HOWTO: Enable Root User in MacOS X (10.3)

Many times when trying to install things in MacOS X using the Terminal you need to do run commands as “Super User”. This is done by running “sudo” before a regular command: eg: sudo make install Or, you have to actually switch to the “root” user using the “su root” (switch user to root) command. …

Installing Perl and Moveable Type in XAMPP

The following instructions are for installing the PERL addon to XAMPP so that you can then install Moveable Type. XAMPP is a really great package that allows you to quickly and easily download, install, run and configure a host of services for your Windows computer. These instructions assume that you have installed XAMPP already. Installing …