications Firefox & Thunderbird Profiles On my Linux box I use Thunderbird for handling all my email and Firefox is my default browser. Even if I don't eventually remain using them I would like to copy their respective
Mac My new Mac I'd been looking for a new laptop for a while, my current one was starting to show it's age. The battery didn't even last an hour and the fan inlet was on the