Whats on my Mac
Jackson Miller asks “Whats on your Mac?” Here goes: MySQL, PHP 4 and PHP 5 as described here. Also, phpMyAdmin. I use a personal version of squid using AdZapper because I have more storage than...
View Articlersync to remote server via ssh
If you ever need to repeatedly upload to a remote server, here is the command line of the day: rsync -zrptL --delete-after -e "ssh" --include=core --include=tags --exclude=.DS_Store --cvs-exclude...
View ArticleKnocked off the internet, a story of Windows and Macintosh
This weekend the internal modem in my Mac died. Living in a rural area, I am a dialup user. Let me say that getting unexpectedly disconnected from the internet is very traumatic. I’ve been following an...
View ArticleMouse problems with Safari 1.3 after using Expose
I’ve been impressed by the new JavaScript speed of Safari 1.3, but since upgrading to 10.3.9, I’ve started having a problem with using Safari and Expose. After I use Expose to select a Safari window,...
View ArticleThe Coding Apprentice
Ok, maybe I watch too much reality TV, but I’d like to see a show called “The Coding Apprentice.” Starting with 18 candidates, each week, they are randomly divided into teams of 2, 3, or 4 (perhaps...
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How to Transfer Mac OS X Application Data between Computers
Its been a long time coming, but I finally got a new Mac. I’ve personally owned a Mac of one sort or another since 1987, but I didn’t start using a Mac full time for work until around 2000. I’ve been...
View ArticleFree Software for Mac OS X
The software that comes with OS X is very capable. The mundane applications that come with OS X, such as the Finder, Preview, and Disk Utility can do some surprising things. I’ve been using Macs for 20...
View ArticleFirefox Extensions for Web Developers
I prefer Safari for my casual web browsing on the Mac, but for web development, nothing beats Firefox. (Firefox beats IE hands down on Windows.) Firefox’s openness and the Firefox plugin architecture...
View ArticleMighty Mouse Kryptonite and Exceeding Expectations
I’m a fan of Apple’s Bluetooth mighty mouse. I cart my laptop all over and I like the ability to have a full sized mouse with a scroll wheel and right click without the hassle of cable management on...
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Working with PHP 5 in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Mac OS X is a great development platform for working with PHP. Leopard comes with Apache, PHP and many other development tools, such as subversion already installed. Leopard brings a much needed...
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