January 20, 2010

Use class with semantics in mind

“Use class with semantics in mind.”

via Use class with semantics in mind – Quality Web Tips.

January 15, 2010

PHP on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard throwing errors

Snow Leopard now uses PHP 5.3, so there are new rules in the playing field. You can fix them by adding

date.timezone = "America/Anchorage";

in your php.ini file, or if you don’t have access to that, you can add this to your own project:

date_default_timezone_set('America/Chicago');

Use whatever timezone is appropriate for you, of course. The list is here: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

January 12, 2010

Safari Web Inspector Scrolling Bugs

If the inspector is open in docked mode, interaction within the webkit content window – typing text into an input, using a menu, selecting text – causes it to frantically scroll downwards.

via BogoJoker » Improving the Web Inspector.

…Glad I’m not the only one that noticed that behavior!

January 8, 2010

MySQL and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X, 10.6.x)

After upgrading to Snow Leopard, the symlink was lost in /usr/local

cd /usr/local
sudo ln -s mysql-5.1.37-osx10.5-x86_64/ mysql

Simply run that in the Terminal, and you should be all set.

January 6, 2010

Google Waves Best Use Cases – Wave – Lifehacker

Transportation: Controlling Air Traffic

James is a Traffic Management Coordinator at the Philadelphia International Airport Control Tower. He said:

My job is to reduce departure delays and to maintain an efficient flow of air traffic into and out of the Philadelphia International Airport. Currently we utilize a Google Spreadsheet to share real-time departure and weather issues, airport construction updates, and snow removal operations with the airlines and other interested parties. Im excited at the prospect of being able to embed real-time weather radar gadgets to provide users an up-to-the-minute graphical look at the weather. We currently use the chat feature on Google Spreadsheets but it appears that the more robust communication capabilities in Wave would greatly enhance our communication with the airlines. The ability to review conversations and data will help us to further reduce delays at Philadelphia International Airport. This will result in a savings of time for passengers, reduced fuel and operating costs for the airlines, and fewer complaints from both.

via Google Waves Best Use Cases – Wave – Lifehacker.

All I can say is: wow.  ATC on Google Apps? Nice.