Moon Render
Moon Render
Moon Render
Inspiration: Photo by Duke Marsh
To Focus or Not to Focus
To Focus or Not to Focus
To Focus or Not to Focus
Should you be broadening your skillset, or doing one thing well in particular?...
Being a Beginner
Being a Beginner
Being a Beginner
I've been reeling over this feeling that you experience as a beginner. Everything is new and intimidating. You don't know what notes to...
Introduction to jQuery Presentation
Introduction to jQuery Presentation
Introduction to jQuery Presentation
I had the chance to give a brief introduction to the jQuery library at the latest Chicago Javascript Group meetup. There is really...
Prevent Fancybox from Jumping to the Top of the Page
Prevent Fancybox from Jumping to the Top of the Page
Prevent Fancybox from Jumping to the Top of the Page
I'm currently building a custom Wordpress theme based off of the wonderful Starkers theme and tried setting up a Fancybox gallery to show off some...
IE8, Respond.js and WordPress
IE8, Respond.js and WordPress
IE8, Respond.js and WordPress
I had a hell of a time spending an afternoon trying to get my custom Wordpress theme (which is based off of the excellent Starkers framework)...
Why Paypal Still Matters
Why Paypal Still Matters
Why Paypal Still Matters
In the past few years, we've finally started to see some worthy competitors for online payment processing to PayPal, the world's most loved...
2012: The Year in Review
2012: The Year in Review
2012: The Year in Review
2012 is going to be a hard year to beat. I finally got to see both Maritime and The Flashbulb play live! I...
Build Stuff that You’d Use
Build Stuff that You’d Use
Build Stuff that You’d Use
In the past, I've had lots of trouble trying to come up with ideas of things to create based on the sole fact...
Enable SSL in MAMP 2.0.5
Enable SSL in MAMP 2.0.5
Enable SSL in MAMP 2.0.5
If you are at all serious about PHP development on OSX, then you are probably familiar with the usefulness of having MAMP installed. In under 20 minutes, you can set up multiple local development environments all managed by git and accessible through virtual hosts with little to no configuration. Add another 10 minutes, and you can easily enable SSL in MAMP 2.0.5
I am working with several sites that utilize HTTPS, and I wanted to make the development process reflect the live environment as much as possible. MAMP Pro makes this process a snap; all you have to do is click the 'Enable SSL' checkbox in the most recent versions and you are set. For those of us without $59.95 to spend at the moment, it is possible to enable SSL in MAMP 2.0.5 - it just requires a little manual editing.
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