I've blogged before about SubEthaEdit from CodingMonkeys which has been one of my favorite text editors since it's initial release. I could (and sometimes do) use Apple's free Text Edit which is included with every Mac and I have. But Text Edit lacks two features that I'd like to have for web development. Color coded display of html and browser preview. SubEthaEdit has both. It's html preview uses Apple's very own WebKit and so with a Command-R I get a new window that displays my page just as Safari would. This preview page updates live as I make changes to the html. Nice!! The program also integrates well with ftp cilents such as Transmit.

Another unique feature is it's collaboratory capabilities. Each SubEthaEdit document can be shared via Apple's Bonjour technology. I can open a document and in a couple of clicks others on my network (or on the internet) can add content to my document in real time. I see what they type as they type it and they see what I'm typing as well. Very cool and useful for creating meeting notes/minutes.

I was inspired to by BLOGZOT 2.0 on MacZOT.com to blog about it again. The folks at MacZOT and TheCodingMonkeys will award $105,000 in Mac software. Apparently they've done this before and it seems like a great way to get the word out about excellent Mac software and at the same time lower it's price.

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They said the days would come that Mac users would have to deal with the same virus problems Windows users have had to deal with. The day has come! Apple has released a nifty application that makes installing XP on your Intel Mac fairly easy. Boot Camp will guide you through the process of partitioning your Intel Mac's drive and will prompt you to burn a CD containing the drivers you'll need once you've installed XP. Apple's even given the Windows icon a nifty make over giving it a bit of style. Nice.

Of course you'll have to buy your own copy of XP and you'll want to heed Apple's warning about the attacks that will come with Windows on your Mac. Spend some money on Virus protection too.


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Yes, I know I'm a day late.

I've been using Macs since 1993 when I purchased a Color Classic. A big thanks to my neighbor J.P. who was a student in my apartment complex and who introduced me to Apple. He offered to help me along in my first days as a Mac user. Had he not been there I would have likely purchased a Windows-based computer out of ignorance.

I still have that Color Classic and have since happily owned and used various Macs: Performa 6400, Lime Green iMac, Blue iBook, 2 White iBooks, G4 Tower (QuickSilver), G5 iMac, and my main computer as of now, a 1Ghz 12" PowerBook (my second 12" PB).

While I'm at it let me roll in an even later birthday to OS X which was rolled out five years ago on March 24, 2001. I started using OS X with the beta and switched over full time with 10.0. As much as I loved the Classic Mac OS, there was no going back once I had OS X, even the slow and somewhat limited 10.0. In five years Apple has done a fantastic job of consistently producing solid steps forward and 10.4 is a pleasure to use.

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