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Segmentation faults uploading images in WordPress
When I tried uploading images I started getting a “HTTP error”. Not all images but quite a lot and it wasn’t just big images or even the biggest images. I noticed this just after the automatic upgrade to WordPress 4.0.1, but having said that I hadn’t done an upload since I had to rollback my… read more…
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Kids DIY at Mitre10
Wow that was fun ! Today we went to the “Easy As For Kids Free Workshop” at the Henderson Mitre10 Mega. Josh had been looking forward to this for quite a long time. We heard about DIY for kids months ago and when we asked they said they didn’t do it anymore – bummer. Then… read more…
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VMware vmci.sys error
When starting up a VM in VMware player you get the following popup: The solution to this is posted in numerous places but look for the *.vmx file associated with the VM you are running and look for the string: vmci0.present = “TRUE” You need to change this to: vmci0.present = “FALSE” read more…
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Free background music for your videos
Looking for some simple free music for your videos or YouTube look no further than the Google Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music I am not going to tell you this is absolutely free and you can use it for anything you like, you need to make that call. However as of 2014 the site says: The YouTube… read more…
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MythTV, EPG, Terrestrial and HDHomeRun
Recently we switched our MythTV system from using satellite to terrestrial reception using the HDHomeRun by SiliconDust. Unfortunately what had been a perfectly working EPG under satellite turned into a one day wonder under terrestrial – I could only see one days listing. I should point out that we live in New Zealand and the… read more…
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YankIt – Extract from Oracle using JDBC including blobs
This mini project is designed to allow you to extract and import data from an Oracle database using simple JDBC. Nothing even remotely startling about that, this is designed as a very simple command line tool that can be called from Ant. From what I can see there really isn’t anything out there that works… read more…
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Gnome Schedule – a GUI to CRON or AT
If you want a recurring job or task to run on a Unix/Linux box the standard has been CRON. To add extra jobs or tasks can be done from a command line but I tend to be a lazy fellow so I look for a GUI front end that makes my life easier. At the… read more…
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Auckland Sometimes You Disgust Me
I just went to the 2013 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland, the 80th such event and what a day. Great weather and great fun. The music the crowds the kids it was all great. And then there was this: What is wrong with you. You get a great day out, you don’t have to pay… read more…
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Who the heck is JWT and TWA
Going to work on 21/11/2013 I saw the above sign above Econo Lodge at the corner of Albert and Wellesley Sts. Normally there is a sign advertising the NZ Herald but today there was a sign for JWT and TWA. The natural assumption was it was two people one with initials JWT and another with… read more…
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Frustration escaping rent by buying
It seems that anyone who can raise a pencil has an opinion on how to fix the housing affordability issues in Auckland. Housing is such an emotive issue and I am writing this based almost solely on memory so if there are inaccuracies you should probably put it down to drained brain cells as much… read more…
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