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Getting pyrus.phar to work on a Mac (OS 10.5+)

Problem After needing to use the PEAR::HTTP_Request class to build an auto-login script I tried to use the PEAR install command-line syntax and ran into the usual difficulties with where was it going...

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Retrieving live exchange rates from ECB XML feed for iOS

While building the Amazon Associates application I needed to access current exchange rates for a number of different currencies.  I looked for various sources for the data found the ECB and Bank of...

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Simple Audit Logging of Table Changes Using Triggers in MySQL

Tracking changes to database data can be used to provide a simple history of the data over time or an audit log of who changed what in order to increase the accountability of system users. Logging can...

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A survey of chart plotting possibilities for the precocious programmer using IOS

Adding charts to an iOS application leads one to a review of the currently available charting libraries for Objective-C/Cocoa.  Here is a quite likely, non-exhaustive list I’ve come up with to-date:...

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Easily Creating Charts on iOS using Google Image Charts URL API

In search of the simplest way to put sophisticated charts/graphs into an iPhone app, I surveyed some possible options.  I wanted a non-interactive, freely available, graph that felt polished and native...

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Roundcube Integration With An iFrame in a 3rd-Party CMS + Custom Attachments

Using RoundCube in a Custom Application/CMS Recently I needed to use a clients existing RoundCube installation to allow users of a custom PHP application to send mail from the custom application using...

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Recovering Encrypted Eclipse / ZendStudio remote connection FTP and SVN...

Introduction If you do programming or web development with a lot of clients on a freelance basis you will inevitably find yourself in a situation where the login credentials you have for a client’s...

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Installing Ubuntu Server 12.04 from USB key on HP Proliant Microserver n54l

These are notes on installing Ubuntu Server on a new HP Proliant Microserver N54L I had initially wanted to do the install from the USB key without any user interaction – I don’t have a VGA compatible...

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Converting Parallels VM (And Setting Up) Linux KVM

If you are running a Parallels virtual machine (VM) but want to move it to a VM Linux server running KVM, you’ll need to convert it first.  This explains how to convert it, how to configure (Ubuntu)...

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GoDaddy Code Signing Certificate Import To Windows PFX

SPC Code-signing  Certificate to Windows PFX GoDaddy’s code-signing certificate support lists about 8 articles which don’t include some key details. Assuming you have generated a CSR and private key...

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