Axodys

Not a lot of stuff going on at the moment.

I’m not really clear on why I’m not running in MacOS X right now.

I spent the better part of my morning doing some routine maintenance on my car and finished off with a tire changing spree (studded snow tires are no longer legal in Washington starting tomorrow). I’d forgotten just how much of a pain changing the engine oil and oil filter yourself can be, but I did save myself $10 and the indignity of an unecessary air filter sales attempt.

New words learned while working on a crossword during the Final Four today (I needed something useful to fill the commercial breaks):

• aril
• scrim
• anisette

Is Blogger back? We’ll know the truth shortly…

Only a couple more hours of blogging time left until the big upgrade I see. I’d better get it out of my system before then.

Apache, PHP and MySQL on MacOS X

I’m contemplating moving my email from Outlook Express 5 under MacOS 9 to the Mail application under MacOS X. This script is supposed to export everything. How brave do I feel right now?

Docking Manouevers is a great little utility that activates the hidden capabilities of the dock in MacOS X. Vertical baby!

I’m trying out OmniWeb in MacOS X right now. Wow! Auto spell-checking rocks. The Blogger interface is a little mangled, but it’s still very workable. Nice. Hmm, looks like I can’t post. Must be some javascript issues. Oh well, back to IE 5 I suppose.

Inside Mac OS X: System Overview [via rc3.org]

Enabling CGI support in Apache

After checking my voicemail today at work, I discovered that I could have picked up my copy of MacOS X from the campus switchboard on Saturday. Filing away for future reference.

Excellent look at MacOS X Internet service integration in today’s Hack the Planet discussion.

I received my copy of MacOS X today and successfully installed it, but unfortunately my Cisco 675’s built-in DHCP service doesn’t seem to be cooperating. Now that I think about it I’m pretty sure I worked around this problem back in the Beta by assigning a permanent IP address and filling in the blanks with the info it should be receiving. I probably should just turn off the DHCP and go with straight NAT.

Stiles (32) leads Bears back to Final Four

I’ll definitely be tuning in!

Since I didn’t realize March 24 was a Saturday when I originally ordered my copy of MacOS X I had it shipped to work. Hopefully it will be waiting for me when I get there tomorrow. I expect to be dual booting for a while to come, but I’m excited to have the chance to play with the new improved version. If the carbon version of BBedit comes out soon I will be especially happy.

MacNN has a nice list of Mac OS X-related TILS.

Last night Mary and I watched the NCAA West Regional semifinals on ESPN, even though they’re here in Spokane. We had plenty of chances to purchase tickets, but we just never got around to it. Both games were close and exciting, as Southwest Missouri State and Washington came away with victories. While it was neat for Mary’s alma mater (and local favorite) UW to make it to the Elite 8, I was most impressed by Jackie Stiles, the amazing player from SMS that averages 30 points per game and scored 41 last night.