Integrating Mobwrite with nginx

I recently helped an old friend with some prototyping and strategy for a stealth-mode project he’s doing. He wanted to use MobWrite, a framework that allows multiple users to do real-time, collaborative editing of content in a web page.

There was one technical challenge: the project was using nginx as a webserver, and none of [...]

Tips for installing Windows 7 on a Mac

I decided recently to try installing Windows 7 on my iMac, in a Boot Camp dual-boot configuration alongside OS X. I ultimately got it working, but I ran into one perplexing problem along the way. Here’s a summary of the symptoms and the solution, in case the information is helpful to other people.

I [...]