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 …
So finally, SVT Channel 1 starts sending season six of West Wing, one of my favorite TV series. It was sad to hear the passing of John Spencer in late 2005. It was also sad to hear that West Wing has been cancelled by NBC …
Well, it’s now an official (?) 58 weeks, or a year and six weeks, since I was a “using nicotinist”, I guess in the tradition of AA, I’m now a non-using or sober nicotinist 🙂 Seven weeks Fifteen weeks. Thirtysix weeks GOOD ON ME!
Research from BirdLife International now shows that much of the “bird flu” is being passed on by humans bringing contraband across borders; very little of the current spread of the flu follow natural travel paths used by birds. Instead, there’s a “thin red line” along …
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 …
The head instructor for the evening could only hold the first segment of the class today. So three of us were handed the responsibility of holding the second segment of the class. For some reason I was voted to handle it (probably as the person-most-in-need-of-help). …
If you’re into “crisp bread” or “cracker bread”, you should really give the Vilma’s product line a try. It’s hand made crisp bread with a number of different flavors (all natural) available. If you’ve never tried this type of bread, which can best be described …