Aptana 2.0 no longer ships with Aptana PHP or the Database tools included by default. You need to install the PDT plugin for PHP development, and the Quantum Database plugin for managing database connections.
To install the Quantum Database Utilities, in Aptana open Help > Install Additional Features. Under Featured Plugins, select Quantum Database Utility and [...]
It is fairly easy to install the JDBC adaptor on a Mac, you just need to know where to copy the jar file.
Go to MySQL Downloads and download the ZIP archive of the latest stable release of MySQL Connector/J. At time of this writing this is version 5.1.
Assuming this file was downloaded in a folder [...]
If you want to conceal your computers address from external eyes, then the Tor-Privoxy solution below may be what you’re looking for.
Sharing Files Anonymously
If you want to upload or download files anonymously, there are services that mask your computer’s IP address for a small fee without significantly reducing your bandwidth. The cost is usually [...]
RealBASIC is a cross-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux) development tool available in a trial version. Price ranges from ¥9,900 for the Personal Edition, to ¥118,000 for Real Studio.
FBtoC creates Mac OS X universal applications (Mach-O executables) from FutureBasic projects. FutureBasic is freeware.
Chipmunk Basic is an old-fashioned freeware Basic interpreter which runs on almost all Apple Macintosh [...]
Palm has launched a public beta of their IDE for writing Mojo apps for WebOS. The whole thing is browser based — it works in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox — and looks pretty slick.
Project Ares is the first mobile development environment hosted entirely in a browser, lowering the barriers for web developers to jump into [...]
If you upgraded your iPhone to version 3.1 and for some reason you want to rollback to OS version 3.0 or 3.0.1, here’s how.
Download the 3.0.1 firmware from here.
Connect your iPhone 3G or original iPhone to iTunes .
Switch off your iPhone by holding the power button for a few seconds, then slide when [...]
Have you ever wanted to be able to control your computer using your iPhone? Here are three methods to allow you to control your computer remotely.
LogMeIn
TechnologyEvangelist describes how to configure LogMeIn to allow you to control your PC with your iPhone. Essentially you change the LogMeIn Remote Control preferences to use HTML instead of ActiveX. [...]
The CenterStage Project
The CenterStage Project was founded in January 2005 by Neil Curry. In May 2008, Elan Fieldgold, who was working on the Mac OS X port of XBMC, left the XBMC project and started a new project called Plex. On July 13, 2008 Plex and CenterStage projects announced that they had teamed up, [...]
Went to Naeba in Niigata this weekend for some skiing with the guys from work. The weather was miserable on Saturday, but it warmed up a bit on Sunday. The Noobs were getting pretty good at skiing by Sunday, but not before I got some video of Pats faceplant and Endas wipeout [...]