Running With Foxes

So, I’ve been continuing to load up my brand new Dell 1710 beast of a machine (seriously, it glows red like it’s possessed by the devil). Natrually the first thing I did was fire up IE and go download Firefox. The second thing I did was to install some programming tools. Ultra Edit is highly recommended, WinSCP, Filezilla. When I got around to Apache, Vista was once again being a pain in the ass. After I ran the install for 2.2.4 and clicked through a half dozen “are you sure” dialogs, Apache complained it didn’t have access to the files needed to complete the installation and threw out the rather ironic error message below.

While I don’t think Apache intended that the successful operation of their software was an error, I’m still left with the problem of not having any Apache on my system. I did a quick search on the web and found a good blog post outlining the problem here.

Apparently the issue revolves around Vista’s User Account Control settings, which throws up a prompt every time major changes are made to your computer in an effort to alert you to possible Trojans and Worms. It’s simple enough to disable when you need to, I guess. Just would have been nice to know how to deal with the potential permission issues in Vista out of the box.

Not web 2.0, but just LMAO ROFLCOPTER funny.

In a stunning ad campaign that probably rubs half the world population the wrong way, PS2 has released a “cutting edge” ad campaign in India to speak to the soulless masses of males driven to gaming to cope with the pain of their boring ass girlfriends.

I can’t wait for the t-shirts.

via Newsweek

Cnet bagged a real interview with Fake Steve Jobs. The most memorable line for those of us following the naked anticipation of iPhone junkies lining up across America:

Q: I’m curious as to your take on how the iPhone is being received by the public and the media so far.
Fake Steve Jobs: Well, I’m glad to see the iPhone getting the acclaim it deserves. The world changed on Friday and I’m really proud of the work we’ve done. I think it just shows that the public is a lot smarter than we often think. They know quality when they see it. When all those people lined up for a product that they didn’t need to line up for, I think that spoke volumes about the kind of people we’re reaching out to with the iPhone. And when I saw photos of Mexicans climbing the fence to get into the U.S. and buy iPhones over the weekend, well, I’ll be honest, I cried.

Friggin hillarious.