PyGame Installation On Leopard

I’ve finally installed PyGame on my MacBook. I’m running OS X 10.5 and prefer not to use MacPorts or other builds of Python, so it was a little disappointing to find this avenue is not well supported. It’s a particular shame as many people don’t find the need to use anything but the system Python […]

Aquamacs Erlang Support

Just a quickie in case anyone isn’t aware. If you’re an Aquamacs user, you can easily add Erlang support. I’ve currently got Erlang installed via MacPorts, so all I did was modify my Preferences.el file, found at ~/Library/Preferences/Aquamacs Emacs/. Assuming you have MacPorts installed in the default location, just add these lines: ;; Import Erlang […]

My Switch to OS X

Back in 2003, I made the switch to Macintosh and I’ve been very happy with the choice so far. Before I switched, my main machine was (get this) an Amiga A4000/030 running AmigaOS 3.0 and packing a 25 MHz 68EC030 and 18 MB of RAM. Supporting it were two 450 MHz K6-II boxes with 128 […]

Tech Podcasts I Love

The first tech podcast I started listening to was LUG Radio, sadly demised. The second one was This Week In Django, which has been dormant since the beginning of the year. I worry that I jinx podcasts. Podcasts give me a great way to keep up with what’s happening in areas I’m interested in. I […]