Archive | November, 2005

Mac Tip: Use Curl

by Jim on 30. Nov, 2005 in Apple, Mac OS X, Software, Tech

Apple includes quite a few nice UNIX utilities with Mac OS X. One that I find useful is curl. According to the manual, curl "is a tool to transfer data from or to a server… " I find it useful when downloading large files from the web. Isn’t it annoying [...]

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Textdrive and Joyent Merge

by Jim on 29. Nov, 2005 in Articles, Ruby on Rails, Software, Tech

My favorite web hosting company, TextDrive, has merged with Joyent.  I’ve had my eye on Joyent for a while now, thinking how cool it’d be to have their software in our office.  They make what appears to be a great Ruby on Rails based suite of software to help keep your office organized.  I’ve been [...]

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What could be better than iChat? Adium?

by Jim on 28. Nov, 2005 in Apple, Open Source, Software, Tech

“Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.” That’s what the Adium website claims. I ran into Adium when looking for an easy way to connect to my friend on Yahoo! Messenger. I downloaded it, tried it out, and [...]

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New Rails App Revealed – Fluxiom

by Jim on 27. Nov, 2005 in Ruby on Rails, Web Authoring

Thomas Fuchs (of script.aculo.us fame) and friends have revealed their new project called fluxiom. It’s a Ruby on Rails and AJAX based application to “capture, manage, access and deliver content across your enterprise”.  Looks and sounds cool.  I wonder how much it’ll cost. Definitely worth checking out. Read more at mir.aculo.us

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RadRails, A Ruby on Rails IDE

by Jim on 25. Nov, 2005 in Articles, Open Source, Ruby on Rails, Software, Web Authoring

I’ve been looking for a good, cross-platform IDE for doing my Rails work. I’m currently using Eclipse with a lot of plugins (thanks to this blog entry). It works great, but it’s a little slow, and takes a while to set up. Now there’s RadRails, an Eclipse based IDE made just for Ruby on Rails [...]

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Run Windows Apps With Darwine

by Jim on 10. Nov, 2005 in Apple, Open Source, Software, Tech

I knew this one was coming as soon as Apple announced their switch to Intel processors.  Introducing Darwine, it’s a Mac OS X (Intel only) version of the Wine project.  Wine has let Linux users run their Windows apps for years, and it looks like it’s coming to the Mac too!  Just another reason to [...]

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