Category: "Windows stuff"
evo-sublime theme for Sublime Text
I've just uploaded the evo-sublime theme for Sublime Text on GitHub .
It is a dark text on light background theme, with vivid highlights.
This is the theme I use to work on b2evolution.
Installation
You need to copy the color scheme into the Sublime Text Packages directory.
- You can find the path of the directory using the
Preferences -> Browse Packages
menu within Sublime Text. - Copy the color scheme into this directory.
- Use the Color Schemes option of your preferences menu to select the evo color scheme.
How to open Windows Explorer with the Folders shown
Dammit, I had this at the time I was using Windows 2000 and I don't understand how I beared living without it ever since. My life just got better, again ;)
Here's what you need if you want a shortcut to open the Explorer on a given folder (for example: D:\www\), with the Folders pane open (which standard shortcuts don't open):
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,D:\www\
Mac OS vs Windows font rendering
I want to recommend this post by Joel Spolski about differences in font rendering philosophy between Mac OS & Windows.
I never really understood why Apple failed to render sharp fonts on screen. Now I understand the purpose. I'm still not sure which is best though... ;)
Still dreaming about the ideal FTP tool
Besides the basics, there's three simple things I'd expect from an FTP client:
I have never ever found a Windows tool doing all 3 ! :'(
I'm so impatient to see FileZilla 3 as well as the new DreamWeaver CS3... but I fear I'm gonna be disappointed again... :-/
Maybe I should start to figure out how to run rsync
on Windows right now... |-|
Mac instead of PC for PHP/Web development?
I have recently put together a new Core 2 duo PC for doing my web development. And I have been asked why I didn't get a Core 2 duo Mac instead...
The question definitely makes sense. You can now get essentially the same components into a PC or a Mac. So the choice would boil down to:
- Design
- OS
- Software
Design
Well, the Macs look better, definitely.
However...
If you choose your hardware carefully, you can get a pretty decent looking PC. Check out these Antec enclosures (they have a nice quality feeling by the way) or these Sony displays.
And also, if you actually want to connect 3 screens to a Mac, you'll definitely need one of those bigger Mac Pros where you can put in a PC video card. And those sort of lose their coolness factor over the iMacs. But to be fair, I guess you could get away with a 24" iMac ;)