Comments on: Around the web http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/02/around-the-web Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/02/around-the-web#comment-61756 Alex Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:51:39 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/02/around-the-web#comment-61756 FWIW, I think the Ars review is wrong in regards to the benefits of the SSD drive. My experience is more in line with Wil Shipley's. FWIW, I think the Ars review is wrong in regards to the benefits of the SSD drive. My experience is more in line with Wil Shipley’s.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/02/around-the-web#comment-61755 Geof F. Morris Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:13:23 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/02/around-the-web#comment-61755 As a host, I just went PHP4 to PHP5 within the last quarter [although I'm now kicking my own ass for not doing it sooner; much with Teh Snappy™, although I upped to Apache2 and MySQL5 simultaneously]. There's no valid reason to stay where you are these days---PHP4-oriented code's largely gonna run in PHP5, and chances that you break a user's environment are minimal. As for the Air ... after convincing myself I wanted a Pro, I was back on the Air bandwagon, but the Ars reviews cycled me back around again. Oi. As a host, I just went PHP4 to PHP5 within the last quarter [although I’m now kicking my own ass for not doing it sooner; much with Teh Snappy™, although I upped to Apache2 and MySQL5 simultaneously]. There’s no valid reason to stay where you are these days—PHP4-oriented code’s largely gonna run in PHP5, and chances that you break a user’s environment are minimal.

As for the Air … after convincing myself I wanted a Pro, I was back on the Air bandwagon, but the Ars reviews cycled me back around again. Oi.

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