Been getting this error “Download failed.: Operation timed out after 30 seconds” every time I try to update a plug-in in my WordPress 2.7. After some digging around I found that my web server’s download speed was pretty low. WP 2.7 by default has a 30 second timeout set for it’s download function which I constantly kept hitting. The workaround’s a simple hack to the file.php file in the /wp-admin/includes/ folder....
Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference by Keir Thomas. Here’s a good book for Ubuntu users and those thinking of switching over to Ubuntu. The book’s 194 pages long and covers; Installing Ubuntu Configuring Ubuntu Getting to grips with the desktop Users and the filesystem Hands-on at the command-line Software management Securing the system The printed edition is priced at USD9.94 on Amazon and the ebook version is 100% free. Once you have the eBook you are allowed to redistribute it anyway you choose....
Had a weird memory error my Linux servers at work today. These were heavy duty machines running heavy jobs throughout the day. /var/log/messages kept reporting that the kernel had no more memory to process new jobs. Most of the errors read " cannot allocate memory " Some digging around later we found the fix. Kernel 2.6 has a new parameter “min_free_kbytes” which allows it to reserve a dedicated amount of memory for itself to process jobs....
Had to oder in Domino’s Pizzas today for my office in CyberJaya. Domino’s just opened up a new branch in PutraJaya and they cover CyberJaya for delivery. We received the Pizzas on time, finished them and had a good evening. However, the ordering process was far from simple, it alone too up 30 mins of my time today. First, I called them up [ 1-300-888-333 ] and went through the whole verification mambo jumbo....
Picked up a new book over the weekend. Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth by Martin C. Brown. ISBN:0471790095 The book covers the implementation of the Google Maps API version 1 through JavaScript and HTML. Google Maps API is currently at version 2 but fully supports version 1. Break down of the book; Part I. Basics. Chapter 1. Using Geographical Information. Chapter 2. The Google Local Interface. Chapter 3. The GoogleMaps API....