I run Apache on my local machine so I can develop web applications in a self-contained environment. I encountered a strange problem the other day when tried to start the Apache service: First of all, what an incredibly un-helpful…
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Back To Geekness
My recent blog posts have not been nearly geeky enough…I mean my Blog’s tagline is “Family Man + Geek at Heart”. You’ve certainly gotten a glimpse of the “Family Man” part of the equation…but now I’m gonna hit you with…
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My Web Developer Toolbox
I realized today that I am very dependent on a few really nifty tools to get my work done. As a developer I am inherently lazy so I need tools that let me get things done quickly and efficiently. I…
Monitoring Entries In A MySQL Table With MRTG
At work last week I set up some MRTG reports to monitor our MySQL servers. I used the handy mrtg-mysql-load utility to get queries/slow queries information but I also needed to monitor the number of records in a particular table…
Living on the Edge
There’s quite a little uproar going on about the release of a certain hex key that can be used to decrypt HD DVD movies. Apparently the AACS doesn’t like it when you publish that particular key on your blog. Desperate…
Bang Shebang Bop
Or in other words: ! #! -> Code monkeys have all these cute little names for various character combinations used in their code. Because programmers’ time is so much more valuable than anyone else’s they can’t call “!” an exclamation…
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Search Operators – not just for Google anymore
Google is nifty. One thing I particularly like is their use of advanced search operators (I call them search expressions…but who am I to change Google’s nomenclature). If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s the ability to do…
Binary Fulfillment
10101101101110. Pretty awesome eh? Once upon a time the 1′s and 0′s used to do it for me…not anymore. As a programmer I’m spent, burnt, depleted, drained…done. I still program for a living but the honeymoon is over. I find…
Getting Jiggy with JavaScript
I’ve recently accepted a position at NextStat and many of the projects I’m working on are ideal candidates for JavaScript flashiness. I played around with Scriptaculous and Prototype but for me the holy grail of JS frameworks is Moooooooootools. I’ve…