Porchlight For Sale

I've decided to sell Porchlight, the hosted bug tracking solution I developed. In the past two years since I decided to start up Second Gear my interests have changed.

I like Porchlight and use it everyday, but my outside interests have changed so much that adding …

Adding an application to Login Items in Mac OS X Leopard

Something that's always been a bit of a hack in Mac OS X Leopard is settings your application to launch at login per a user preference. Prior to Leopard it involved open the user's loginwindow.plist file and manually adding/removing it from there or using [Apple's

"In a recent story in The Nation, Chris Hayes used 2,200-plus words to argue why progressives should..."

"In a recent story in The Nation, Chris Hayes used 2,200-plus words to argue why progressives should back Sen. Barack Obama. I'll use only seven: Obama's favorite TV show is The Wire." - Joys of 'The Wire' -- In These Times

Apple TV update is positive change

Apple TV update is positive change: My latest Courier & Press technology column.

garfield minus garfield - Who would have guessed that when you...

garfield minus garfield - Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let's laugh and …

Twitter / claydavis

Twitter / claydavis: Hell Naaaw, aint no soul in the world that fuckin' ungrateful!

Just ordered. Bring it to meeeeeeeeee.

Just ordered. Bring it to meeeeeeeeee.

dotColumn: Video chat still hasn't replaced IM or phone

dotColumn: Video chat still hasn't replaced IM or phone: The latest edition of my Courier & Press technology column.

This song is both awful and FUCKING HILARIOUS at the exact same...

This song is both awful and FUCKING HILARIOUS at the exact same time.

"Sure I could file a RADAR bug on this, but isn't it more fun to complain on my blog like a..."

"Sure I could file a RADAR bug on this, but isn't it more fun to complain on my blog like a prima donna? (Yes. Yes it is.)" - Wil Shipley on his MacBook Air review

(via merlin mann: I absolutely have to purchase this shirt.

(via merlin mann:

I absolutely have to purchase this shirt.

"The Internet is full of bastards"

"The Internet is full of bastards" - Scott McNulty (via blankbaby)

The slam dunk contest is one of my favorite sports events each...

The slam dunk contest is one of my favorite sports events each year. This year's highlights: Superman and the Birthday Candle.

dotColumn: Social networking sites help you make contact with world

dotColumn: Social networking sites help you make contact with world: My latest Evansville Courier & Press technology column.

Bento: It's my data and I'll cry if I want to

Bento: It's my data and I'll cry if I want to
: I have a half written article about wanting to love Bento, but having a hard time doing so. Chris Foresman at Ars saw my recent tweet and decided to write an piece on it.

My Mac Life - Bento - from a freelancer's POV

My Mac Life - Bento - from a freelancer's POV: A counter to my anti-Bento stance, this guy is using the application to keep track of his freelance writing & reviewing gigs.

Check Off 3.8 Released!

Check Off 3.8 Released!: I decided to add Sparkle Integration in addition to the other features and fixes and increment a full version number. You can grab more information on this release as my Satisfaction site.

Check Off 3.7.1 Beta 2

Check Off 3.7.1 Beta 2: I'm leaning towards making this Check Off 3.8 as this has become a bit more than a bug fix release.

I've been talking about it a bit on Twitter, but...

I've been talking about it a bit on Twitter, but there's an uncanny resemblence in the speech patterns of Barack Obama and The Rock.

90 Day Jane

90 Day Jane: I am going to kill myself in 90 days. What else should i say? This blog is not a cry for help or even to get attention. It's simply a public record of my last 90 days in existence.