Enough TextMate Talk, Go Write Some Code

Programming
It seems every few months I hear another diatribe about using Vim or Emacs and switching from TextMate. ?The usual reason for switching from TextMate is because version 2.0 hasn’t shown up yet. ?So what? Watt Martin has been providing some interesting and unbiased thoughts on text editors lately with...

Downgrading MySQL from 5.5 to 5.1 on OS X

Technology
I recently had a need to setup a new instance of MySQL on my Mac. ?I decided to use MySQL 5.5.x since it was, you know, the latest and greatest. ?Only to later find out I needed to use MySQL 5.1 instead. ?Time to downgrade.

I Want My Content and Consume it Too

Mobile
When Apple announced the ability of content providers to offer in-app purchases of their goods, newspapers and magazines breathed a small sigh of relief. ?The Internet age has left traditional print a bit in the dust.

InfoQ: Learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl

InfoQ
My?interview with Michael Hartl of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial series?is now live on InfoQ. ?Michael is such an interesting guy and has a diverse background ranging from physics instructor at CalTech to Ruby on Rails teacher. Please give Learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl a read. You can...