I sit in front of my computer a lot, and I mean a lot. I’m a massive fan of music of all genres and will lend a ear to any song before I make a judgement about it. When I found out that Rdio, the music streaming service, was available in Australia I jumped on it. I thought i could listen to the top 40 while working, or build my own playlists and listen to the radio stations all day long, and that is exactly what I do.  read on…

Just thought I would type this up quickly.

Now and then when I’m working with a CSV which has been passed to me by a colleague I have a problem with the end of line character. If they do it on a Windows based machine I get ^M at the end, which is no use to me if I want to read line by line.

There are couple of ways to do it, but I’m going to give you the quickest way. It is with vim!

Open up your document with the funny end of line character ^M. In command mode in vim, press ESC to get into it. type:


:%s/^V^M/\r/g


Now this is not just shift 6 to get the carat. You have type type Control+V and Control+M. The reason for this the Control+V is the control representation.

When you type this you will end up with this


:%s/^M/\r/g


The \r represents a carriage return as \n doesn’t work on all machines. The carriage return represents the character when someone hits the return or enter key.

Simple!

I look around and every day I see people wearing head phones more and more. Not the in ear ones, but the ear cuff ones. The ones which mean people are serious about listening to music. I thought I would put together a headphone review on the three headphones.

I listen to music a heck of a lot. When I’m working I’m listening, when I’m relaxing I’m listening, when I’m exercising I’m listening, and as I type this I’m listening. I’ve gone through quite a few head phones, and like most of the stuff I buy, which I’m going to use a lot, money is not an option. I have owned all three of these brands and I can tell you I’ve used them for hundreds of hours each.

I’m not a DJ, studio producer, or anything like that I’m a guy who likes his music – good crystal clear music. I love clarity in music and enjoy the resonance you get from the bass. When someone asks me how I like my music I always refer back to the Sgt. Slick Song “White Treble, Black Base”. Head phones for me need this, and you only get this from really good quality, and usually expensive, head phones. read on…

I love anything collaborative, so when I saw this I had to mention it. Google Hang Outs just got a great feature where you can collaborate with others in real time on a document. According to Google Staff:

I write all my research papers in latex. Yes, I know it takes a while to get used to if you’ve never used it before, but once you learn it you can’t go to anything else. I use VIM for all editing now. I’ve installed a plugin in eclipse called viPlugin which works wonders when programming because it makes the mouse redundant.

Thought I would just post this as it might help someone out. VIM uses logical lines to represent content. This means when you have word wrap on, a line will be shown over a few screen lines. In vim’s eye this is still represented as one line. Therefore, when you go to navigate read on…

We’re hitting that point where the online world and the communication we carry out in it is steering our lives. Being connected with one another allows us to use resources we never thought possible before. What type of resources you may ask. Simple. Each other. Having tools and different ways to communicate with each other no matter where we are in the world enables us to understand and achieve more, even more so for business. read on…

Apple Wireless Keyboard - Small Traversal

There a lot of people out there who don’t see the point to the Dvorak keyboard, especially when they have already learnt the Qwerty. I’ve looked into the Dvorak keyboard, and tried it out, and I have to admit you can feel straight away how much less work the keyboard layout provides. However, I struggle to see the point on going against the grain.

I can type pretty quickly, 90+ word per minute and 125+ with average words, such as the, but, something. Yet, I used to be a two finger search and destroy when I was about 15, until I decide to purchase a typing program to remove the frustration. Once I had learnt how to type properly I never looked back. I chose expensive keyboards, such as the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, which I thought was a dream to type on. However I used to get tired and stressed forearms from the movement in my rists, even though the split design on the 4000 was suppose to suppress such a thing. read on…

Do my friends influence my purchasing online?

Some one asked me this question the other week, and I answered their question by asking a question back: Do they influence you offline? The answer was yes. I then asked, what’s the difference from being online or off? Which resulted in a strange answer. They said, well online I feel it’s a little bit laissez-faire, so I’m not as trusting. This response made me think, why would someone feel less trusting online with their friends then off?

If someone in your offline social network likes something, they believe read on…

I love the cloud and the ability to have Software as a Service (SaS). Sometimes though I’m hesitant to sign up for a service in the cloud if I don’t trust the hosting company. To be

Evernote - are you using it?

honest I felt that way with Evernote. Only recently when I joined as a premium member did I actually turn the page and see the read on…

If you know me I’m incredibly tall, 7 foot (213cm) to be exact. So I’m pretty fussy when it comes to task chairs or computer chairs. I’ve had the Herman Miller Aeron, the Steelcase Leap and now the Herman Miller Embody. I can say that I can give a pretty accurate review of these chairs, as I have placed my bum in them close too or more then 10,000 hours each.

I have to admit a lot of people cannot justify why I spend so much on office chairs, but I always counter them with this argument: A builder spends thousands of dollars for their tools so they can complete their job, as good tools provide a means to a good job. Therefore, why wouldn’t a researcher, programmer, office dweller, squared eye individual spend the same amount on his or her tools? My office chairs are just tools. You spend around 6-7 hours a night in your bed, and yet, you could spend up to 10-12 hours in front of your computer (That is if you’re keen and get lost in your work). People spend thousands of dollars on a good bed mattress because it gives them a comfortable nights sleep. I spend thousands of dollars on office chairs because it gives me a comfortable working environment, which I feel makes me more read on…