Running svn (subclipse) via the Flex Builder can be problematic; one common problem is when you update an entire project, you’ll also get somebody else’s html and project files, which frequently have data local to the user’s machine and won’t work on other folk’s machines. Though there’s no clear way (and damn there should be) to regenerate html files via Flex, there’s a neat hack that gets it done.
In Flex, choose Project/Properties. From the list on the left, choose Flex Compiler. Now check (or uncheck - just really need to change its status) the checkbox labelled “Enable integration with browser navigation”. This will regenerate all your local html files.
If you install an Adobe demo program (a 30-day trial version of Flash 9, for example) and then purchase a CS3 Creative Suite Web Premium license, for example, when you’re installing the whole suite of software, it will indicate that Flash is already installed and won’t reinstall it. However, once you’ve installed the whole CS3 suite and try to open Flash, it will ask for a registration code but won’t accept your working license number!
The solve: use the original demo installer (if you’ve deleted it, download another one) and run its uninstaller (a new feature on the Mac side). Then use your licensed version to reinstall your program.
It didn’t used to be so hard - you used to be able to activate trial versions with a purchased license. Oh well…
Getting those annoying “Bad Length” messages with Firefox on Leopard? Here’s the fix:
- Go into System Preferences
- Select “Accounts”
- Uncheck the “Enable Parental Controls” checkbox.
Firefox will now work with db info. Huzzah!
According to this Info Week article, Texas Instruments will be showing off an Android phone prototype at the Mobile World Congress starting in Barcelona this week.
I’ve got high hopes for Android (in fact, I’m entering the Android Developer contest). I spent half an hour this weekend trying to help a friend figure out how to send a picture he took on his cel phone through email (we gave up). Wouldn’t the world be a better place if all cel phones used one (or maybe two) Operating Systems? So every phone worked the same?
Turns out it’s almost impossible to remove all your personal info from Facebook, even after you disable your account.
I’m predicting that the two big issues of 2008 (or maybe 2009?) are going to be privacy and data security.
Meanwhile, Facebook seems determined to shoot itself in the foot by messing with user’s personal info.
A “friend” who had jailbroken their original iPhone software (1.1.1), and was then afraid to upgrade to 1.1.2 after all the stories of iBricks surfaced, successfully upgraded to 1.1.3 this weekend. I was They were intrigued especially by the cel phone tower triangulation feature now built into maps, which actually does work pretty well. At any rate, “they told me” that they backed up the phone, then restored it to factory settings in iTunes, then upgraded to 1.1.3 without a problem.
Another tip: use a dock instead of plugging the phone directly to the usb cord. Supposedly, some innocent (non-jailbroken) phones got bricked due to fluctuating power supplies while in the upgrade process. This fluctuation is more prevalent when using a cord than a dock…also explains why sometimes if you leave an iPhone plugged in to the cord, it doesn’t seem to charge properly, or at least as quickly as you thought it should.
As I hoped/predicted, the “noPhone” (aka the iTouch) has arrived - a “phoneless” iPhone with Safari and Wifi, no AT&T, no monthly service charges.
The only problem is it still uses Flash memory (I wanted a 160gig version). But still pretty cool…
Firefox is an unbelievable memory hog - which is why it crashes a lot. We all love it for its extensions/add-ons (I’m a big Foxmarks fan myself), but they frequently cause memory leaks and lead to crashes; one of the worst culprits is the extremely useful (for developers, that is) Firebug. They recommend turning it off till you need it…
If you ever wondered where Google keeps its servers - well, the answer’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere - The Dalles, Oregon. This is not exactly breaking news - the Times reported it on June 14 - but these pics just came out a few days ago. Love the AC units, and their own (pretty much) private hydroelectric dam (don’t know how much electricity the other 12,625 residents use).