CVS, SVN, Git, etc. - There are so many version control systems out there. Which one do you pick? For a while I used Subversion (SVN) and it worked. It was integrated into the program I use coding PHP and set me on the right track. Then problems arrived as I was hosting my own SVN repositories. I wa

Today we uploaded a project called Bugger to our labs site. Did you know we had a labs site? It's new too. Bugger is an issue tracking package that we will be using for our products. It's not complete but when it gets close we will be releasing it as a HitMyServer product. It's really basic and w

HostsEdit, what the hell? Currently I am running XAMPP to develop a web app on my local machine. The best way to test it on a simulated "live environment" is to modify your /etc/hosts file to point a domain name to your local machine. There are multiple ways to do this such as opening Terminal

Ever use Jing? I have seen other people use but had never used it in the past. So what is it? It is a screen capture program for Windows and Mac that can capture either a recording or just a screenshot. Who Made It? Jing was created by TechSmith more known for creating Camtasia Studio and SnagIt

In the event you haven't noticed, HitMyServer has been accepted into the Authorize.Net® Certified Developer Program. Over the past few years, I have developed several solutions connecting the gateway to websites. I found it fitting to apply and eventually be accepted into the program and toda

We Now Have Subversion! If you want to grab the latest and greatest version of Summit you can do so using SVN (Subversion). The url is http://svn.hitmyserver.com/repo/summit. To get access the username is guest and the password is guest. Once enough changes are done to update the .zip file I will

Recently I had a 3 way conference over AIM regarding some work being done. The AIM client I use is Trillian Astra. Its pretty good and I have used it for a few years now. It logs my conversations and shows them in the window so I can refer back to what I said yesterday. That is, until you do a confe

Welcome to the new and improved HitMyServer.com. The website has went through a major overhaul making it easier to look at. The site is built on our toolkit Summit. The toolkit isn't finished yet but we released it so you can at least poke around. I am looking to add revision control. I haven't d