I got an iBook for a contract job and gleefully used it occasionally to do some testing of an application I wrote. I really only used it several times, since my main machine is a Dell Latitude, but I really did like the aesthetics of it, and of course, OS X. But then one day it wouldn’t start, and I was worried. Until I learned of the experiences of other iBook owners . . . Continue reading »
Jan 022004
Windows to Linux Migration
Technology
Comments Off
Nov 172003
So you have read and heard a lot about linux, but you have been using Windows for so long you are afraid to change. Migrating from Windows to Linux sounds pretty daunting, you say? Well, you can get your feet firmly planted with the documentation provided by DragonSlayers coder Chris Walden of IBM.
Continue reading »
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia PA
Places
Comments Off
Apr 282003
Thanks to everyone who has expressed support and interest in Mount Moriah cemetery. Due to the importance of the issue, and the overwhelming interest in the story, I have setup a new site where you can read more about everything that’s taking place there.
Installing Apache, MySQL & PHP on WIN2K
Technology
Comments Off
Mar 312003
Things you’ll need:
- Apache 2.0 Win32 Binary (MSI Installer)
- mysql-4.0.12-win.zip
- php-4.3.1-Win32.zip (CGI binary plus server API versions for Apache, Apache2 (experimental), ISAPI, NSAPI, Servlet and Pi3Web. MySQL support built-in, many extensions included, packaged as zip)
Optional:
- MySQL Control Center (This is VERY NICE management tool; it is similar to Enterprise Manager for those of you familiar with MSSQL Server.)
- PHPMyAdmin – web-based MySQL configuration tool
(You can select different options if you’d like; if you do, and they work, comment them to this article.)
Continue reading »
My Northern Ontario Canoeing Trip Journal
Recreation
Comments Off
Feb 212003
In the summer of 1999, I was afforded the opportunity to go on a canoeing trip with my friends Aaron, John and Randy into the pristine wilderness of Northern Ontario. The trip was to be a seven day self-sufficient journey through a number of lakes in the Mississagi Wild River Provincial Park.This part of Ontario is primarily uninhabited, with the exception of a few scattered hunting and fishing resort outfits. We arrived at Lac au Sauble (Sauble Lake) outfitted with all of the necessities, except for our second canoe. This we acquired from the kind folks at the Ritchie Falls Resort -Moosewa Outpost, who were able to complete our adventuring needs. We drove approximately seventeen hours – through the entire state of Michigan on route 75 north(including the Northern Peninsula), through Sault Ste. Marie and into Canada. We had two Ford Ranger trucks, with John & Randy in one and Aaron & I in the other. For Aaron and I the drive seemed a breeze, since we were very anxious and had many things to talk about. We also had the fortune of driving the vehicle with the canoe on top, which made us all a little nervous at first, but we soon adjusted and sped along our way. On the Queen’s Highway #17 in Ontario we drove alongside the North Channel of Lake Huron, arriving in the town of Massey at about 5 a.m. Massey is a pleasantly small town with some of the nicest folks you might ever meet!
The following are the entries that I kept in my small CVS Fat Book, which surprisingly did not get soaked and ruined. My pen also lasted the entire trip; guess I got lucky.