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Apache and Mountain Lion
After upgrading to OS X 10.8, some of you might have noticed that the “Web Sharing” option is no longer available from the Sharing Panel of Systems Preferences.
Fear not!
While Apple has removed the user-interface (a mere checkbox) for Apache (the Web/HTTP service), it is still available and installed in Mountain Lion, fully functional.
To turn it on:
$ sudo apachectl startTo turn it off:
$ sudo apachectl stopApache configuration files are available in
/etc/apache2/.You might want to use it with Pow if you do Ruby development.
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More Fun with Siri Dictation
Jim Rhoades has written a handy list of working Siri Dictation commands, with examples.
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New Unix Commands in Mountain Lion
Ask Different has a list of new unix commands for tweaking your Mac on Mountain Lion. It is good to see programatic access available to new features of the OS.
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Responsive Typography: The Basics
Oliver Reichenstein writes about the challenges of typography on various digital mediums, ranging from desktop monitors, to handheld retina displays.
Typefaces look different on these various mediums because of differing viewing distances. Typographic adjustments must be made for the various differing mediums so as to maintain a harmonious perception and feel of the same application across the various displays. While Responsive design already incorporates macro typographic issues, such as type size, line height, and column width, responsive typography more specifically deals with micro issues, such as type, size, and tone of a typeface.
The writer illustrates his points with graphics and concludes that designing for websites requires more engineering work, that is, choosing between the various suboptimal technological techniques, for the most optimal visual outcome, regardless of the display medium used, compared to pure graphic design.
It’s a great read to learn about typography and how we perceive them through the different digital display medium.
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