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Break from Studying

December 12th, 2008 · No Comments

In the middle of studying for some finals, I thought I’d take a break, install the new WordPress 2.7.  Of course, this required I actually write a blog post to give the new version a legitimate spin.  So just wanted to post that my new favorite command (after rsync) has been wget, installed via macports, [...]

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Tags: Duke · Miscellanious · Programming

Rsync Backup and Batch Printing

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

So I haven't posted in months and have a short break between classes so I wanted to post some scripts that I wrote this year and have been particularly useful.  These are both specific to Duke's campus, but could easily be extended to other situations.  The first is backup.  In the past few months I [...]

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Tags: AppleScript · Duke · Programming

Duke’s new ACES

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

As a rising sophomore at Duke University and a web programmer, I was naturally excited to see the update to our new Automated Computer Enrollment System (ACES). However, upon seeing the update, I was quite disappointed to say the least. Not to add to the moaning and groaning coming from plenty of my classmates, but [...]

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Tags: Duke