So I got an idea for a really silly and really simple service; based on the contents of wikipedia.org. I decided to try to re-use someone else’s wiki parsing code (PHP). After an hour and a half, I still haven’t been able to find something …
So the system drive in my HP XW4100 workstation has started to make those sounds that nobody using computers wants to hear. No big deal, it’s still under warranty. The problem is that I don’t really want a 1:1 replacement, I want a 400GB or …
I’ve been playing and working with computers for almost 30 years now (damn, I’m old), and after having installed the Gnome desktop environment 20-25 times, I still have not come to understand the thinking behind the so called “menu system”. The “drawer” in Gnome is …
The JoomlaFCK-project, which integrates the powerful WYSIWYG-editor into Joomla, has released version 1.1.2 on 2006-01-17; this brings the JoomlaFCK module (mambot) up to a more recent FCKeditor version. You can download JoomlaFCK on here (hosted on developer.joomla.org). Edit: This project is now apparently called “JoomlaCK …
If you’re using Joomla, the PHP-based open source CMS, you may want to have a look at “Anna’s Joomla Tips”; a collection of some fairly simple but very useful tips and tricks. You’ll find Anna’s tips on the Joomla forum: forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,5503.0.html If you haven’t had …
One of the problems with rapidly or frequently changing Linux applications, specially those of a more complex nature, is that it’s sometimes hard to come by simple binary installations (such as RPM-style packages). There are a few sites that help in this situation by providing …
With too much to do, the (for me) long awaited upgrade to SuSE 10.0 on my primary workstation at the office have had to wait until this week. I’ve now finally managed to get my fingers out and upgrade from 9.3 to 10.0. The actual …
It must be me; surely, so many people just can’t be wrong. So I gave AOE3 a go; and granted, at maximum detail and resolution, it’s a fabulous example of gorgeous interactive computer generated art. If you have the hardware for it, that is. What …
So the wonderful Daemon Tools have started acting up on my computer, and I really can’t figure out why. Having a quick peek @ Google doesn’t seem to do much good. Daemon Tools is a really nice little tool that allows you to mount a …
Have you ever tried registering a “Care Pack” on one of HP:s many websites for support? Have you ever tried using something other than MSIE while doing so? Pages that don’t load completely and pages where the javascript doesn’t do anything when you try to …