Ubuntu - gnome panels hanging randomly after using "Connect to Server" (gvfs)??
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Fri, 07/08/2009 - 12:34For ages I put up with random hangs and where some or all of my panels would stop responding, and completely rebooting was the only solution (killall gnome-panels wouldn't unfreeze things either; all the hung panels disappear, but then nothing comes back in their place)...
I knew it had something to do with connecting to other computers by using gnome's "Connect to Server" feature, and since the problem only happened intermittently and listless googling didn't turn up anything I just lived with it.
Read moreMovie: Battle in Seattle
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 21:49I saw 'battle in seattle' tonight, a drama/documentary about the WTO protests in 1999. In contrast to the banal tame news coverage of the day, it does a great job of showing you what happened there. I can't recommend it enough, to anyone with an interest in justice, globalisation and actual free trade.
Watch the trailer and check out the review.
Read moreSchool is sort of useless
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Mon, 08/06/2009 - 21:22
It's pretty clear to most people that kids learn the wrong stuff at school. Tonight I was pleased to come across a succint and clear description of a couple of the gaping holes: Here's what schools don't teach kids:
Save Manners Mall - action to be done by the 4th of June!
It will take less than 2 minutes to SAVE MANNERS MALL
Cut & paste the letter to WCC below, type your first and last name after “Sincerely” and Email to councillors@wcc.govt.nz before this Thursday, 4th of June. Then email the letter to everyone you know. Ask them to email the letter to everyone they know . . .
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Dear Wellington City Councillor,
Read moreTwo drupal web sites
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Sun, 10/05/2009 - 22:23
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Organics Aotearoa New Zealand and Organic Products Exporters of New Zealand needed a CMS and member directory, and drupal was a perfect fit. Moxie did great things with the design side of the projects. Both the designs intentionally use some similar design elements, as they are related organisations. |
drupal with active directory (ldap)
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 12:23Getting drupal authenticating logins against active directory can be intimidating, at first. I certainly felt that way.
A few hints
- You will need PHP installed with the ldap extension. Use phpinfo(); to check if it's there. Without that you can't even begin.
Interview questions I wish they'd ask
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Sun, 12/04/2009 - 13:10I've had a lot of work interviews or interview-type meetings in my life, but there have only been two or three which I felt really assessed me well, technically. I enjoyed those very much, because just by the questions they asked they demonstrated that they could understand any answer I could throw (back) at them. There was a sense that I was getting a fair trial, and so was everyone else.
"Where do you want to be in 5 years?" or "Give an example of a situation you handled well/badly" are too easy to have pat answers for.
Read moreUsing links properly
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Fri, 10/04/2009 - 11:20I see things like this all the time. Both in content that clients have put into their CMS, and on major web sites where the editors should know better.
"Click here to download our document about xyz"
Our cool software can be downloaded here"
Read moreblog -> twitter -> facebook
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 18:17I've got some kinda cool integration of my various online tools happening...
This blog publishes a RSS feed. That feed gets read by twitterfeed every hour and any new content gets posted to twitter. Facebook has a twitter app which monitors my twitter account, so that any new tweets get automatically posted as my current status.
Read moreWeb development languages in use in NZ
Submitted by Rimu Atkinson on Wed, 04/03/2009 - 11:30Today I ran a poll on the NZWEBDEV email list, and asked members to indicate which server side languages they regularly use in their work.
Results are below but you'll need to click on the image for a legible version.
