From the monthly archives: May 2009

New Mac Dev Box Software Checklist

By On May 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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Mono Install Bug (Found when using Eclipse)

By On May 8, 2009 · 4 Comments

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 [...]

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

By On May 3, 2009 · 1 Comment

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 lists and it’s [...]

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Amazon / Collective Intelligence

By On May 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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

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