*nix-style services and permissions on NTFS filesystems
2008-03-16 23:09 by Ian
What follows is a ticket that I had last night. It sums up the problems that *nix users often have when trying to understand permissions on Windows servers. This not only applies to PHP, but to any *nix service that runs on Windows and needs to deal with file permissions. This includes FTP, PHP and Ruby (not hosted here for a reason).
Enjoy!
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Compiling JVLC for a 32-bit linux environment
2008-03-16 22:50 by Ian
When it doesn’t exist, you must build it yourself.
This is the outline of my tortuous experience building the java bindings for VLC on linux. I am happy to report that it does in fact work.
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Fixing the WordPress HTTP-500 error
2008-03-16 22:44 by Ian
The Internet has seen a good deal of speculation as to why WordPress fails on an otherwise working PHP installation. A co-worker and I dug into it and found the problem.
MySQL potpourri (Backup, restore, and migration)
2008-03-16 22:35 by Ian
Some general information about MySQL tools and using them to backup and restore a database.
Installing PHPbb3 on CrystalTech servers
2008-03-16 22:30 by Ian
This is a simple overview of the installation procedures for various open-source PHP packages that our customers frequently install. This entry gives an overview of PHPbb3
The Car PC: Server-side software
2007-11-10 00:02 by Ian
The server at home that handles much of the remote work.
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A blog... I think
2007-02-27 23:13 by Ian
This is an install of textpattern. It is mostly for my own use and has turned into my online lab notebook. Hopefully there is something here that you find useful and/or entertaining.
If I really helped you, and you want to thank me, my bitcoin wallet number is:
16MDLqhFacW9pt8QtwmGvHkdPwaxtjZdGn
Western Digital gets blugeoned with a class-action lawsuit
2006-07-05 12:23 by Ian
Western Digital just gave into a class-action suit because consumers and lawyers don’t understand how computers work.
Sudoku solver written in Java
2006-07-04 00:52 by Ian
This was written as a conceptual exercise for a friend who was curious about the creative freedom that can be found in programming. It is not glamorous, but it can correctly solve a valid sudoku 100% of the time. And it can do it 4000 times faster than you can.
The Laser Microphone
2006-03-26 00:14 by Ian
Here is yet another un-intentionally wonderful product of the Cold War. This device is designed to detect slight disturbances in the reflection of a laser beam and convert them into sound. Very nifty to use!