If I weren’t so happy with the Uniform Server, I’d start using the Bitnami stacks. Hmmm … but they are hefty, my word! Not surprising, since the complete WAMP/MAMP/LAMP infrastructure is built in.
Alternatively, you can download your infrastructure stack, and then install individual app modules on top.
I know from past experience how much can go wrong with these all-in-one stacks … so I’ll stick to what works. I have the additional convenience of running TortoiseSVN via Windows Explorer; from inside my Uniform Server www folder I can simply via right-click invoke the Tortoise menu and browse Subversion repositories, and grab any software files available. Not surprisingly, I favour apps that keep a SVN repo. 
Filed under: Servers, Web Apps, Web Development , bitnami
5 February 2006 • 5:29 am
Statistics, Anyone?
Oh yes, the ever popular search for the one stats package to bind them all … the one that will answer all your questions, and do so quickly, humbly, and prettily.
Ha. Gotcha.
There ain’t no such thing.
But: the discussion around Owen’s posting above is good and gives a snapshot of what’s around at the moment and what works (and not) for people.
Filed under: Web Apps
1 February 2006 • 5:04 am
I discovered Picasa only recently.
Until now (confession time), I’d never used any photo-managing software; I just couldn’t be bothered.
But Picasa is nice. It’s very intuitive, does a lot automatically (i.e. doesn’t bother me too much), and has a good feature set without overwhelming me. I might yet get my pics organised.
This is a good question: When will Picassa go online?
It would make life a lot easier.
Filed under: Google, Graphics, Web Apps
12 January 2006 • 12:57 am
Gosh, this is a cool little popup calculator by The Man in Blue: JSCalc.
Just remember to enable Javascript for themaninblue.com (if like me you have the NoScript extension) to allow it to do its work.
Filed under: FireFox, Web Apps
14 December 2005 • 9:26 pm
Within 3 minutes of exploring the features at Netvibes I was packing my bags at the Google home page I’d set up not long ago and lugging my stuff across to NV.
Not only is the functionality better and easier to use, it also looks miles better.
Makes for a truly pleasant homepage environment.
Update:
Just saw this post: Google rolls out the canons in the home page war.
Filed under: Google, Web Apps
25 October 2005 • 9:21 am
OK, I haven’t looked at all of them …
Top 10 Ajax Applications
but the one that really grabbed me – that was instantly usable and useful – was: deliciousdirector.
Just follow the simple 5 How Do I Use It? steps.
This presupposes, of course, that you have a hefty volume of delicious links to thus analyse and categorise. You do, don’t you …?
Anyway – I love it – it appeals to the librarian within me.
Almost forgot: my delicious links are here.
Filed under: Web Apps
24 October 2005 • 1:06 am
I was about to show the JotLive – “Live, group note-taking” – service to some non-techie people … but thought better of it after reading one user’s review here.
Non-geek users are too easily put off by stuff like unpredictable behaviour etc. They tend to form their opinions after one initial experience and then never go back to try it again.
Filed under: Web Apps
17 October 2005 • 1:24 am
I’m not much into podcasts (yet) – but my good buddy DebbieT is. Maybe these two tips from Pete Freitag will come in handy: Find bookmarks by filetype and by media type.
Filed under: Podcasting, Web Apps
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