Kritikal

Time to update all the strings of this rope…

Phusion Passenger (mod_rails)
I installed the gem and went ahead to install the apache module but their setup script will not find my Apache2 installation. This is on Ubuntu 7.10 and my binary is called apache2 rather than httpd, though I’m not sure if this is the direct issue. I tried various things to get it to go but to no avail and after fiddling with it for about 20 minutes I had other, more important, things to do. I plan on posting a support request to them this evening if I’ve the time.

One initial thing I don’t like is the automated script. It would be much more valuable to people like me to simply have instructions on how to install everything manually. This would be particularly true for hosting providers who wish to testbed Passenger before they roll it out live. Perhaps this is going to be part of their ‘Ruby Enterprise’ that Phusion will soon be offering.

I’ll post more as I move along on this.

Aptana Jaxer
Since it’s release I’ve not had a chance to really develop with it. After this weekend things should slow down just a wee bit so I can really start working on a weather application that will utilize what it can do. I’d like to develop it wholly in Jaxer but I can make no guarantees. The initial idea for the weather site/app/whatever you want to call it, was to allow for a distributable version to be run locally when needed. This of course might pose a problem if it’s built solely on Jaxer, but we’ll see how that goes next week.

Storm Chasing - 2008/04/11
So I went out on my first storm chase of the year. What seemed like a promising day kind of fell apart. Dry air quickly killed off the severe potential in many areas though there were a few tornado warned counties up in the thumb area of Michigan.

In the end I wound up in the parking lot of Cabella’s to see the updraft of a cell and a perfect, end to end, rainbow as it passed to the northwest.

It was good to get in motion and figure out what I can further streamline… and maintain a checklist so I do not forget really useful things, like powercords and USB cables.

MacBook Pro
I have far fewer complaints with OS X than with Windows, that’s for sure. Do I still miss my Xubuntu box? You bet!

The sleekness and cool gestures with the mutli-touchpad is great but quickly lose their novelty. The best used feature so far is the scrolling with two fingers; the forward/backward of the triple finger touch is only good in Safari, which I rarely use these days.

I’m still very weary of using certain features since this is the only Mac I have and I do not see myself owning one in the near future. It’s just really hard to justify the cost for a new MacBook Pro when I can get way more power and freedom (OS-wise that is) on a Lenovo Thinkpad.

Overall I’m really impressed with the OS and I’m glad to have it.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 @ 2:32 pm on the category Random Noise, Weather, Rails, Jaxer, Apple, Mac, Storm Chasing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.