Archive for May, 2009

New Mac Dev Box Software Checklist

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

When I get a new Mac, I go through the same steps every time. Yes I use a Mac as a dev box. Software Xcode Adium Launchbar iTerm - change defaults to black background. (edit bookmarks, default, background) Apache HTTP Server (source) MySQL (source) PHP (source) Eclipse PDT Omnigraffle Fluid BBEdit SubEthaEdit Git SVN Memcached Tweaks Remove everything from Dock. Fix the look of the ...

Mono Install Bug (Found when using Eclipse)

Friday, May 8th, 2009

I got this error after installing the Mono framework on MacOS X 10.5.6 and trying to set up a new project with eclipse. NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/08/2007) Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Gerry Shaw http://nant.sourceforge.net For more information regarding the cause of the build failure, run the build again in debug mode. Try 'nant -help' ...

Why is Social Q&A Not Embedded into Operating Systems and Applications?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

One thing that always bothered me about complex desktop applications like Adobe Photoshop or Eclipse, or even Desktop Linux is finding out how to use the more advanced features (or, truthfully, some of the basic features). I've always liked community response, so I've been on a number of mailing ...

Amazon / Collective Intelligence

Friday, May 1st, 2009

collective intelligence is cool till you buy 1 macgyver DVD and amazon WON'T FUCKING STOP RECOMMENDING ME MACGYVER RELATED SHIT