In the increasingly large category of uninstaller for OS X, there is yet another app, AppCleaner. At a first glance, AppCleaner looks a lot like uApp, but once using it and switching between the different windows, you’ll see a huge different. This app is by all means, eye candy. The transitions and effects of the app are similar to QuickSilver, and look beautiful. If your looking for an alternative *and a free alternative I might add*, check AppCleaner out.

I just committed revision 50 of FinkCommander, and the only real changes are for the UI. Please note that FinkCommand will not build, and the only really active SVN branch is branches/noxcode. At this point, I can’t add any further functionality to the project, since both NSTask and subprocess are not behaving properly and providing proper STDIN to fink-server.pl nor alloing me to retrieve STDOUT. I’m stuck in a rut, and any help is appreciated.

P.S.: WebSVN

7 Days. 7 Days until your death, just like ‘The Ring’. Hah! I was joking! That was funny, right? Actually, it’s 7 days until the release of the iPhone, and the Mac World is going crazy. Just in the last two days, the The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted over 20 articles on this one subject alone! Hard to believe that all this hype is being created over an over priced PDA. My opinion: Ridiculous. Apple, get back to what made you famous; Computers and Computer Software. You can’t keep following the money, it will lead you to the Dark Side. *and unstable stock investors*

Ever since the initial debate over the coining of the term Open Source in 1998, and with the help of Mozilla, the idea has become a major aspect in application development, distribution, and viewing. With the need of technologies to accomplish these tasks, many version control systems, easy to use documentation, bug tracking, and timeline support tools have been created to manage these open source projects. One of the most well known and, let’s throw modesty to the side, the best tools that can accomplish these tasks is Trac. But alas, Trac has it’s downfall. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL! Well, I shouldn’t say that, for a novice or a person who doesn’t not have full access control to your web server *like Dreamhost*. First, you have to direct Trac to a mod_python installation *Trac is written in the all mighty Python, a smart choice*, then install an HTML template system, and to top that making sure you have SQLite enabled. A jumble of steps, but totally worth it if you can do it.



For others, there is an alternative. Collaboa is a Wiki, SVN UI, Ticket Manager, and a Mile Stone manager, basically a lighter clone of Trac. This project is written in a much friendlier web framework, Rails. Since the project uses Rails, its written in Ruby, contrary to Trac’s usage of Python. Many other minor changes differentiate the two projects, leaving you with a choice of your own for your Open Source Project.