Using gmail for outbound smtp on Mac OS X Leopard

Posted on 08 October 2008. Tags: , , , , , ,

I had problems setting up postfix to run properly on my macbook pro. Then I found this very clear, step by step how to. And now everything works like a charm. The only drawback is that I can now basically only send email from my gmail account. Well that will do it for now.

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setting up osx for some erlang development – yes – with emacs

Posted on 30 July 2008. Tags: , , , ,

I’ve decided to dig a bit into Erlang. The setup has been painless. I first installed Macports (look here for a step by step guide). With this installed, to install Erlang is a single command: sudo port install erlang Then I looked up the recommended development environment. What a surprise: a lot of people suggest [...]

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i bit the bullet and bought a macbook pro

Posted on 14 July 2008. Tags:

Right. Given the fact that July 31st I’ll have to hand in my company laptop I’ve decided to invest a fair chunk of my last salary to buy a new one. One powerful enough to stand heavy coding sessions and running multiple virtual machines at the same time. One beautiful in design and with a [...]

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