If you just want to connect to an FTP server via mac and you don’t want a robust client, you can use the Finder.
Go to Finder >Go>Connect To Server… Next type this in the input box ftp://ftp.<yoursite>.com.
If your server requires authentication, you can pass in your password and username by typing the following:
ftp://<username>:<password>@ftp.<yoursite>.com.
This will allow you to access your files on a remote host or server.
In my experience in the music industry, musicians spend a lot of time promoting themselves and now with the creation of the intenet they feel that every chance they get they need to promote themselves. This is approach will never work as many of you probably have figured out. You should be focused on building relationships with the people you would want to buy your products or visit your websites. If you were standing in front of this person you wouldn’t constantly ask them from something. So don’t do it on the internet.
BeatCreators Meetup
This will be our first meetup as an organization. We plan on discussing a few music production related topics with the members of the group and answering any questions that they have. All questions will be posted onto BeatCreators.com. If you are interested in signing up click here: http://meetup.com/BeatCreators
In the IT world experience in all circumstances is more important than traditional education. The reason for this is most of the training you get in school will be outdated by the time you hit the workforce. Unlike most other fields, you can get experience on your own by just picking a technology and learning. What most people that want to get into IT quickly figure out is that you have to be able to learn on your own to be successful because the field progresses rapidly.
When I decided that I wanted to do IT, I looked at my options and tried to figure out the easiest and most economical path for me to take. After a lot of deliberation, I decided to use the military to my advantage and make it work for me. If I had to do it over again knowing what I now know, I would still choose the route I chose. I truly believe unless you have a full ride scholarship or your family has a lot of money, taking the college route and putting yourself in all kinds of debt investing in something that is not guaranteed doesn’t make much sense financially. I’m not saying don’t do college, I’m just saying consider and research all of your options before making that decision.
With that being said, if you are really serious about getting into IT, get into IT. Don’t wait for a degree, start doing it now. Do some research to figure out which aspect of IT sound interesting to you. Next, read and watch as much as you can about that subject. Also find some groups in your area or online that discuss that technology. The more you immerse yourself in the topic the better you will be. In the IT world people are hired for their acquired and proven skill set not degrees. Once you figure out which area you want to go into I will be able to give you more specific steps to take. Good luck and let me know if you need any more help.
Love
1. How easy it is to transition from any other object oriented language.
2. The RESTFul architecture.
3. The plugins and gems.
4. The unit testing tools Shoulda, Coulda, Cucumber and even Test:Unit.
5. The user community and their passion for development.
Hate
1. The scattered array of documentation that is mostly outdated.
2. The complicated deployment process
3. The constant upgrades that break all of my previous apps (I have to say freezing was a great idea)
4. The constant debate over the best IDE
5. How most of the books are outdated by the time they are released. We need to make more of these books living documents.
Overall rails is a the best application framework I have ever used for various reason but there are some kinks that need to be worked out as the community matures. Thank you to all of the developers in the community for keeping the fire burning.
