Setting up DB Navigator in PhpStorm + MAMP
I was quite curious to test drive the DB Navigator plugin for PhpStorm. I thought the installation would be as simple as other plugins available but it did take some time to find the right settings. Unfortunately the documentation for this plugin lacked a bit of configuration tips.
Also when I got the plugin working I noticed a problem with MAMP. Trying to connect to the server it failed miserably with the error “‘reading initial communication packet’, system error: 61” whatever that means.
Minor site updates
Found some time to do some updates on the site. The site now uses CSS media queries to scale properly amongst various screen sizes. I also got get rid of some views I was using ( practice what you preach ). Only need to convert the tags and then I can disable the views completely w00t.
back on track
Started with guitar playing again. It’s been a while since I last picked up the guitar and actually played for a while. It has always been a bit of a drag to get started. You see we don’t have a very big house so all equipment has to go into storage places like; bags which you can never find (for cables), closets which are used for more then guitar related stuff and so on. So eventually the guitar started to gather dust.
Early IBM Training/Meeting movies
These kind of training movies are simply the best! Probably long forgotten, but my dad told me about the old John Cleese and muppets movies. Hooray for the internet, I finally found them and they are indeed very funny…still!
This one shows an early cookie monster destroying a pretty expensive piece of equipment. Very funny indeed and most of it is still relevant today! Especially the antenna which is virtually indestructible.
The view is a lie
When you get introduced with Drupal, you get introduced with a powerful couple: CCK and Views. Now I assume you know both so no need to explain their awesomeness. …
new website
Yes, finally a new website. Took forever to get something online but here it is. The website is constantly under development so expect many changes over time.
I hope to fill the site with loads of content soon. My interests are span over loads of different topics. Such as development, music, photography and every day life stuff.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy whats on here at the moment and do comeback often 
Mief releases Lorizzle App
I’m diving into Cocoa development on OSX and as part of an exercise I created the unfoshizzle-lorrize app!
For those who are not familiar with the concept of Lorizzle; this a funny/gangster alternative to ye olde Lorum Ipsum. The original idea comes from Gerard and Jeroen who created lorizzle.nl.
