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Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Suitcase Fusion conflicting with Mac OS X 10.5.6

December 18th, 2008

Recently, we’ve come across some problems with running Extensis Suitcase Fusion (12.1.7) or Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2 (13.0.1) on the latest update of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.6). In some instances, Suitcase refuses to open when asked to. That’s not good, especially if your work involves jumping back and forth between dozens of different typefaces [...]

Installing Development Environments on Mac OS X Leopard Part 1: Installing MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache2, and PHP

October 14th, 2008

Installing a development environment on Mac OS X Leopard is extremely tricky. In my attempts I ran into many obstacles. Finally, after hours of hard work, I have what I believe to be a rock-solid installation process. In order to achieve this I had to bury myself in books and online articles. [...]

Dynamic Web Sites

September 23rd, 2008

Dynamic web sites can be very complex and only make sense for content that changes often. News and press releases are some examples of content that changes often. Admin sections are not always necessary for dynamic web sites. Admins simply provide a user-friendly way to add and manage data stored in [...]

Let’s Stop Using Internet Explorer 6

August 14th, 2008

Ask any web designer or web developer what the most troubling part of their job is, and they might tell you, “making sure everything works in IE6.” Internet Explorer 6 is an outdated browser that renders CSS terribly; normally requiring several hacks to get it to do so correctly. Yet many people still use it. [...]

Installing MySQL on Mac OS X 10.5

August 13th, 2008

Since the release of Mac OS X Leopard, installing MySQL has caused headaches for nearly all its early adopters, including myself. After much research, I had to bite the bullet and just figure it out myself. These instructions are what I came up with, and I hope they prove helpful to others. [...]