Browsing archives for July, 2008

Checkgmail Uses 100% CPU at Startup

HowTo,Linux 31 July 2008 0 Comments

While using checkgmail on Ubuntu 7.10 I was running checkgmail with no problem at all. I not too long ago upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 and quickly noticed that checkgmail was taking 30+ seconds to start and was taking 100% of my CPU. I did a search on Google and found a lot of users experiencing … Continue reading 

Polaroid on the Fly v0.7 Released

Asides,Plugins,WordPress 31 July 2008 0 Comments

In a recent post I said that I wanted to release updates to all of my plugins for WordPress 2.6 compatibility at one time. But I have been busy on some other things and haven’t given my plugins the attention they need. So I’m going to release updates as I get time. To start I … Continue reading 

Updating WordPress Plugins for 2.6 Compatibility

Plugins,WordPress 17 July 2008 5 Comments

I’m in the middle of updating all of my WordPress plugins, excluding those that I have previously marked as end of life, for WordPress 2.6 compatibility. The changes in 2.6 will not affect the large majority of WordPress users so the current versions should work without problem. I hope to release all updated plugins at … Continue reading 

Message to WordPress Plugin Developers: Use the WordPress Plugin Repository!

BullShit,Idiots,Plugins,Rant,WordPress 7 July 2008 1 Comment

This message is for all of the WordPress plugin developers out there. Use the WordPress plugin repository dammit! Reasons to use the WordPress plugin repository: It is free It gives your plugin a lot of exposure It isn’t dependent on your crappy $5.95/month hosting It provides real download links that can be used with wget … Continue reading 

LinuxWorld Expo 2008 San Francisco

CoolStuff,Linux,Technology 7 July 2008 0 Comments

I’ll be attending the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco at the beginning of August. I’ll be arriving mid way through the conference so that I can attend to my sons first birthday and celebrations. I’ll be attending the exhibit hall and keynote addresses on Wednesday and Thursday (Aug 6 + 7), as well as Ubucon … Continue reading