Inspired by the rantings over at The Dev Show, I’ve done a re-theming of this blog. While not as visually stunning as what Elena can add to it, it’s good enough for blogging purposes. I’m using the Constructor WordPress theme. It’s donation-ware but so far I like it, and will be contributing to the project. There will be a SCI site overhauling, coming soon, but aren’t all overhauls like that? Read the rest of this entry »
I have a hand-me-down 2G iPhone. I’m frugal, nearly to a fault, and don’t want to part with exorbitant amounts of cash to enable this device as an iPhone, which means, yes, converting it to a Touch-like device. WiFi connectivity is “good enough” for 98% of my daily needs. I’m left with twitching when the dreaded 2% hits, but that’s for another post. Read the rest of this entry »
There are many variables about this, but in one specific instance I have an apache server that allows a directory’s .htaccess file to override the base .htaccess configuration. A symptom of this is when your browser downloads (or asks if it may download) the current page.
In that case, for a Drupal web site, (or any php application) adding the following:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .php .htm
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .html .php .htm
In the case of using Drush to perform a core update, the .htaccess file will be replaced with the default .htaccess file, which will cause the site to fail.
ffmpeg -i inputfile.m4v -ac 1 -qscale 5 -r 15 -s 480x270 -ar 22050 outputfile.flv
- -ac 1 : make stereo audio into mono. This might be problematic for exaggerated stereo mixes, though I’ve never encountered such a probelm. Surely your vigorous QA will catch these problems.
- -qscale : rocks the house. Though dated, this link shines a bright light on qscale.
- -r 15 : frame rate. More details here.
- -s 480×270 : rendered encoding size. I have had problems when I don’t explicitly set this. I sometimes have to set the aspect ratio as well. More details here.
Best thing about ffmpeg (as opposed to the UI-enabled version) you can run it on remote machines via command line, and not have to transfer the final large files.
Here’s a fine-tuning of my MAMP update process. Hope this helps: Read the rest of this entry »
I needed a way to redirect old and broken links, which Google Webmaster complains I have about 30, on external sites to correct pages on a site I manage that is a classic ASP site. There’s tons of posts on how to do URL rewriting for Classic ASP sites. After a bit of research, I’m pleased with the method I’m using. Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook stuff
