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Yes it does happen that sometimes a file is deleted either inadvertently or on purpose and you either need to get it back or you just want to see what was there.

Since I keep forgetting on how to do this I thought I’d write it down.

The first step to recovering the file is to find the version in which it existed; to do so either go go to the directory it was in (or as close as you can get to the directory it was in) and run:

svn log –verbose

Note the revision of the file you are looking for.

If you want to restore your file to your current source tree then issue an

svn up -r [revision number] filename

If you just want to look at it then just go to any temporary folder and issue an

svn export -r [revision number] repository path (in the form of http://../filename)

Not that for the export notation you could use the parent folder name to get all the files in that folder at the same time.

Was cleaning out my desk and found this….

Went for a walk in Fish Creek Park in Calgary and just at the southern end of Sikome Lake we heard a bird crying.

Looked like a little plover and it sounded like this.

Wish we had these…

In Italy, futuristic bus stops to blend practical, chic | Planetary Gear – CNET News

Unfortunately where I live they probably wouldn’t last fifteen minutes; notice the nice white paint and the missing glass (smashed)…

Not sure what caused the actual problem but it seems that shortly after upgrading Leopard on my Macbook Pro to 10.5.7 my Macbook wouldn’t fall asleep properly and wouldn’t show all my shared computers in Finder.

I tried a variety of things but finally the simplest solution worked, I deleted the SystemConfiguration folder inside the /Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences folder and rebooted the computer.

This fixed both the sleep issue and the shared computers not showing up in Finder issue.

Good Luck.

I recently powered though the new Resident Evil 5 title in about 10 hours (rounded up from 8.9) which was fairly disappointing for a $60 game. Technically the game was superb both in terms of graphics, controls, and gameplay. But the story and length of the game were severely disappointing. Not sure why but the Japanese game makers make technically great games but their stories are so convoluted I usually give up trying to follow any of it (see if you can make any sense out of Metal Gear Solid 4) and just pound my way through the levels and then I get rid of the game.

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Parallels just release version 4.0 of their Mac Desktop and they claim that with the new 3D (DirectX and OpenGL) support we can now play games on their Hypervisor.

Thought I’d give it a try and the results are mixed, to get any kind of play without jerkyness I had to reduce the resolution down to at least 800×600 (results were best at 640×480) and dumb the details way down.

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Well after some time off from Battlefield 2 (BF2) I saw my son playing it and decided to try it again. I remember playing BF2, I liked it once. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprogger back with another passion of mine. Games, more specifically, Internet Games. Whether it be online 1v1 or in a team, against the computer itself or in this case NukeZone. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi, Im Sprogger and I would like to pass on a few tips I have received in my 12 years of playing golf. None of these thoughts, tips or ideas are all mine. In fact they have come from many people, golf teachers and pros, playing friends and the odd article that I found helpful in a magazine somewhere and what works for me. Read the rest of this entry »