I needed to use mysql and php…
Problem: built in php can’t find macports installed MySQL on OS X Leopard.
Solution:
sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini-
mysql.default_socket = /private/tmp/mysql.sockin php.ini - restart apache
marblr
Why data matters
Google isn’t merely interested in all the data on the internet. They would like to store every interaction of every human being with every piece of that data. Running MapReduce on that data set must be so much fun.
OneLessDesk
Unfortunately I just bought a new desk…
Great error text from Camino - you don’t want to see the boring wordy paragraph that Safari spits out. Safari isn’t always the greatest.
Do not use 123-reg
I cannot believe their site is so bad.
It’s absolutely criminal. They spend loads of time making their front end website really nice and pretty to get people to sign up but then provide the worst management tools I’ve ever seen.
There is no navigation, no style, no IA, no logic, no usability. Random static text, forms with existing values not pre-filled, and timeout errors as they connect to internal and registry services. There is simply no excuse for this. Such a waste of my time just to change an A record.
Optical illusion: grayscale colour photo!
Best optical illusion I’ve seen for a while! I bet I could find out how this works too and make my own.
Rubular
This is so simple! Such a nice way to play around with regular expressions (ruby).
I really really hope they didn’t use a real instrument for this…
I wonder what this was inspired by…
My favourite MacHeist app wasn’t the reason I bought the bundle. Indeed it was the app, CoverSutra, which I’d dismissed as “who need another iTunes launcher - I’ve got quicksilver”. Turns out it’s not just shiny, but it’s really really handy! The one button HUD for iTunes is great. Just like the Things HUD, it does it’s job vanishes. No nonsense.
Genius feature: CD jewel case on the desktop, complete with gratuitous shininess!
If you’re wondering about the beautiful photo, my friend and incredible cellist Rowena is half of the Calvert Turner Duo. Stunning photos and brilliant music!
