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My new Dell Precision 690 workstation

I’m not a hardware guy, but I am excited about what I’m going to do with my new-to-me Dell Precision WorkStation 690.

This entry was posted in Hardware, Linux-Ubuntu, Materialism, Microsoft, Projects, Web Site Dev and tagged Apache, Hardware, IIS, linux, Microsoft, mysql, network, php, XAMPP on October 20, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

A PHP MySQL snippet for looking up names

A PHP snippet and MySQL query for an Ajax autocompleter lookup of people names by either “Firstname Lastname” or “Lastname, Firstname” from a single input field.

This entry was posted in Nonsense, Web Site Dev and tagged coding, database, javascript, mysql, php, programming, web app on October 16, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

GoDaddy phpMyAdmin error #1045 – Access denied for user

How GoDaddy’s new MySQL database form accepts mixed case characters as a username, then converts the username to lowercase without alerting you, potentially causing login problems down the road.

This entry was posted in Web Site Dev and tagged godaddy, mysql, php, troubleshooting, web app on October 11, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

Configuring FileZilla FTP to use active mode to resolve “425 Can’t open data connection” errors

How to configure the FileZilla FTP client to use active mode in order to resolve “425 Can’t open data connection” errors, and why they occur.

This entry was posted in Nonsense and tagged router, troubleshooting on October 7, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

Dreamweaver open files in code view

A simple registry merge can fix Dreamweaver’s default setting of opening .php and .asp files in Design view, instead of Code view.

This entry was posted in Web Site Dev and tagged application, coding, php on October 1, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

Fixed: Universal USB Installer syslinux errors

Syslinux Errors 1, zero FAT sectors, means your drive isn’t formatted as FAT32.

This entry was posted in Linux-Ubuntu, Microsoft, Nonsense on September 18, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

Virgin Mobile USA Phone Number Port Snafu

How porting my T-Mobile phone number to Virgin Mobile resulted in my $25/month plan being converted to a $35/month plan, costing me $120/year for as long as I am a customer.

This entry was posted in Android, Nonsense, Thriftiness on September 17, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

Why do I even play MW2: Black Ops?

If I’m so terrible at Modern Warfare 2: Black Ops, why do I keep playing it?

This entry was posted in Nonsense and tagged gaming on September 2, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

JustHost.com, what is wrong with your MySQL servers?

Why is it taking the justhost.com MySQL server a whopping 5.42 times longer than my old Core 2 Duo laptop to run an ALTER TABLE query?

This entry was posted in Web Site Dev on August 28, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

A cache-friendly method for reducing WordPress comment spam

A safe-for-cached-pages method of filtering out spam comments by requiring at least some time to have passed between the time the page is loaded and the form is submitted.

This entry was posted in Nonsense, Tutorials, Web Site Dev, WordPress and tagged application, blogging, coding, comment spam, database, javascript, php, programming, security, spam, templates, themes, web app, WordPress, xhtml on August 27, 2011 by Oliver Baty.

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