firefox double page request
For the life of me I couldn't work out why every time I clicked on a new advert in my new classifieds section I'm developing it would count as two clicks in firefox.
After a bit of research I've found that if firefox finds an empty img src, i.e. img src="", then it reloads the page hoping it'll automatically appear.
I wonder why the moz devs decided this was a smart idea, is this part of the w3c? Anyway, to resolve, simply remove all of the empty src tags.
PHP5 with GD on leopard
Crazy! I have to say I miss apt-get! But ohh well. I assume you have ports installed..
Install GD2
sudo port install gd2
Now we want to install entropy php5
curl -O http://www2.entropy.ch/download/php5-5.2.5-6-beta.tar.gz
tar -xzf php5-*-beta.tar.gz
sudo mv php5 /usr/local/
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/php5/entropy-php.conf /etc/apache2/other/+entropy-php.conf
At this point go into the httpd.conf file and comment out the php5 LoadModule line.
sudo apachectl restart
you can then php -i to see we have GD, Imap, etc. etc. installed!
How To Get VirtualBox Working With Kernel 2.6.24.18
So I upgraded to the latest kernel and virtualisation broke. I've come to expect this after having to spend countless hours with vmware. Luckily virtual box is simple to fix and doesn't require hours in front of a pc.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-source
sudo m-a update
sudo m-a prepare
sudo m-a a-i virtualbox-ose
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv restart
Once you've done that go through the menu bar and start virtualbox, and you'll see it no longer complains about the kernel number and just starts!
Could life be any simpler?
Mac Book Pro
I was tossing up for a while on getting an ultra portable for the train. I couldn't find anything I really liked, or supported a linux operating system. So I decided to get a mac. My mac book pro will land in around 14 days. Its an entry level mac book pro with 4gb of ram and the faster 200gb hdd.
It should be a monster! Hopefull its practical enough to use on a train.
Dvorak and the many typos
Does typing 200wpm tickle your fancy? Well being the geek I am it tickled mine. Nathan introduced me to the Dvorak keyboard layout. It's painstakingly slow to learn, as I'm learning while writing this blog post at about 5 words a minute! But if your a glutton for punishment then give it a shot!