Monthly Archives: September 2009

NTFS-3G 64-bit PrefPane For Snow Leopard

On September 29, 2009 by Paul Kehrer With 3 Comments - Posts

Update: A version of NTFS-3G with native 64-bit PrefPane support has been released. The instructions below have been left for archival purposes, but are no longer required.

I use NTFS-3G + MacFUSE to write to NTFS disks on occasion, but I hate restarting System Preferences just to run a 32-bit PrefPane when I want to view/change some settings. Behold the power of open source!

To compile a 64-bit System Preferences compatible version of this item simply

  1. Grab the source for the NTFS-3G PrefPane
  2. Right click and get info on the build target to add x86_64, turn on Objective-C garbage collection to “supported”1
  3. Build the target.

…and you’re all set. You can download my copy, but I don’t recommend using it in 10.5 or 10.4. Of course, you don’t need a 64-bit PrefPane prior to 10.6 so why would you download it anyway?

  1. If you set it to supported it should work in OS X 10.5 still ↩
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CDN Tools Status Update

On September 18, 2009 by Paul Kehrer With 2 Comments - Posts

I apologize to everyone who has been inquiring about when CDN Tools will be updated to add WP 2.8 compatibility. I have been very busy lately and haven’t found the time to get the issues resolved. However, I am still planning to update it so don’t lose hope. In the meantime here are instructions to get CDN Tools working with 2.8 with only one issue that I’m aware of:

  1. Click remove files. This will delete all JS and attachments from your CDN.
  2. Turn on advanced mode and click “load attachments”1

Once you’ve completed these two steps the admin pages should be working properly and your attachments should be loading from the CDN again. Side loading is also functional, although please be aware that deleting items does not work. If you remove an attachment you will need to go to your CDN and manually remove it.

  1. If you click the normal “load files” CDN Tools will attempt to load both attachments and javascript. The javascript load causes numerous issues in WP 2.8 with the admin pages. ↩
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Photos on Prairie Home Companion

On September 11, 2009 by Paul Kehrer With 0 Comments - Posts

prairie_homeI have been informed that one of my photos was featured on the Prairie Home Companion website and mailing list today. Pretty cool! It’s an HDR I took in Pullman, WA with my XTi a few years ago. If you’re interested, take a look at the original and poke around at some of my more recent photos. I’ve also got a set of my favorites.

Update: A permanent link to the Prairie Home episode.