PHP Storm – A Small Rant
I like PHP Storm. I use it to write PHP pages and for the most part, it works rather well. Except that is, the debugging part. I’ve always had real trouble getting the debug function to work properly. I have to admit that most of the time, the problem is me.
Fast forward to this past week. I have been working on my computer since Monday trying to identify problems with MacOS Catalina, report them, and try to figure out how we are going to fix them.Part of tat process has been fixing MySQL (which broke really bad) and also working on getting PHPStorm to debug..again…sort of. The port for xdebug has always been 9000.
Until, whenever someone at Jetbrains decided to change it to 9071. I cannot tell you how much time I wasted trying to get debug to work only to find out that the port has changed! Why on God’s sweet green Earth would anyone do that? It wasn’t well publicized and I found the answer quite by accident. In a random post, someone mentioned trying port 9071. What the actual fudge?
Debugging in PHPStorm is great when it works and for now, it does. Of course, when I update the OS it will probably break again. I’ve tried MAMP and XXAMP. The idea is wonderful. It is a contained system that should not care about my constant OS upgrades. Well, I couldn’t get it to communicate properly. I’m chalking that one up to Catalina. There are a number of things that just don’t work right now and it is because of a lot of different things. Security has been ramped up but it also prevents developers from doing basic things. For example, good luck getting a new setup of postfix to work on any level.
Ok. I am done ranting now. I’m blaming travel fatigue and a daughter for making me well, travel.
Happy Birthday Penny!
Just wanted to do a drive by post to wish an old friend a very happy birthday. 🙂
Website Hiatus
Well, I’m still here. Not on the blog actually. Just busy doing all kinds of fun stuff. Sometimes, I forget to actually share those things on this blog. I’m including a small set of photos from random things.
What these pictures explain to anyone who knows me is that I really do go outside on occasion.
…and finally. This is my friend Christie. We’ve been working on projects since March. She’ll be leaving our area at the end of this month which is sad for me. She is a lot of fun to work with.
New Atari Console?
Now that the Atari VCS team has once again delayed its retro console to give it more powerful innards, it’s ready to show what that redesign looks like. The developers have unveiled what they say is the “production-ready” system design, and it pays even more of an ode to the Atari 2600 than before. The main body now floats above the base like the 2600 did, and addresses multiple “practical considerations” in the process. To start, two of the USB ports are now front-facing — it’s much easier to plug in a controller or keyboard.
Engadget
I hope this actually happens.
Steve Irwin
The following isn’t true. It is not Steve Irwin’s 57th birthday because he only ever made it to 44.
I appreciate the sentiment but it would be more accurate of them to say Today would have been Steve’s 57th birthday. That is factually accurate.
I do miss him. He was a one of a kind awesome guy who should have gotten a longer ride on the life train.
Vacation Plans
For my next “mini” vacation, I plan to tackle something that has been driving me nuts for years. The cables under my desk. They are out of control and I have spent countless hours trying to get them to look less unwieldy.
I’ve purchased a couple of items to help the process.
Getting things organized and throwing out things I don’t need nor ever going to use has become a priority. The bottom line is that I have accumulated too much stuff. When I get to that point, I almost feel “dirty.” It is like a personal cleanse must occur to make me feel complete and somewhat normal.
Here is the current mess.
Updated: February 25, 2019 – The pictures below are the final version.
How you know Snowflakes are Involved in Coding
Because the modifier called “Lazy” is actually a thing.
Outlook 2019
I have been trying to get the new version of Outlook to work on my MacBook Pro for about as long as I can remember. We use an older version where I work and I have always wanted to try the newer shinier version. You know, because I am a geek.
This morning I had a revelation concerning settings and I tried it.
It worked.
The new version seems pretty cool.
Now, if we could only do something about Communicator…
Completing Someone
This is a fantastic article about how we do NOT need to complete each other in a relationship.
What Happened to January?
Well. That is a very good question. Was I off taking exotic vacations? No. Was I abducted? No. We spent the last month…planning.
Planning what?
Planning the next year which is already booked solid.
I’ll make a concerted effort to keep this place updated as we blaze ahead.
MacWorld UK
Is entertaining to say the least…
The folks in the UK are no more knowledgable about what Apple is doing than silicon valley itself.
I do love their headlines however.
Ok…wait a tick…
Let’s take a tangent for a second. My sentence as it’s written above demonstrates the correct use of “their” as a possessive pronoun. The grammar/spell checker is highlighting it and saying that the use is incorrect. However, the grammar/spell checker is incorrect.
I do love they’re headlines however. <– NOT CORRECT
I do love there headlines however. <– also NOT CORRECT.
As for Macworld UK, you are still entertaining.
Personal Quote
True Love isn’t about the things you say. True Love is all about the things you do.
chipheadmike, December 2018
One Note Wish List
I’d like to add TOC functionality to my One Note feature wish list. I am working on one that is becoming a bit “unwieldy.”
That is all.
New Kilogram Definition
Good article about changing the definition of what a kilogram really is.
The kilogram has been defined since 1889 by a shiny piece of platinum-iridium held in Paris. All modern mass measurements are traceable back to it – from micrograms of pharmaceutical medicines to kilos of apples and pears and tonnes of steel or cement.
The problem is, the “international prototype kilogram” doesn’t always weigh the same. Even inside its three glass bell jars, it gets dusty and dirty, and is affected by the atmosphere. Sometimes, it really needs a wash.
via Reuters…
Funny. Enough Said.
If anyone is still wondering about how great Bitcoin is or how the government makes great decisions regarding Bitcoin, please…show yourself out.
Awesome Use of Technology
By using a brain implant, people who are paralyzed.
Three people paralyzed from the neck down have been able to use unmodified computer tablets to text friends, browse the internet and stream music, thanks to an electrode array system called BrainGate2. The findings could have a major impact on the lives of those affected by neurologic disease, injury, or limb loss.
via Engadget
The system uses an array of micro-electrodes implanted into the brain which decode, in real time, the neural signals associated with the intention to move a limb. The three people involved in the trial had electrode grids implanted over part of their motor cortex — the area of the brain that helps control movement — which picked up neural activity indicating they were thinking about moving a cursor on the screen. Those patterns were then sent to a virtual mouse that was wirelessly paired to the tablet.
