Month: July 2011

PHP upgrade, server downtime, and WordPress wierdness

I’ve upgraded the server to PHP 5.3.  The packages just showed up as alternative (php53) in the list of available upgrades and I was having troubles with earlier PHP versions, so I went for it.  It didn’t go quite as easy and simple as I expected.  Apache started crashing often.  It took me a few re-installs and configuration tweaks to fix these things.  It looks like now it’s fine.

As a side effect, I noticed a whole bunch of posts titled “Auto Draft” showing in the front page of my blog.  I wasn’t working with WordPress at the time, so it was strange to see new empty content posted.  Apparently, it’s a somewhat known issue with WordPress 3.0.  While I was trying to get rid of the empty posts, it seems I deleted a few posts  of mine own from the last couple of days. Maybe they will still show up.  Maybe not.

Anyway, I apologize for all the inconvenience.  If you notice anything else misbehaving, please let me know.

Day in brief – 2011-07-07

  • @angadn and you still think open source is overrrated? :) Thanks for following, btw. #
  • @angadn Run on a Linux box? It doesn't. Want to collaborate with a few people on a document? It turns into a nightmare. Google Docs! :) #
  • @angadn There is vertical split as well (:vsplit instead of :split). Awesome for writing unit tests. #
  • @angadn pros like what, for example? #
  • @angadn I see. Well, most of these things I don't care about. Probably other FOSS people don't too. To each his own, I guess. #
  • @asaliev @alex_mamchenkov LOL. I guess it was an auto-complete that I didn't notice. Or something. :) #
  • @angadn I'm a Red Hat / Fedora man. Always was. Always will (probably). Using Fedora on desktop and Red Hat / CentOS on server is awesome. #
  • @angadn Apple products have nothing to do with Unix. Even though some are based on it. It's all covered up and hidden. Average Bob wins. :) #
  • @asaliev I had a superhero idea yesterday – BoredMan. Always bored. Can kill enemies with boring stories. Wears a large B on his chest. :) #
  • @angadn Those might be UNIX lovers. They are not Linux lovers though. There is a difference. Linux is open and that's what I love about it. #
  • @asaliev Joker: Why so serious? BoredMan: I'm not serious. I'm bored. :) #
  • New note : Extreme GPU Bruteforcer http://bit.ly/p4Vsat #
  • New note : Plastique Icons: Over 400 Free Icons « Iconify.it, LLC http://bit.ly/oi4s69 #
  • Shared: Gravatar: Now supporting Gowalla, Google and GoodReads http://bit.ly/qFyGYZ #
  • Shared: no. 346 – @PortlandiaGirl http://bit.ly/nKh9KQ #
  • Shared: no. 345 – @nirvana68 http://bit.ly/owuRFW #
  • Upgrade your blog to #wordpress 3.2. Add new post. Go to full screen by clicking a toolbar button. Start writing. It's impossible to stop! #
  • Google Plus Tips & Shortcuts http://bit.ly/oMo06D #
  • GitHub: mamchenkov pushed to 2.0 at mamchenkov/cakephp http://bit.ly/qN1bpb #
  • GitHub: mamchenkov opened pull request 143 on cakephp/cakephp http://bit.ly/n5jxkw #
  • @angadn yes, of course. CakePHP has a whole Sanitize class with a few methods. Have a look here: http://api.cakephp.org/class/sanitize #
  • It's 7pm on 7th day of the 7th month. Bling! #
  • File:Prisoner population rate UN HDR 2007 2008.PNG – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://bit.ly/r5Kz41 #

Day in brief – 2011-07-04

  • Shared: Are You Ready for WordPress 3.2? http://bit.ly/mvLceT #
  • Start your Monday morning with troubleshooting MSIE and it will set your mood for the whole week. #
  • I just found a commit that broke things for me, using git bisect. Pretty cool. Git Book – Finding Issues – Git Bisect http://bit.ly/mNDqPj #
  • Opera Founder Jon S. von Tetzchner Resigns Over Differences With Board http://tcrn.ch/jcS8Xp #
  • I'm at The Ship Inn (Limassol) http://4sq.com/irVLb7 #

More Picasa Web Albums space for Google+ users

Google Operating System blog tells:

Picasa Web Albums offers more free storage if you are a Google+ user. According to Picasa Web’s help center, “photos up to 2048 x 2048 pixels and videos up to 15 minutes won’t count towards your free storage”. If you upload photos from Google+, they’re automatically resized to 2048 pixels on their longest edge, so they don’t use the 1 GB of free storage that’s available in Picasa Web Albums.

For those of you not on Google+ yet, only pictures up to 800×800 pixels won’t count up on your storage.  You really should let me know your email address and I’ll send you an invite.