Archives for March 2005

MAMP

March 31, 2005

MAMP, packaged by webEdition, looks to be quite useful:

MAMP installs a local server enviroment in a matter of seconds on your Mac OS X computer, be it PowerBook or iMac. Like similar packages from the Windows- and Linux-world, MAMP comes free of charge.

MAMP is installed in the typical Mac fashion: very easily. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running with your OS X. You can install Apache, PHP and MySQL without starting a script or having to change any configuration files!

PNG Headers

March 31, 2005

Layering a semi-transparent PNG over another photo is easier than you may think, especially after you read Nick Chapman’s PNG Headers.

Setup a Local Mirror of your Blog – Mac OSX

March 30, 2005

Setup a Local Mirror of your Blog – Mac OSX – This looks like a great project for me to try, right after I update this site to use the new version of WordPress.

A Way to Approximate Odds

March 30, 2005

A Way to Approximate Odds by Clonie Gowen provides a very easy way to calculate the odds of hitting a hand in Texas Hold ‘Em.

Being a PHP Lumberjack is a great article on the importance of logging within PHP. While I already use some of the methods shown in the article, I learned a lot, and I plan to implement the ideas in my work. The article does a great job describing the various options available, and more importantly, discusses the times to use each.

The non-typographer's guide to practical typeface selection

March 29, 2005

The non-typographer’s guide to practical typeface selection provides some great advice for those of us who are not typographers. While I have a decent understanding of the basics of type, the details can get confusing pretty quickly. Luckily, Sarah is spending a lot of time learning typography, so I can start hitting her up for information!

While you’re at it, you may want to read Web typography still sucks as well.