Just got a new MacBook and it's time to find out how to work on a Mac. It's my first day seriously working on a Mac. First thing to do for me: set up remote desktop access so I can get hooked up to my Linux box. I usually use the VNC server to open a desktop and edit my documents/run my programs on it. As opposed to using the xterms, this wayI can resume my work with everything as is by calling up the same desktop when I got home. Since my Linux box is behind a firewall, I gotta open a secure channel to connect to my VNC server.
1. Port forwarding (secure shell tunneling): setup the connection to the firewall and open a local port that leads directly to the machine behind the firewall. Unlike on Windows, the Mac OS is fully capable of getting this business done. Just open a terminal and use the ssh command:
E.g. ssh -L 1234:machine_behind_firewall:23 username@firewall
2. Connect to the Linux box through the local port with the VNC viewer. There are several choices. Chicken of the VNC is famous but the latency is a bit too long and you run the risk of getting stuck in the full-screen mode. Try TightVNC or Vine instead.
That's it and you are all set to go.
Several VNC software:
RealVNC: www.realvnc.com/
TightVNC: www.tightvnc.com/
Vine: www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Migrating from PC to Mac - Day 1
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Apple Fifth Avenue Store
Finally got my first Mac laptop. It's a 13-inch MacBook with duo processors and 1 GB of RAM. Technically it's not my laptop, but my boss is generous enough to let me use it on a daily basis. I did fall in love with this MacBook instantly but it might still be long time before I transfer all my work to the Mac platform.
I remember the first day Apple opened its Fifth Ave store in 2006. It was already in late May but the chilly weather made people to don heavy coats still. The long line waiting to get into the store extended several blocks but it never stopped the avid Apple fans. A shiny glass cube about 30 feet tall stood about hundred yards in front of me. It was then it came to me why Steve Jobs said: “With outstanding service and an amazing location open 24 hours a day, the Apple Store Fifth Avenue is going to be a favorite destination for New Yorkers and people around the world.”
I dug out this old video from Apple Store Fifth Avenue. I was among this huge crowd swarming to be the first to see the Store. Time to find Waldo!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
iPhone被破解了...
相信大家早就知道iPhone被破解了, 之前大家都得乖乖的用AT&T的網路, 現在你可以換到任何一家你想要的carrier了. George Hotz因為家裏用T-Mobile, 沒有辦法使用iPhone手機, 心有不甘, 這個暑假就花了上百小時研究, 找出了破解iPhone鎖碼的方法.
看報紙時得知George Hotz還只是高中生, 但是看到CNBC的訪問還真的是嚇了一大跳... 怎麼看起來這麼小？說他是小學生我也相信～
Anyway, 讓我們看看本尊吧！
註: 這位小天才暑假完就要去上大學了, 他要去的是Rochester Institute of Technology, 不知道他畢業前會不會又破解/發明了什麼東西...
相關連結:
Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Speech
Apple老闆許久之前對Stanford畢業生的演講，在這邊回味一下。
“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
[…] Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs
Sunday, July 15, 2007
渴望 iPhone
我並不是一個蘋果迷. 可是iPhone的設計實在令人嘆為觀止, 也難怪Apple各旗艦店在iPhone上市時會大排長龍.
David Pogue是紐約時報的專欄作家, 每週都以幽默的文筆報導最新的科技動態. 最近這篇video報導裡, Pogue 獻聲唱出他多麼地渴望iPhone.
