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Installing Firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 on Ubuntu 9.04

Posted on July 1, 2009 by 1Earth

Your problem: you’re running Ubuntu and your current Firefox 3.0.11 is not offering you the much anticipated, very exciting upgrade to Firefox 3.5.  So you’ve downloaded the firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 file and now you want to know how to install it. Update: … Continue reading →

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Sneaky YARPP

Posted on October 21, 2008 by 1Earth

You know, I may feel many things in my life are beyond my control, but my blog is not one of it. Nope, my blog is mine, completely under my control.  What I say goes, what I say stays.  My … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.6 Upgrade and 404 Error

Posted on July 16, 2008 by 1Earth

I love it when I log into my WordPress admin area and it tells me that  a new WordPress is available. I love upgrades. Yes, really.  On this occasion, however, I lost the battle when I came face to face … Continue reading →

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Secure communications with SSL, PHP & gnuPG – Part 3

Posted on May 22, 2008 by 1Earth

In Part 3 it’s just a question of getting it to work. To get gnuGP working in Thunderbird is a simple matter of installing gpg4win, and the Enigmail plugin. But Thunderbird is an opensource community project and everything is easier.  … Continue reading →

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Secure communications with SSL, PHP & gnuPG – Part 2

Posted on May 21, 2008 by 1Earth

In Part 2 of the mission of the week, we look at how to set it all up on HostGator.  The chosen host, because that’s where I host my websites, you see. HostGator SSL, gnuPG (GPG) and PHP how-to As … Continue reading →

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Secure communications with SSL, PHP & gnuPG – Part 1

Posted on May 20, 2008 by 1Earth

Mission this week: a web form that can securely accept data via a website and deliver it by email.  The solutions was secure communications with SSL, gnuPG and PHP. Let me walk you though it. “Throw up a form on … Continue reading →

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A tense moment as Sony HDR-FX7 meets Adobe CS3 Production

Posted on April 19, 2008 by 1Earth

After what has been way too long, I finally paired the Sony HDR-FX7 with Adobe CS3 Production Premium for our first test run. And it didn’t work… The message at the top of the capture box says “Can’t Activate Recorder. … Continue reading →

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