Jan

19

Install and query Memcache on Mac OS X

January 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

Memcached if a free and open source distributed memory object caching system. It is used by web applications to lower database load by caching data in a key-value format for faster retrieval. If you happen to develop on Mac OS X, you can easily setup a development memcached server locally using MacPorts. 1sudo port install [...]

Dec

18

Amarok on Mac OS X

December 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

After several attempts in the last few months, I finally have Amarok running on Mac OS X Snow Leopard with MacPorts. The installation went as it should with the following steps : download and install the latest version of Mac Ports for your version of OS X run sudo port selfupdate run sudo port upgrade [...]

Apr

5

Installing Fink on Mac OS X 10.6

April 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

Before I was a mac user, I have used Windows and Linux for several years. I still use Linux daily (via SSH) and I still see Windows running on machines all around me. From these two worlds, there are very few things that I am missing on Mac OS X. From the Windows world, I [...]