connect.c is a simple relaying command to make network connections via SOCKS and https proxies. It is mainly intended to be used as a proxy command for SSH.

You can download a copy and compile it using the command gcc -o connect connect.c , however you might find if you are using Mac OSX that it doesn’t compile properly, that’s because you need to make a couple of changes. You need to find the #include <resolv.h> line and change it to #include <resolv8_compat.h> and above it add #define MAXDNAME 2048.

The Evernote iPhone application (iTunes link) has added offline support - select a ‘favourite’ note, and it’s synchronized for offline use.

This is exactly what I have been waiting for from this application. Now I can use this application much more for notes that I need on the go, without having to worry about whether or not I will have signal.

What’s Evernote? Check out this Lifehacker article for information on how you can expand your brain with Evernote.

Unlike x5315, I have an Intel Mac which means I can run VMware Fusion, which is VMware’s Mac virtualisation software catered in particular to be user friendly for people who want to run Windows apps on their Mac without using Bootcamp. I decided to run some benchmarks - not between VMware Fusion and my MacBook, but between two Linux virtual machines inside Fusion - using different architectures, and came to some surprising results.

I love dual monitors. I love the increased productivity they give me; not having to cmd+tab or exposé between windows when I’m looking something up, or being able to keep my eye on IRC or an IM conversation simply by flicking my eyes across rather than having to distract myself with changing windows. I also love the increased productivity using a Mac gives me; the OS really is a joy to use day to day - it’s functional, elegant, fun, and relaxing: I don’t find myself ever fighting with the operating system and its applications like I do with Linux, and sometimes Windows.

You can probably guess what comes next.