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1. May 27, 2012 Fix “format not supported by the iPad” error on transferring iTunes movie rentals

   In preparation for an upcoming long-haul flight today, I rented a couple of HD movies in iTunes on my Mac, and attempted to transfer them to my iPad (3rd generation). At first it seemed like an annoying error would prevent me from doing this, but I found a work-around and thought it was worth sharing.

2. May 24, 2012 Diet Coda for Modern Web Development

   Following the announcement (and imminent release) of Diet Coda from Panic Software this week, I’ve heard some complaints that it has been designed for a workflow that no longer exists (or shouldn’t). “Edit files directly on my server? Who *does* that anymore!?” Setting aside the fact that there are probably plenty of web developers who still do exactly that, those who think Diet Coda unsuited to a more sophisticated workflow are, I think, simply lacking in imagination.

3. Apr 27, 2012 Pre-order PHP & MySQL: Novice To Ninja, 5th Edition

   At parties, one of the things I tell people I do for a living is write books that teach people how to build websites. It might be more accurate, however, to say I write *a* book: I’ve just written it five times!

4. Mar 8, 2012 My New Gig: CTO at Avalanche Technology Group

   After ten years (!) at the SitePoint Group, I started a new job in January. For the first time in a decade, I feel like I have everything to learn and more than a little to prove, which is both incredibly exciting and a wee bit scary.

5. Mar 7, 2012 2012 Apple iPad Event Predictions (Updated)

   Like clockwork, Apple is hours away from announcing the third generation iPad. I’m sure I won’t be the only Australia-based Apple watcher getting up at 5AM to take in the news. Since people keep asking me, I thought I might as well break the blogging ice with my predictions for today.