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Next time the server goes dead...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:00 +0000

/etc/init.d/mysql start
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
/etc/webmin/start
/etc/init.d/proftpd start

Demux .mkv video to extract audio into .ac3 / .mp4 (.m4a)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +0000

Demux .mkv video to extract audio into .ac3 / .mp4 (.m4a):

Using MKVExtractGUI (+ mkvtoolnix)

Demux .mp4 video to extract audio into .mp4 (.m4a)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:41:00 +0000

Demux .mp4 video to extract audio into .mp4 (.m4a):

Using YAMB, a front end to MP4Box

Bonobo - The Keeper (featuring Andreya Triana)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:23:09 +0100

Out on the 18th October 2009.

Dan Bull - Dear Lily

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:55:31 +0100

Dan Bull - Dear Lily

Augmented reality apps

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:54:48 +0100

Augmented reality apps

sshfs for Mac OS X

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:25:51 +0100

1. Download package, install and restart

http://www.pqrs.org/tekezo/macosx/sshfs/index.html

2. Mount

mkdir -p ~/sshfs/servername
/Applications/sshfs/bin/mount_sshfs username@server.com:/home/username ~/sshfs/servername

Shrink Googles ridiculously large searchbox back to normal

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:19:46 +0100

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/57449

UK Postcode to coordinates function with Google APIs

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:22:00 +0100

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html

UK Postcode:

Lat: Lon:

[solution] Moodle: Course info - An error occurred while backing up course start && The backup did not complete successfully

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:36:00 +0100

Disable PHP Safe Mode.
If you manage your server with Plesk, go to Domains > [domain] > Web Hosting Settings and uncheck at the end.

HTC Hero

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:31:12 +0100

Want one of these..

Bootcamp enable read/write between Mac HFS+ and Windows NTFS partitions

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:06:00 +0100

Allow Mac to read/write to Windows NTFS partition using NTFS-3G.

1. Download the latest from http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/
2. Install, restart. Done.

Allow Windows to read/write to Mac HFS+ partition using MacDrive.

1. Acquire http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/
2. Install, restart. Done.

or for a free read-only alternative using Java..

Allow Windows to read Mac HFS+ partition using HFSExplorer.

1. Download from http://hem.bredband.net/catacombae/hfsx.html
2. Install, restart. Done.

3D YouTube example

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:35:00 +0100

3D YouTube example:

You may need to refresh the page after clicking this link. You should see this dropdown to switch views.

Much Ado About IE6 - Should Digg block IE6?

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:41:33 +0100

Much Ado About IE6 - Should Digg block IE6?

Bakon Vodka?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:48 +0100

Bakon Vodka?

Not enough Nickelback in your life? Become an Internet Explorer 8 user..

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:00 +0100

Think of one of the worst ways to browse the internet, then think of the biggest joke band on the net and combine them.

http://ie8-nickelback.com/

The Video Bay

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:47:00 +0100

http://thevideobay.org/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8123989.stm

“The world’s most high-profile file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay (TPB), has lifted the lid on its new video sharing website, The Video Bay. Billed as a rival to YouTube, the service will offer unrestricted video content, in violation of copyright law. “

Blu-ray (BD) is dead long live Holographic Versatile Discs (HVDs)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:24:00 +0100

It will be soon be time to get all of your movies again this time in UHD (Ultra HD).
16 times sharper than HD and in 22.2 surround sound.

Remove all *.ext from inside the current dir

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:20:00 +0100

find . -name "*.ext" -exec rm -rf {} \;

My Book® Studio Edition™ II 4TB $649.99

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:48:10 +0100

My Book® Studio Edition™ II 4TB $649.99