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$250 Desktop Runs Ubuntu, Windows 7 and OS X?

by Jim on 03. Jul, 2009 in Articles, Linux, Mac OS X, Tech, Ubuntu, Windows, hardware

I recently wanted to get a new desktop computer to use for some programming projects. Seeing that I have a bunch of old computer parts laying around, I wanted to build my own computer. I started out by looking at some of the newest top-end Intel and AMD processors and motherboards, but the total price [...]

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Ubuntu: Still Popular?

by Jim on 29. Jun, 2009 in Articles, Fun, Linux, Tech

Back in November of 2007, we wrote an article about the popularity of Ubuntu. At the time, it appeared that Ubuntu was the most popular Linux distribution according to many different web metrics. Of course, there’s no way to say for sure which distro is the most popular and to know exactly how many people [...]

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Kevin Lynch Interviewed About Adobe’s Apollo Project

by Jim on 18. Dec, 2006 in Articles, Flash, Web Authoring

TalkCrunch recently interviewed Kevin Lynch about Adobe’s upcoming Apollo project. I’ve been keeping my eye on Apollo and it seems quite interesting. Adobe is calling Apollo “a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy [...]

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Using Backpack Offline with PackRat – Screencast

by Jim on 24. Oct, 2006 in Apple, Articles, GTD, Mac OS X, Screencasts, Software, Tech

This is the first of (hopefully) many screencasts I hope to bring you over the coming months. Today’s screencasat is about how to use your Backpack account offline on your Mac with a new program called PackRat.

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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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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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Locomotive For Rails

by Jim on 20. Oct, 2005 in Apple, Articles, Open Source, Ruby on Rails, Software, Tech, Web Authoring

Locomotive is a fast and easy way to get Ruby on Rails up and running quickly on your Mac.  It includes Rails, lighttpd, FastCGI and tons of gems.  There’s even a “max bundle” that includes just about every Ruby oriented thing you can imagine.  So, why am I still using WEBRick?  Because, while Locomotive provides [...]

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