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Aptana Studio
I’ve been looking for a decent PHP editor for my Macbook Pro – something like Dreamweaver, but free. I finally found it in Aptana Studio. It’s available for Mac, Windows and Linux. It has built-in support for PHP, Ruby on Rails, Python and Java, live FTP/FTPS editing, Subversion connectivity, and a lot more. Check it out!
Twig – WordPress Twitter Integrator
I just put together my first release of Twig, a plugin for WordPress that will pull your tweets from Twitter, cache them in a database, and display them chronologically intermingled with your WordPress posts. It the first version, so there are bound to be bugs with it. I hope to add more features soon, but I wanted to get an initial version out the door before the scope creeps into oblivion.
If you’re brave enough to try this initial release, please let me know if you encounter any bugs, as well as ideas for feature enhancements you might have. Cheers!
- Download Twig 0.1
- Documentation
- Plugin Page @ WordPress.org
Remote Desktop Through Firewall
We had the problem of allowing vendors and contractors to remotely connect to some of our systems through the firewall. We had tried solutions like WebEx, which is very robust but extremely expensive. Looking for a cheaper or free solution, I did some research. I figured there had to be some sort of VNC-like client that would connect to an intermediary server to allow communication through a firewall, just like Webex. Perhaps there was a piece of server software that I could install on an external server to do just that.
That’s when I stumbled across TeamViewer – free, open source, based on VNC, and extremely simple to use and setup (which is nice, so you don’t have to send complex instructions to the remote user). Both clients download a small executable and run it. You are given a connection ID (which looks like an ICQ number). You give the remote user your connection ID and they click connect. Simple as that, and it works through a firewall. It’s a little slow, but it works great for a remote desktop connection through a firewall.
Ximian Evolution – The Outlook Killer
Finally, a project has been announced to port Ximian Evolution to Windows! This is actually significant, as Evolution is one of the few “Outlook Killers” that support Exchange and GroupWise e-mail and calendar support! This is great news for those stuck on Microsoft Outlook or GroupWise because they need the calendar and/or advanced e-mail features they provide. I personally still like Thunderbird better for my needs, but this will be a capable alternative to MS Outlook in the enterprise. Although, Evolution does allow you to post to a folder without sending an e-mail to yourself 
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 Released
Joy and rapture! My e-mail client of choice, Mozilla Thunderbird, has reached its 1.0 release. Get it while it’s hot (and while you can connect to the servers).
- Link: Mozilla Thunderbird
- Save their bandwidth: BitTorrent Download
- Vote for a my feature request: The ability to POST messages to Thunderbird folders
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Released!
The day is finally here – the long-awaited 1.0 release of Mozilla Firefox has arrived.
Firefox News
Well, anyone who follows Slashdot already knows that Firefox RC1 was released today, although it still contains the Slashdot rendering bug. However, it is apparently not an actual release candidate as the version number suggests, but merely an interim version. While skimming the comments on Slashdot, I found a link to processor-specific optimized Firefox and Thunderbird builds. The trunk versions fix the Slashdot bug, but have the old Find (Control-F) design. It’s unfortunate I have to choose between my preferred Find method and proper rendering of Slashdot, but I guess you get what you pay for. Right now I’m running the MOOX M3 optimized build of RC1. Not too shabby.
Sim City 3000 for Linux for Sale
I have a rare copy of Sim City 3000 for Linux for sale on eBay. Since Loki Games went out of business, this edition is no longer manufacturered. Bid and play your favorite game on Linux today!
PHP 5 Released, New Tools from Microsoft
PHP 5 was released, and if that wasn’t good enough, Microsoft is planning to release some swank development tools for ASP.NET. Also, they have a lite version of SQL Server, called SQL Express, that is to compete with the likes of MySQL but with fewer license restrictions (supposedly) than MSDE. Finally, they are also developing a lite version of Visual Studio, called Visual Web Developer, that is a supported follow-up to ASP.NET Web Matrix.
July 13th, 2004 
Web - Development 
Tags: asp.net, microsoft, mysql, php, programming, Software, sql, www, more... New Releases from the Mozilla Foundation
Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.7, and Mozilla 1.7 have been released. Some changes I’ve noticed in Firefox: new theme and plugin system (old themes need to be ported), an “update” feature that acts like Windows Update for Firefox, and the new theme. I don’t really care for the new theme so much, but the old theme (called Qute) is available here for 0.9.
If only Thunderbird would support “posting” to a mailbox like Outlook/Evolution do. Overall, it’s an awesome product and it’s what I use as my e-mail client.
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