Installing WAMP

http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

"Apache HTTP Server 2.2.4 is the best available version"

apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi

http://www.php.net/downloads.php

http://us2.php.net/get/php-5.2.3-win32-installer.msi/from/a/mirror

Bare-bones W2K installation

OK, I have created a bare-bones instance of Windows 2000 Server.

I made sure to NOT install IIS, as I feel it will be best to use non-Microsoft products for this.

I have installed Service Pack 4, and upgraded to Internet Explorer 6.

Now I am going to save this configuration before installing anything fancy...

Deciding to learn Java

OK, so, well, I have decided it might be time for me to learn some hardcore programming, and that learning Java might be the best choice for me as a web developer.

So, I have begun setting up an environment dedicated to achieving this goal.

I am running Windows 2000 Server (SP4) over Parallels Desktop on my MacBook Pro running Tiger, and it is there that I will begin my adventure.

Why, you might ask, don't I simply run a Java web server on Tiger itself?

Well, very simply, I don't want to risk messing up my native system. Since I am pretty green when it comes to server setups to begin with, I would rather work in an environment that is easily backed up periodically, or trashed entirely if necessary.

New Web Site Now Up!

Come enjoy my Junk Drawers at: http://www.junkdrawerphotos.com/

Junk Drawers at the Secret Garden!

I am launching a month-long show, Junk Drawers, at the Secret Garden Bookshop in Seattle.

The show will be hanging from January 5 through February 5, and will therefore be featured in this month's Second Saturday Artwalk (January 13).

It is a series of ten 20" square color photographs of, well, people's junk drawers.

Enjoy!