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These are some notes on the path I’m walking from Windows to Linux.

I’m trying to replace my development environment which to date has mostly been in Dreamweaver. Eclipse is a strong contender for usurping it.. even though I have Dreamweaver 8 working on Fedora using Wine. You can mostly blame this on CakePHP and the desire to see code completion relevant to the object orientated approach of development I now follow.

Some useful links:

http://download.eclipse.org/dsdp/tm/updates/

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/setting-up-eclipse-to-work-with-cake

http://alexle.net/archives/138

http://www.howtoforge.com/apache_subversion_repository_p2

http://subclipse.tigris.org/install.html

This is a small selection of the open source desktop software I use. As with most open source stuff, I believe they are all cross software to some degree and they are all really useful. Apps I’d struggle to live without now I use them regularly!

Firefox
The bestest web browser ever for starters and then the plugins launch it to another level.
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Inkscape
Vector graphic editor
http://www.inkscape.org/

GIMP
Image editing software
http://www.gimp.org/

Pidgin
Instant messenging software that is actually nice to use
http://www.pidgin.im/ -windows
http://www.adiumx.com/ - mac

Vector Magic
An raster(bitmap) to vector converter that actually works! (online tool)
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

Audacity
Multi-track audio editing software
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

KeePass
Secure password store and manager - just vital these days
http://keepass.info/ - windows
http://www.keepassx.org/ - linux

Open Office
A full office suite that opens and saves to MS Office or open formats.. the featureset definitely surpasses MS Office 2000 and I’ve heard the same said for MS Office 2003 (I switched to openoffice rather than pay for MS Office 2003 so can’t offer a real opinion)
http://www.openoffice.org/

I got fed up of hunting down what css list style produces what, so I made a quick page that shows you.
see examples of list styles

I’m excited to share with you a new venture - Four Iron Golf Shop - that has just gone live.

fouriron.co.uk

“Four Iron is a shift away from traditional golf shops, clothing and websites. It is targeted at the person who may be surfing or mountain biking one day, who then plays a game of golf the next day. Rather than trying to pigeonhole people by their specific pastimes, Four Iron is connected with the whole lifestyle.”

I’ve teamed up with Loose-fit Ltd. to fill this gaping chasm. There are several more product lines yet to be added over the forthcoming weeks, including a small range of ‘Four Iron’ branded collared shirts and t-shirts. In the meantime, however, the website is fully transactional so if anything does tickle your fancy by all means place an order!!! We need to pop our cherry!!!

Thanks
Jonathan