Back when I was setting up my Mac, I installed Eclipse 3.7.  I also installed Postgres and Tomcat so I could run locally.  Postgres was either unnecessarily frustrating or it required knowledge I didn’t know I was missing.  The whole shared memory thing should have been a clue.  The good news is that I think I did [...]

I installed VirtualBox a few weeks ago.   A few wrinkles when actually using it. Copy/paste By default, you can’t copy/paste between your Mac and VirtualBox VM machine.  It’s easy to enable though: Devices > Install Guest Addons Wait a few minutes for a terminal window to open and install When prompted, press return to [...]

In my release-day review of Apple’s Mac OS X Lion, I shared my initial impressions of the operating system while highlighting the key differences from previous versions. I also pointed some features users might not like. Now, two weeks later, I am much more appreciative of OS X Lion and wondering how I lived without [...]