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...
View ArticleRetrieving 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...
View ArticleSimple 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...
View ArticleA 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:...
View ArticleEasily 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...
View ArticleRoundcube 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...
View ArticleRecovering 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...
View ArticleInstalling 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...
View ArticleConverting 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)...
View ArticleGoDaddy 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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