June 16th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
UPDATE: Apress support was terrific. They promptly replied (via Fogbugz, very nice) and refunded my money. No questions asked! Thanks Apress but please work on these eBook issues!
I just purchased my first eBook from Apress and I am extremely dissatisfied. I won’t even link to their site I am...
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June 13th, 2010 by Gregory - 2 min read
One of the most common questions I get for weaverFM is:
What is a php.ini file?
Why do I want to use a php.ini file?
How do I create a php.ini file?
The answers are:
A php.ini file is a configuration file for php. It can be used to configure php at runtime. Therefore, you can override settings s...
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June 4th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
To install UFW in Debian 5.0 (Lenny) there are a couple gotchas that you will hit along the way.
UFW requires Python 2.5 or greater.
UFW requires make
UFW does NOT automatically start at boot even though it says it does.
Here are the commands I ran on a clean install (as root).
Update your pac...
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May 29th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
I am asked fairly often how someone can best prepare their images for the web. The answer is fairly simple, you should reduce the file size as much as possible without impacting quality.
One tool to do this on the Mac is an open source applicationcalled
ImageOptim. ImageOptim is a GUI front-end for...
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May 18th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
Link: Site of the Week - Seth's Blog
Seth is also the author of a book in my queue, Linchpin: Are youIndispensable?
Why should you check it out?
Seth provides a very interesting point of view on business and markets. My recent favorite is his take on Consumer Debt. Basically, as Seth puts it
He...
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May 13th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
I’d like to thank the loyal newsletter subscribers who submitted bug reports. All of those who reported bugs should see them fixed (including those pesky IE7/8 ones).
Download weaverPix 2.0now!
Should you find your bug hasn’t been fixed or you find a new one, please let meknow.
Versio...
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May 10th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
Dribbble is a fascinating site for the graphically inclined to show off teasers of their latest creations. What makes dribbble unique is that uploads are limited to 400 x 300px. This makes you choose your teasers very carefully!
Be sure to check out one frequent contributor, Toxinide, who has taken...
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May 4th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
Link: Site of the Week - Mac Indie Marketing | Karelia Software
The Mac Indie Marketing Blog was started by the fine folks over at Karelia software. Thegoal of the blog is simple: Provide indie developers with tips and tricks on marketing their applications.
What’s it good for?
It is great...
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May 1st, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
Link: weaverPix Premier!
Sign up for the exclusive weaverPix premier! All participants will have an exclusive first look at what’s new!...
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April 26th, 2010 by Gregory - 1 min read
Link: Site of the Week - Inside Pixars Leadership Scott Berkun
This is a GREAT interview with Ed Catmull, the President of Pixar.
What really strikes me is Ed’s position on what it takes to prevent Pixar from being it’s own worst enemy. Ed has the notion that something is inherently...
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