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Just a quick note. I uploaded the first build of the Release Candidate 1 of PHP 5.4.0 to php-osx.liip.ch.

It works on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7. See the beta instructions for some info about how to install this.

And keep on testing (and filing issues, if you find any)

Datamation: "Using a Linux distribution sponsored by someone who has shared his views on OS X's aesthetic aspects (Mark Shuttleworth) seems like a pretty good option for the would-be Apple fan."

The H Open: "The Growl Project development team has released version 1.3 of its open source notification system for Mac OS X."

While working on an application I ran across a huge bottleneck which I isolated down all the way to the use of the iconv_substr function.

If you ever wonder which is better to use, this should help your decision:

The folks over at

One of the most anticipated new features coming to Mac OS X Lion is iCloud, the Web-based service that will replace Apple’s MobileMe.

The latest update for Lion (10.7.2) is now available as a beta build for developers, and it reportedly introduces iCloud integration (in addition to a few bug fixes).

This is a good sign that iCloud will...

Here is my reaction to using Lion for about 3 hours. Worst user interface Apple has ever done. Don't get me wrong.

I hate Lion, but OS X still knocks the shi...

Between the Lines: "While XP has dropped to 49.69%, Windows 7 use is only up to 27.92%. So, where is everyone else?

Have they finally moved on to desktop Linux!? Ha. I wish! No, while almost 10% of users are still running Vista-the poor sods-many other people are moving on to Mac OS X."

In a recent post from the AppBackr blog they share a solution they've found for running unit tests automatically for lazy coders using a combination of PHPUnit, Watchr and Growl notifications (OS X-only, obviously).

Multiple PayPal users have been incorrectly charged for purchasing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store numerous times, with one user claiming to have received a bill of nearly $4,000 for the $29.99 software.