OS X Leopard comes with a version of Python pre-installed, but this version is neither up-to-date nor is it a good choice when you want to create application bundles that also have to be compatible with OS X Tiger. That is why I have chosen to install the official Python distribution from Python’s official website. [...]

In the following article, I will describe how I install BlitzMax on OS X Leopard from the official Blitz Research Limited Subversion (short: SVN) repositories. According to Wikipedia, “a repository is a place where data or specimens are stored and maintained for future retrieval.” The repository that we are interested in here is the storage [...]

I’ve been wondering for quite a while now why Netbeans 6.1 does not respond to key strokes when I use it with Apple’s Java 6 implementation. Yesterday I found out that the problem is neither with Netbeans nor with Apple’s Java 6 VM, but with Microsoft’s OS X keyboard drivers.
I use a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic [...]