I've been doing software development for longer than I can remember and a Drupal Software Developer for years. And along the way, I've used a number of solutions for local development. From a combination of half-assed packages that were supposed to simulate a true Linux environment on windows, to VM Ware installations, to completely switching my desktop to Linux, I've tried it all. Now I'm on a Mac, and I have been for years. There are several reasons why I find the OS X environment more friendly for development, but that is not the point of this post.

It became clear to me recently, that a number of my fellow open source developers are living with painfully inadequate development environments that cause headache, incompatibility and wasted time.

There is really no need for this. :)

A year and a half ago I moved into a brand new house in an area with FIOS availability. I was so excited about this, in fact, it was one of the factors in buying my new home.

Little did I know, I might as well have been begging to get in through the gates of hell.

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I recently attended one of my best friend's weddings and I could honestly write for hours about the event.

Summary: It was 3 days. It was fun. It was beautiful.

I tried. I really, really tried to hold out and not buy the iPhone. I have failed.