Rails 3 on debian / ubuntu gnu/linux with Sqlite 3
Decided to move to Rails 3 recently and get up to speed on the new framework version. I list here the process I followed to install it on Debian (Lenny).
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Favicon/URL/Bookmark icon for you website
You can easily create a bookmark icon / URL icon / Domain Icon / favicon.ico for your website. This is usually called favicon.ico, and usually exists in your web root folder (htdocs, public_html, etc). Why would you do this? Your Brand is present in the users Browser URL/URI field in browsers and/or on the browser… Continue reading Favicon/URL/Bookmark icon for you website
Getting longtitude and latitude coordinates from the centre of a google map
Googles long/lat is degrees only and a fractional component. This script decomposed that into degrees, minutes and seconds. From there I could convert it from having seconds to having a fractional minute component, just like my GPS requires.
Mac : Open Terminal/iTerm here
Using Mac OS X and browsing the file system with ‘Finder’, I often want to open Terminal or iTerm and have the default path set to the current Finder folder.
Clearing the MySql Logs
Once in the MySQL console, you can use show and purge to selectively delete portions like below:
On demand “Tailing” of a database log table: select the last x records
Recently I had to monitor some data being output to a log table while an application was running. The log table was quite large, and being written to constantly and also by portions of that system I wasn’t interested in. So I only wanted to see the 10 or 20 most recent rows / records… Continue reading On demand “Tailing” of a database log table: select the last x records
VNC server : Fatal server error: could not open default font ‘fixed’
Trying to run vnc-server recently on a debian system, I ran into the following issue:
QuickSilver-esque shortcuts application on Ubuntu Debian GNU/Linux
Some of my colleagues have Apple Macs and use an application called ‘Quick Silver’ for managing frequently use application/scripts/text files/notes/ims/etc. I was impressed with what one could do with it and began looking for something similar on Ubuntu.
Using MySql with Jahia on Debian GNU/Linux
After installing Jahia today, I wanted to use the MySql database instead of the default HyperSonic.
Synching your Palm Tungsten|T to J-Pilot over USB on Ubuntu Debian GNU/Linux
Ok, simple enough with an application called J-Pilot, and some sync button magic…
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