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Got MySQL? Get Sequel Pro

MySQL is by far my favorite database and I use it for a ton of stuff. Web interfaces are clunky though and writing code can be time consuming. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just view all the info in your database in without the messy interface or having to write 60 lines of [...]

Hard Drive Crashes Don’t Mean You Have to Lose Your iTunes Library

Last weekend the Western Digital MyBook that I keep my iTunes library on died a horrid death leaving me high and dry. The unfortunate part was only a portion of my library was backed up to another drive. If I couldn’t find a way to recover my files I’d lose over $200 worth of music. [...]

All That Glitters is Diamond

You’re a designer and a Mac user but your boss is a PC guy. While working on a project he sends you a Microsoft Word XML doc. You don’t have the newest version of Microsoft Office nor do you relish the idea of spending your hard earned cash on it. What are you to do? [...]