Category Archives: public service announcement
HOWTO install the rjb gem on Ubuntu and Mac OS X
Here’s how to install the Ruby Java Bridge (rjb) gem on Ubuntu Linux and Mac OS X: Ubuntu Linux (10.10) # aptitude install openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jdk # JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk gem install rjb Mac OS X 10.6.4 # JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Home gem install rjb
How to install MediaWiki on a subdomain
Here is how to set up MediaWiki on a subdomain and use pretty/short URLs. This was tested on July 1, 2010 with MediaWiki 1.15.4, PHP 5.2.8, MySQL 5.0.90 and Apache 2.2.11. This assumes you are in a shared hosting situation, … Continue reading
When to buy a refurbished Mac
No, I’m not going to tell you when during the year to buy a Mac (“not the week before WWDC”), but I am going to share a neat trick. Tragedy of the commons, here we go. Apple’s online store has … Continue reading
Handling Rails errors: custom error pages, logging, notification
Ride Snowboards’ phone number
To reach Ride Snowboards’ customer service, call their parent company, K2 Sports at (206) 805-4800‎. Then push 1 (for customer service), 2 (for snowboards), 2 (for Ride) and 2 (for consumers).
Another solution for WordPress’ “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”
Many WordPress users have run in to the error “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.” Sometimes, it is because you changed the table prefix and the solution is a database change. For other folks, it was … Continue reading
The great Mac OS X Software Update chart
table.update { border-collapse: collapse; } table.update td, table.update th {text-align: right; vertical-align: top; padding: 0.5em 0.3em;} table.update tr:nth-child(odd) { background: #eee;} Recently, my friend Rob posed a question to twitter: Is Mac OS X 10.5.7 the single biggest patch Apple … Continue reading
How many usability engineers does it take to buy a light bulb?
For those of you who just want the answer, here you go: Range hood bulb: 10 Watt G4 In-oven bulb: 50 Watt 130 Volt GY6.35 Head to your corner store and pick one up. Now, on with the story.
HOWTO read and pronounce URLs
URLs usually appear in written form — online or on paper. Sometimes, URLs are spoken aloud. You’ll often hear URLs read out: during television and radio advertisements in voicemail messages on conference calls So what? Well, almost everyone gets it … Continue reading
HOWTO set up an SOCKS proxy via an SSH tunnel on Mac OS X
Recently, I came across some streaming video that was only available to Canadians. Being a Canadian in the US, I felt somewhat entitled. Yes: I wanted to watch a hockey game. I knew I could do this with an SSH … Continue reading