Subversion server undex OS X?

I’ve spent the better part of a day trying to get Subversion running as a server on an OS X box with no luck. It’s not the Subversion part that’s the problem, it’s the server part.
The closest I’ve seen to comprehensive instructions is svnserve launchd item for OS X 10.4 over on TextSnippets. Unfortunately this […]

The Brain is 77% Water

Last Sunday I flew down to LA for a week of integration testing with the client (very successfully, I might add). Over-heard while standing in the security line in front of a group of returning Alaskan cruise-goers:
Woman 1: “I’m so thisty, I’m so dehydrated!”
Her friend: “Why?”
Woman 1: “I haven’t had anything to drink all morning!”
Her […]

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A Question About Flying

On Sunday I have to board a plane for LA. Normally I take a large bottle of water with me since planes are dry and thirst is imminent. However with this new ban on all forms of liquid it leaves me wondering: can I take ice on board? How about if I freeze it solid […]

The Truth of the Matter

Bitching and Whining over WWDC 2006

This year’s Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) is in full swing and that hasn’t stopped the media, pundits and bloggers from weighing in full-force on how lackluster the new toys and technologies shown off have been. Seriously, at least two articles I read led with how tired Steve Jobs looked (are you lot reporters […]

Unit Testing in Rails

From the guys over at New Bamboo, You never know when the brakes might fail, an excellent comprehensive introduction to unit testing for apps built in Ruby on Rails.
Test-driven development (TDD) is one of those ideas thats been around for, well, forever but you rarely hear much about, even from seasoned developers. I suspect this […]

The Minefield Dilemma?

The Command and Control Management Method

OK, now for the Interview Question. What do you do if you’re in a minefield, and people start shooting at you?

And how does that relate to software development? Click the link to find out

Rails in OS X 10.5

Looks like Ruby on Rails will ship with OS X 10.5:

It’s finally official: Ruby on Rails will ship with the next version of OS X. Both server and client (on the developer DVD). We’ve been working with Apple for quite a while to make this happen and its great to finally be able to share […]

Thurrott vs. IE 7: “I Hate You”

When Window’s #1 fanboy Paul Thurrott gets this harsh on an impending Microsoft product you know the thing must be in brutal shape. His take on the latest IE 7 beta:

Microsoft blames backward-compatibility problems for the stalemate over true Web standards compatibility. Put succinctly, the company has gone its own way for so long and […]

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