Category Archives: OS X
The OS that has solved all my problems. I used to be a Windows admin person for a small company, who used Linux at home, and wished for an OS that was like Linux but could run PhotoShop – enter OS X.
Combo Pack: CakePHP and Leopard Virtual Hosts
A bit about CakePHP, but more about getting several virtual hosts/domains up and running on Leopard. For example, you can setup www.testsite1.dev and www.testsite2.dev with full PHP/MySQL database-driven goodness. Continue reading
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Using BBEdit’s Update Document Feature
When you find yourself updating the same static HTML files over and over again, like with a newsletter, BBEdit’s templating feature can really save you time and your clients money. Here’s an example of the process I use with a bi-weekly HTML newsletter I do. Continue reading
Posted in General Code, OS X
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Textmate & Running Python Scripts in Interactive Mode
So yeah, as I check out Emacs, I also checkout things in Textmate that I might not know about, and I’m learning that Textmate can do *lots* more cool stuff than I thought it could. One of those is (yes!) … Continue reading
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Building Emacs on Leopard: emacs osx make: *** [src] Error 2
Trouble with installing Emacs on Leopard? This may help. Continue reading
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Getting MySQL-python Running on Leopard
As I pursue my python adventures, I of course wanted to learn how to do one of the things I do most – pull data out of MySQL. It seems the simplest way to start doing that is Python is … Continue reading
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Clean File Names with Automater
Every web developer knows how it goes – now matter how many times you tell your clients not to includes spaces, slashes, etc. in the files they want posted on their website, they do it anyways – it’s part of … Continue reading
