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Start/Stop MySQL from a Terminal Session on OS X
This is a quick post as much to remind myself the next time I need it as anything about how to start and stop MySQL from a terminal window on OS X. When you install MySQL it defaults to auto…
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Apple Mighty Mouse Rant
I try really hard to be an Apple fan-boy…I really do. I love my Macbook Pro, really like my Mac Mini and adore OS X. I even like my AppleTV units pretty well (a little less with the new GUI,…
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My Local Web Development Environment Overhaul Pt. 4 – Database Server
This entry in my series detailing how I have my development environment set up will deal with databases. This is going to be a somewhat shorter post than the others simply because there isn’t as much customization to be done…
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Adding Custom Items to ColdFusion Administrator Navigation
I’m going to interrupt my series of posts on my local development environment with a quick post on how to add your own tools to the ColdFusion administrative web application. This is probably old news to some people, but I…
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My Local Web Development Environment Overhaul Pt. 3 – Application Server
This installment in my series detailing how my local web development environment is set up is going to deal with my application server setup. After visiting with several folks at the cf.Objective() conference this year, I was convinced that I…
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My Local Web Development Environment Overhaul Pt. 2 – Web Server
As web developers, one of the most under-appreciated pieces of software in our arsenal is the web server software that answers the calls from the masses of visitors that want nothing more than to pour over every word and image…
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My Local Web Development Environment Overhaul Pt. 1 – Overview
As I mentioned in my last post, after attending the cf.Objective() conference earlier this year, I decided that I needed to completely tear down and rebuild my local development environment. My old setup worked well enough, but there were some…
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You Know You Haven’t Blogged in a While When…
…you forget how to get to the admin interface of your blog software to create a new post. I’ve been really horrible the last (nearly) 2 months in not blogging at all. So much has happened in that time frame…

Dan
Geek, Tinkerer, Creator
I’m Dan. An ambivert by nature, geek by divine calling, husband to a wonderful woman, and father to three amazing kiddos. I enjoy tinkering with all sorts of automation, self-hosting / home labs, and creating stuff with lasers and 3D printers in our “maker space” with my children.
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