I used to think that java was the worst programming language out there for web work. Then I got a ColdFusion project, and I learned that java isn’t half bad (yes, I do know that CF is just a wrapper around java). I’m a PHP/Perl guy myself, and I asked a friend if he knew anyone…here’s the very breif conversation, that I just burst out laughing…
me: Hey, do you happen to know anyone who know cold fusion?
friend: i laugh at people who do 
Lacking a lot of online resources, here’s a good step-by-step guide to setting up your Mac (version 10.4.x) to a good LAMP dev enviroment on your Mac.
In response to Alex King’s post about a simple Free/Busy script, I have release one, that I think will do really well (you can see it in action on the right). It parses an iCal file, then returns if you are Free or Busy, optionally you can display what the event is and where the event is.
Alex decided to use a part of Yahoo UI lib in the latest version of his excellent Tasks Pro software. I had heard of a lot of buzz around Yahoo and Google releasing their UI libs for general use. I tried both Yahoo’s and Google’s for a project that I am working on. Here are my thoughts…