So, I’ve purchased this new iPhone 3G, one of the latest additions to my reasonable range of Apple products. It’s sleek, works the way I want it to and has scope for adding almost any new feature via “App Store” — Apple’s online store that offers many addon applications for download.

Just a while back, I stumbled upon this intriguing application called “WordPress” — a small addon that connects to your existing WordPress.com account or just about any other WordPress installation where you are able to post messages!

The installation was simple, and the configuration took just a few minutes. A few important things to note:

1. Before installing this software, switch on the XML-RPC option from the admin interface
2. Enter your admin username and password

Once setup, it’s really simple to use this application (assuming you’re accustomed to the iPhone interface already). So here I am writing this post, sitting in my balcony enjoying the breeze, watching the evening sun gradually settle down!

It has been a while since I’ve switched over to a Macintosh as my main computer. Everything works perfectly, and I am pretty happy with the excellent built-in applications, the simplicity of iWork, the vast array of downloadable software, and basically the entire feel of an iMac!

This was, however, until I decided to create a new presentation which needed a screenshot of an entire webpage. In Windows, I used a software called SnagIt, which would automatically scroll down and capture the entire webpage as a graphic file for me. However, SnagIt works only on Windows, and after spending numerous hours trying to find an SnagIt alternative for Mac OS X, I couldn’t find one!

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Part I: The Basics

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The project servers consider the folder htdocs in a different “space” and hence you don’t get to write to this folder, or it’s subfolders. However, in the project directory (/home/groups/P/PR/PROJECTNAME) you have a folder called persistent. This folder consists of writable space, that you can use to install Drupal.

Part II: UNIX & Symbolic Links

The ln command in Unix is used to create a symbolic link, which is very close to what we call “shortcuts” in Windows. So the approach to be followed here is to mirror all writable folders in the htdocs folder into the persistent folder mentioned above. You don’t need to copy/recreate all folders, just the writable ones would do.

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