Making Websites with PHP and Mozilla / SeaMonkey

I have a web site (www.soundevolution.com.au) that runs on PHP. I use PHP for templates (common page headers, etc) and a bit of dynamic content here and there.

In search for a decent open source HTML/PHP editor, I tried Mozilla and SeaMonkey (Mac OS X builds). However, I discovered that they COMPLETELY CORRUPT php files. All the "" tags were gone. Sometimes even the PHP code between them was gone too!!!!

Painful. So here it is again. DO NOT USE Mozilla or SeaMonkey for editing PHP files - they corrupt the files!!!

I wish I knew that.

Sending Email with Postfix and PostfixEnabler on Mac OS X

I use my laptop in a number of different locations (work, studio, home, etc). Every place has a different network, and everything automatically works (auto-detects network settings) except Email. I have to *know* what the local SMTP server is so I can send mail from that specific network connection.

I was beginning to get frustrated at constantly changing my SMTP settings in Mail every time I connect to a different network. So I looked for a send mail solution. It turns out that Mac OS X has a sendmail server bult in, but it is not configured or running.

After a bit of a search around the 'net, I found PostfixEnabler. I downloaded it, ran it, paid for it, and hey presto! I can now send mails from anywhere because my laptop itself is my sendmail server!

I did have one small problem, and that was with the ADSL connection at home. For some strange reason, postfix would not recognise the auto DNS from the ADSL modem/router, like every other application did. Once I entered the DNS manually into the Network Settings, it started to work fine.

So now I have "postfix" running which accepts sending mail from the local machine regardless of what network I'm on. I can even send mail when I'm not on a network, and it sits in a queue until there is a network. Nice.

Brissy to Bay Bike Ride

Just went on the 55km Brissy to Bay bike ride, a fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis.

A cold start to the day, and sore legs for a few days afterwards - but a good ride, and for a good cause.

Ideas 2 Market workshop

I've just attended the "Ideas2Market" workshop, run by the Australian Institute for Commercialisation.

In addition to three days of presentations by some excellent industry experts, the workshop was also a great networking event and discussion forum for issues relating to Commercialisation.

Expert presentations and interaction between the participants were both extremely valuable