Woopra on the Mac… kinda April 3
You know what I really want to do? I really want to tell you about Woopra. I want to go in-depth about the features that were shown to us during its semi-debut at WordCamp Dallas. I want to use my free beta invitation to start using it right this second. But I can’t. And it sucks.
The reason I can’t use it is because my machines are old and feeble. Actually, I love my PowerBooks… especially my 12″ (12″ PowerBook > MacBook Air. For serious… I would know). It’s just that Woopra runs on Java 6, and Java 6 is only available for for 64-bit Intel-based Macs. So no G4 or G5 love here. Which is lame.
But wait, there’s more… say I did have an Intel-based Mac… I still wouldn’t be able to just download Woopra and run it on my machine. Oh no sir. There’s more to it than that. And it isn’t very intuitive. Luckily, I know somebody who figured it out and posted instructions on how to install Java 6 on your Mac (provided it’s not an inferior Mac like mine).
So yeah, I just wanted to get that off my chest and share about how to install it on the Mac for those who are able to. I’m slightly jealous… but not jealous enough to ditch the 12″. The thing is just too cool for school.