design over matter

Write once, run across all devices is dead for now, but Flash certainly isn't.

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I ran into a problem the other day. ColdFusion 8 was not running, Using the terminal software I stopped and started ColdFusion

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You need to add the path to subversion to the bashrc file

1. Open the Terminal Application found in /Applications/Utilities/
2. Type cd /etc and hit enter
3. Type sudo pico bashrc and hit enter
4. Type your root password and hit enter.
5. Add the following line
6. export PATH=$PATH: /usr/local/bin
7. Type CTRL-X and save your changes

Now in Termnal type SVN and hit enter, you should see "Type 'svn help' for usage.

You can now execute svn commands without having to type the entire path

I'm running Windows 2003 server on VMWare Fusion for the Mac. Windows has IIS installed along with ColdFusion 8. When I try to ping the server via IP address, I get the error message "the network is down".

What was most puzzling was that I could reach the internet from a browser running inside VMWare.

To fix the problem. Open up Terminal application on your Mac.

I was surprised to see the first add for Microsoft featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Just a few weeks ago they announced the deal that would pay Seinfeld $10 million to appear in a series of Microsoft ads. People speculated the ads would respond to the negative image of Vista.

All I can way is "What is Microsoft thinking?"

Here is a run down of the commercial. Seinfeld finds Bill Gates at a discount shoe store and give him advice on his shoe purchase. At the register Bill pulls out his discount card with the notorious photo of Bill taken in his twenties, but he looks fourteen and very geeky. Ok, ha ha. Bill and Seinfeld leave the mall eating chiros. Seinfeld asks Bill is computers will be moist and chewy so we can eat them. Bill stops to adjust his underwear to signal yes. The windows logo appears.

Huh? What was that?

I hit rewind on the DVR to show my wife the commercial. Her reaction was the same as mine and after a short discussion. I can only guess that Microsoft was trying to create a "Seinfeld-like" commericial. The TV show known to be about nothing.

Not a smart move. Look at what Apple has done in the Mac/PC ads. The PC is sneezing. He tells Mac to stay back, he's got the latest virus. Mac assures him he won't catch it. Bravo apple. You've taken a problem many computer users encounter and demonstrate how the Mac differs from the PC all in a humorous and memorable way.

Hopefully, future Microsoft ads will follow their software development trends. Version 3.0 of their commercial should finally hit the mark. Or at least suck less.