Category: Info. Tech.
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Errors upgrading WordPress 2.0 to 2.0.1
If you get errors similar to the following [error] PHP Warning:? array_filter(): The second argument, ‘Array’, should be a valid callback in /path/to/capabilities.php There is a good chance that you have made an error when you have upgraded your WordPress files – ensure that wp-admin and wp-includes are updated correctly with the NEW versions from…
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Starforce are evil – Boing Boing: Anti-copying malware installs itself with dozens of games
Boing Boing: Anti-copying malware installs itself with dozens of games Starforce are acting in what I believe an evil manner. For one they are silently (or manufacturers of games) installing their “copy protection” software onto PC’s – this software is not perfect and goes against its mandate to protect the software from being copied. There…
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Making life what now?
Calling Telstra to ensure that my mobile and home accounts became one – I first encounted a VR system. I leave out the I in this TLA because its hopeless. It took 1 minute 11 seconds to get put through to an operator, who was able to resolve my issue 1 minute 36 seconds later…
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Setting a Macintosh (MacMini) to auto restart from the command line.
Recently I have been having some issues with power back home. I am away interstate on a contract and access to the macmini, which is this webserver is somewhat difficult. However there is a way to solve this issue. I searched on google how to enable automatic reboot for Mac OS X and for Power…
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I said I was going to wait for Rev. B – I was wrong
It’s new laptop time for myself, and I was going to get a toshiba tecra S3. But apple have announced their new notebooks – “Macbook Pro” 15.4″ Widescreen notebooks with Intel Core Duo processors (1.67 or 1.83GHz). With Radeon X1600 graphics. These look to be very nicely spec’d machines. I think I’ll get me one…
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Warning, potential scam – via missed call.
I recently recieved a missed call on my mobile phone (iMate SP3i) from 0395405101 or (03) 9540 5101. As I had recently started a new job interstate, I returned this unexpected phone call and recieved an automated answering service that started off explining that this was run by some Marketing or Market Research company and…
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Hamachi : Stay Connected
Hamachi : Stay Connected Instant lan over the internet. Create your own VPN like network to restrict (and allow the use of lan games) over the intenet with hamachi. I need to look at this product myself oneday, ergo its entry into the hallowed halls of bugga.net
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Upgrading WordPress to version 2.0
The file on the wordpress download site latest.tar.gz was actually the old version. If you grab the zip file it will actually be the new version as advertised. This will likely be remedied soon, but if it is confusing you as to why this is happening, it is probably related to that. M
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Spyware making your life sad? Try some of these tips
Anti Spyware Software: Use more than one, use them regularly. Adaware – http://Lavasoft.de download the VX2 plugin for it also. Ewido: – http://www.google.com (free mode is more than good enough) Microsoft Anti* Beta http://www.microsoft.com Spybot: http://security.kolla.de Hijack This is another useful tool to see if you have anything that should not be there. Tips: Avoid…
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Remove nasty Windows XP limitation on concurrent connections – SpeedGuide.net :: News :: Windows XP SP2
SpeedGuide.net :: News :: Windows XP SP2 If you ever run into the limitations that microsoft Windows XP imposes on the number of TCP/IP connections that are not in the established state you might find this guide useful, as it will enable you to remove this horrible limitation that microsoft have placed inside Windows XP…