Odds & Ends: OS X Server & multiple IP addresses; Fizzilla builds; File extensions vs. Type/Creator; more

Mac OS X Server 10.0: How to Set up Multiple IP Addresses on a Single Network Interface TIL article 106418 details the steps needed to set up a single Ethernet interface for multiple IP addresses.

Fizzilla builds now being made for main Mozilla trunk Netscape's Steve Dagley informs us: "The automated builds of Mozilla for Mac OS X (aka Fizzilla) are now being made from the main Mozilla development trunk rather than the 0.9.2 branch. The latest trunk builds can be found here."

Update: Steve offers this further explanation of what the above actually means: "The main development path is the 'trunk' (think source 'tree') and sometimes you create a 'branch' from the 'trunk' for< various purposes. The 0.9.2 branch was created at the Mozilla 0.9.2 milestone and then work continued on it concentrating on stability rather than the feature work that was ongoing on the trunk. We had been making the Fizzilla builds from the 0.9.2 branch but now have switched over to the main trunk."

File extensions vs. Type/Creator The use of file name extensions in Mac OS X has revived the old debate over whether the Mac OS Type/Creator approach is superior to the DOS/UNIX method of file name extensions. This article takes a look at the pros and cons in this debate and offers his advice. A recent MDJ article mentioned this matter as well. Their suggestion: "Use file extensions only when file types aren't present, or when the user asks the system to pick an extension over a file type (so, for example, ".html" files open in a Web browser instead of a text editor)."

MacSense drivers not coming James Elford asked Xsense Connectivity if they were planning on developing OS X drivers for their MacSense game controllers (e.g., FunStick). They replied: "Sorry, but we are not currently planning to develop any more drivers for our game controllers."