MySQL on Windows Vista

P.S. If you have vista and you're trying to run MySQL, do not use 5.0. You must use 5.1. 5.0 doesn't work with vista.

Web Dev Tips

I'm just figuring out how to become a freelance web designer. If you're in the same boat, I want to share some resources with you:

• Firebug - a Firefox plug in to modify HTML and CSS (plus a few others) live in the browser
• CSSVista / Litmus - CSSVista is the desktop version of Litmus - which both let you view HTML and CSS in multiple browsers. Yes, this really is what you've been longing for.
• http://lynda.com/ - Lynda.com offers tutorials on just about anything you can imagine that's related to web development.
• idealist.org - I'm personally interested in working with non-profits or non-governmentals to develop their websites. Idealist.org can be a good place to find jobs in that arena.
• Web Developer toolbar - this toolbar adds tons of functionality to Firefox related to web development - anything from CSS to forms to resizing the window, etc etc.
• ColorCop - a program with an eyedropper tool to grab colors from anywhere! (RGB and Hex values)
• Inkscape - opensource vector graphics program

That's all off the top of my head right now. (Thanks to Kate for most of them.) Good luck.