Checkgmail Uses 100% CPU at Startup

HowTo, Linux

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 [...]

Polaroid on the Fly v0.7 Released

Asides

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. [...]

Updating WordPress Plugins for 2.6 Compatibility

Plugins, Wordpress

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 the same [...]

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

BullShit, Idiots, Plugins, Rant, Wordpress

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 and not those annoying download counters
The [...]

LinuxWorld Expo 2008 San Francisco

CoolStuff, Linux, Technology

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 [...]