Comments on: Making the Most of My Mac http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/ "He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense." Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-19287 John Myles White Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:01:47 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-19287 Antonio, as long as the copy you're syncing across machines is the one you want to keep consistent with an external repository like GitHub, there's no problem using Unison. Antonio, as long as the copy you’re syncing across machines is the one you want to keep consistent with an external repository like GitHub, there’s no problem using Unison.

]]> By: Antonio http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-19286 Antonio Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:40:00 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-19286 Thanks for your answer. I guess I still have a very poor conceptual understanding of these tools and thus my confusion. So, basically you are telling me that it is perfectly OK to have the same file sync across computers via Unison (or sugar-sync, spideroak, etc) *and* have them also sync across computers and a remote repository using git? My git files in one machine will, of course, be changed after I use them and, for instance, make a new revision. This changes will be sync with the git files in my other machine. I was assuming that it would be a problem as the files in the second machine would be changed, get a new revision, but without "manually" going over the process of making a new revision (commit) . So I was assuming that sync over the sync could be a problem but I guess I was wrong. Thanks for your answer. I guess I still have a very poor conceptual understanding of these tools and thus my confusion. So, basically you are telling me that it is perfectly OK to have the same file sync across computers via Unison (or sugar-sync, spideroak, etc) *and* have them also sync across computers and a remote repository using git? My git files in one machine will, of course, be changed after I use them and, for instance, make a new revision. This changes will be sync with the git files in my other machine. I was assuming that it would be a problem as the files in the second machine would be changed, get a new revision, but without “manually” going over the process of making a new revision (commit) . So I was assuming that sync over the sync could be a problem but I guess I was wrong.

]]> By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-19285 John Myles White Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:10:13 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-19285 Antonio, I've never had any problems using Unison to sync git repositories. Every action you perform in git, even calling <code>git status</code>, changes several files. But syncing them across machines seems to be perfectly safe from what I can see. Hope that helps. Antonio, I’ve never had any problems using Unison to sync git repositories. Every action you perform in git, even calling git status, changes several files. But syncing them across machines seems to be perfectly safe from what I can see. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Antonio http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-19284 Antonio Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:07:56 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-19284 Hi John, I have been using some of the tools from your list. Lately, I have been experimenting with git, which I am planning to use to track changes in my research projects in a more orderly way. I have more than one machine so I am also using spideroak to sync most files across them, including my research projects which are now organize around your package ProjectTemplate. But now I am wondering that perhaps git and sync tools such as sugar-sync or Unison maybe a little trick to be used in conjunction with git. I would assume that sync software will work over the git files and that this can be harmful. Thus I was wondering how more experienced people have been organizing this aspects of their workflow. All the best, Antonio. Hi John,

I have been using some of the tools from your list. Lately, I have been experimenting with git, which I am planning to use to track changes in my research projects in a more orderly way. I have more than one machine so I am also using spideroak to sync most files across them, including my research projects which are now organize around your package ProjectTemplate. But now I am wondering that perhaps git and sync tools such as sugar-sync or Unison maybe a little trick to be used in conjunction with git. I would assume that sync software will work over the git files and that this can be harmful. Thus I was wondering how more experienced people have been organizing this aspects of their workflow. All the best, Antonio.

]]> By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-18074 John Myles White Wed, 05 May 2010 03:10:33 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-18074 I personally use git, but have heard lots of good things about Mercurial. I love GitHub, though, which is a plus for git. I personally use git, but have heard lots of good things about Mercurial. I love GitHub, though, which is a plus for git.

]]> By: Antonio http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-18073 Antonio Wed, 05 May 2010 02:59:04 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-18073 Which Revision Control System do you recommend ? Again, very nice list! Which Revision Control System do you recommend ? Again, very nice list!

]]> By: Antonio http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-18039 Antonio Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:43 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-18039 Just a quick question: does TextMate has a mode for Jags? I've to used aquamacs to edit my jags/bugs code. Many thanks: you list is amazingly helpful! Just a quick question: does TextMate has a mode for Jags? I’ve to used aquamacs to edit my jags/bugs code. Many thanks: you list is amazingly helpful!

]]> By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-17596 John Myles White Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:18:58 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-17596 I'm glad it was of help to you. People seem to really enjoy this post. I’m glad it was of help to you. People seem to really enjoy this post.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-17595 Lindsay Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:54:39 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-17595 I just got an iMac and this list was ridiculously helpful. I had to look up some a bunch of terms on wikipedia...but thank you. I just got an iMac and this list was ridiculously helpful. I had to look up some a bunch of terms on wikipedia…but thank you.

]]> By: John Myles White http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-17528 John Myles White Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:20:20 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-17528 I haven't used Songbird, but it looks pretty nice. I'm already wedded to iTunes and, because I have an iPod and an iPhone, am probably not going to switch. That said, I would be in love with Songbird if one of its fields was an MD5 column that I could use to filter out duplicate files faster than iTunes lets me. I haven’t used Songbird, but it looks pretty nice. I’m already wedded to iTunes and, because I have an iPod and an iPhone, am probably not going to switch. That said, I would be in love with Songbird if one of its fields was an MD5 column that I could use to filter out duplicate files faster than iTunes lets me.

]]> By: Alvaro http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/notebook/2008/12/26/making-the-most-of-my-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-17527 Alvaro Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:58:26 +0000 http://www.johnmyleswhite.com/?p=3223#comment-17527 what about Songbird? pretty nice too what about Songbird? pretty nice too

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