I've just been configuring a new MacBook Air and this is one of those "blog it so you don't need to Google it" postings. If you want to be able to see all files (including system files) on a Mac, just enter the following into a terminal window:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Then restart the Finder (hold down the option key, click and hold the finder button in the dock, and in the context menu that appears, click "Relaunch").

If you get tired of this, just enter:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO

and restart the Finder again.

Thanks MacWorld!

Until recently I've just been using Railo express on my Mac. I just decided to get set up properly and to configure Resin (the servlet container most people are currently using with Railo) and Apache configured correctly. Here are the steps I took . . .

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In the category of "blogged so I don't have to Google for it in the future", here is a command to start ColdFusion from the command line:

/Applications/JRun4/bin/jrun start cfusion

Just as an FYI for anyone interested, you *can* indeed use a 17” MBP on a Manhattan subway pretty close to the rush hour. I had a thought I wanted to code up quickly and an email to respond to, so opened up and fired up the MBP on the subway. I think the very fact that it's clearly fairly valuable kept people further away than when I'm typing on the more diminutive eee. That said, I was glad to put the MBP safely into its backpack and to pull out an eee to blog about the experience . . .

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So I've decided on 2.5Ghz, 4Gb ram (aftermarket), 200Gb @7200 and a Macbook pro. Now I'm trying to decide what's the best size to get (input appreciated) . . .

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So, it's that time again. My trusty black MacBook is getting a little cracked round the edges, and 2Gb of RAM just isn't cutting it any more (too much thrashing when I'm running JRun, Eclipse and Parallels - I haven't even dared to install Photoshop . . .). I need a new computer. The question is which one (input much appreciated) . . .

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