Howto kill lookupd after editing the hosts file on OS X

After editing the hosts file (mate /etc/hosts), instead of restarting the computer or logging out, this line will restart lookupd:

sudo kill -HUP cat /var/run/lookupd.pid

Using the terminal with MAMP on OS X

Recently I was going to take the promising Symfony PHP framework out for a quick test drive, but ran into trouble in the very beginning of the tutorial. I’m running MAMP for local PHP development, but the terminal is using the built-in PHP version for its command line scripting. And Symfony is all about generating […]

Free Ruby on Rails workshop in Malmö with David Black

In the first of what will hopefully become a series of inspirational one-day events, Polar Rose have invited the acknowledged Ruby expert, Rails writer and RailsConf organizer David Black to hold a free one day workshop on Ruby on Rails. The workshop is meant for experienced programmers who want a solid taste of Ruby on […]

9 rules and domain name renewals

wow, I must have typed the adress at least thrice before realizing it wasn’t a typo from my side. Must be quite an awkward feeling for those involved… Quite a terrible slip for a company these days.

Well, I’m not really on vacation after all

Sorry about that. In fact, I’ve been back at work for a few weeks already. “Busy like a bee” might not be a totally accurate expression, but not far from it. Now that I’ve broken the silence around here, I can go back to finish up a few of the draft posts that’s been hanging […]

Vacation, offline

Things will probably be quiet around here for three weeks more, as I’m gonna try my very best to spend this vacation offline. Starting tomorrow.

Now, where did I put that hammock?

Textpattern templates made easier

This is so nice it deserves a post of its own instead of just a sidebar mention. There is now a plugin available for Textpattern, called mcw_templates that allows you to export pages, forms and css for working in your favourite text editor… and then import them again. If TextMate happens to be your favourite […]

Ruby on Rails Copenhagen Meetup

The Ruby on Rails meetup in Copenhagen on Thursday, June 29, 20:30 will be held at Café Selina. Jesper has the details.

Renaissance?

This years’ Reboot was inspiring, although not as mindblowing as last years’ event. Have the feeling that some of the keynotes, and the ideas triggered by them, will come sneaking up on me from behind during the next couple of days.

Jeremy Keith’s In Praise of the Hyperlink was great. To be honest, I was expecting […]

Bandwidth-schmandwidth

Demoing the future of the web on a 12Kb/s connection? At least the weather is nice.