Matt Heerema

PHP and MySQL install on a Mac

Andy Budd wrote up a handy little guide to installing PHP5 and MySQL on a Mac for a nice testing environment.

Thanks Andy.

First Mozilla Spyware app detected

It was only a matter of time.

Spyware takes aim at Mozilla

It’ll be interesting to see what comes out eventually. Note that this does not currently affect Firefox.

Sjouwerman said that “stealth spyware” targeted at Firefox is “bound to happen” as hackers are currently working hard trying to find security holes in the open-source browser. “There’s a small army of rogue programmers that are tearing Firefox apart,” he said.

Think they’ll find anything? The thing is, there also a small army of rogue programmers tearing Firefox apart to FIX those holes, and new updates come out regularly (unlike IE). It will be interesting to see if the Firefox programmers manage to stay ahead of the game.

Clear Type

This isn’t exactly news but I thought I’d link this here for your benefit.

How to activate cleartype on Windows XP

It will make everything look prettier. I don’t know why default isn’t “on”. If you haven’t done this, do it now.

Thinking of being a consultant?

Sound advice

So you want to be a consultant

Or: Why work 8 hours a day for someone else, when you can work 16 hours a day for yourself?