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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Leopard borks MySQL, quick dirty fix
I installed Leopard and like some people on the net, MySQL was no longer running. MySQL would not start from the preferences pane and running mysqld from the command line got me: wayne-pans-computer-2:bin Wayne$ mysqld 071026 17:29:55 [Warning] Can’t create … Continue reading
Lunch 2.0 at AdMob
If you’re free on Oct 31 and you’re in the San Mateo area and you happen to be hungry and you happen to be broke, stop by the AdMob offices for a free lunch! That’s right, AdMob is hosting a … Continue reading
Ruby on Rails in Leopard
I was reading on Mac OS X Leopard and it’s new features and ran across this gem: Ruby on Rails Work in a developer’s dreamland. Leopard is the perfect platform for Ruby on Rails development, with Rails, Mongrel, and Capistrano … Continue reading
How to Use ignore_user_abort() to Do Processing Out of Band
Fresh from ZendCon, a technique I learned from Eli White… Ever wanted to process things out of band in your php scripts? The ignore_user_abort() function allows you just to do that. Description int ignore_user_abort ( [bool $setting] ) Sets whether … Continue reading
ZendCon 2007 Wrap Up
The past couple days I attend ZendCon 2007. I had low expectations for the event but planned to attend most of the break out sessions. My company, AdMob, also sent me to do some recruiting but with the job market … Continue reading
Joost Goes Public
Joost finally goes public. If you don’t know what Joost is, it’s IPTV. Basically higher than youtube quality but lower than OTA on-demand interactive tv from the guys that brought you Skype. I haven’t played around with Joost lately, but … Continue reading