system; Ahem. Actually, the issue was Apache’s mod_security not allowing certain strings to be posted here. I get a 503 web server error if I sneak in a set of parenthesis () right after the word “system” and the semicolon. So to fix this, I’d need to modify the rules there via .htaccess. Or remember […]
Category Archives: Software
MAMP: Macintosh, Apache, MySQL & PHP
Sunday, 5 November 2006
Through Michael Doig’s excellent tutorial, I recently discovered MAMP, a free package which provides recent builds of Apache, MySQL and PHP as a standalone installation on Mac. It’s geared towards local server development on a machine, as opposed to live sites, so it’s great for testing out stuff like WordPress locally. Unfortunately, MAMP has issues. […]
Update tests with Vienna
Sunday, 1 October 2006
[Update] So it turns out that Vienna refreshes new articles from the last 24 hours. Expunging articles that are older than the last 24 hours should get rid of them, unless (again) there’ve been changes to either the article URL or title. In addition, according to the Vienna support forum, some blogs aren’t configured properly […]
testing ecto & MarsEdit
Sunday, 1 October 2006
[Update] I’ve decided to go with MarsEdit. While it has a few issues (not respecting settings for password protected or private posts in WordPress, afaict), MarsEdit does the bulk of what I need to get done for blog writing, with a simple, clear user interface. Testing ecto 2.4.1 in rich text mode. Observations so far: […]
Themes from (mostly) Theme Viewer
Monday, 11 September 2006
Yesterday I finally got around to scouring the Theme Viewer site for possible themes to use. I really like how they allow you to select on the number of columns, liquid vs. fixed width, color scheme and widget readiness. Best of all, Theme Viewer lets you run a live test of a selected theme. Schweet! […]
Testing themes bundled with WordPress 2.0.4
Monday, 11 September 2006
What I’d need in a theme (first thoughts): 2-column layout. Prefer sidebar on left? Might need 3-columns for recipe entries. Liquid design. Keyboard accessible. Strong preference for XHTML 1.0 Strict markup. Widget-able, able to cope with JS customization. AJAX support/addons a plus.
Macworld Expo 2006 coming soon
Sunday, 8 January 2006
MacWorld 2006 in SF will be this week. What to check out? iPod stuff: earphones, Etymotic’s booth bands/clips (esp. during physical activity), silicone wrappings, etc. car stereo integration iListen booth new keyboards new mice/trackballs nifty carrying bags sync stuff (Treo) any progress for OpenOffice on OS X? am I dreaming? 😉 tablets, touchscreens and other […]