The "tech tips" Tag
Installing Apache, PHP and CURL on Windows
I got tired of having to upload every little change to the code of my web designs to the server to see if they even work at all, so I decided I'd run a local web server with PHP on my computer. If they ran Linux, this would be extremely simple. Unfortunately, I run Windows XP on both my ...
Google Wave announced at Google I/O 2009
At the keynote this morning, Google announced a brand new product that they're calling Wave which is flat out amazing.
Imagine combining gmail, chat, and docs and turning them into one all-encompassing real-time collaborative tool. Yeah, that's just the beginning.
Everyone invited to the Wave can edit simlutaneously without conflicts.
All the changes appear on everyone's screen ...
iPhone Wifi/Bluetooth Problems
I had some pretty major problems with my barely-month-old 3G iPhone this week. When I upgraded it to the 2.0.1 firmware (through iTunes, 100% legit, no jailbreaking, no unlocking, no hacks, no nothing) the first time it outright failed the update and went into Recovery Mode. So I restored it, and this time it completed the process. After ...
Cheap, Working Google Checkout SSl Certificate
First, the solution: $9.99 Comodo SSL Certificate from NameCheap.com
(Leave me a comment if this helps you! Thanks!)
http://www.namecheap.com/learn/other-services/cheap-comodo-ssl-certificates.asp
Second, the explanation:
I'm a big fan of Google, and their Google Checkout system is a pretty great service as far as online payment systems/merchant accounts go... but their documentation ...
Extensionless URLs with .htaccess
How to use mod rewrite and htaccess to do URL rewriting. Code to make extensionless URLs by passing variables to PHP or other scripts.
Asterisk PBX
Useful tricks in Asterisk and some troubleshooting suggestions for the amazingly customizable (and frustrating) PBX system.