If you're trying to use TimThumb (an excellent PHP script that auto-resizes images) and you're getting a GD Library error, follow these steps to fix it on your server.

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When you setup a LAMP server on Ubuntu Server and likely on other distros the Apache Rewrite Module is not enabled by default. The Rewrite Module allows web applications, such as WordPress, to modify how URLs are formed.

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It's my favorite month again and I'm pretty pumped. Fall has come and brought college football and the MLB postseason. My beloved Cardinals are in the playoffs and I hope they can surprise everyone. Warm and hearty food is going to be enjoyed (chili tonight!) and hopefully some good horror movie watching.

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For whatever reason Twitter doesn't have a Chrome web app. So I made one myself.

Here's how to install it manually.

1. Download the CRX (web app) file. Right click here: http://joesteinkamp.com/js-downloads/twitter.crx and select "Select link as..." (Do not left click the link - installing this way fails)

2. Drag the downloaded CRX file into Chrome

3. Select "Install"

4. Done. Now you have Twitter installed as a web app.

Google+ is so new that Google hasn't even made a Chrome web application yet. So I made one myself. It should hold you over until the official one is released.

Here's how to install it manually.

1. Download the CRX (web app) file. Right click here: http://joesteinkamp.com/js-downloads/Google+.crx and select "Select link as..." (Do not left click the link - installing this way fails)

2. Drag the downloaded CRX file into Chrome

3. Select "Install"

4. Done. Now you have Google+ installed as a web app.

I recently got a new computer and it made me realize that the Grooveshark web app was removed from Google Chrome's Web App Store.

So I created my own chrome web app. Here's how to install it manually.

1. Download the CRX (web app) file. Right click here: http://joesteinkamp.com/js-downloads/Grooveshark.crx and select "Select link as..." (Do not left click the link - installing this way fails)

2. Drag the downloaded CRX file into Chrome

3. Select "Install"

4. Done. Now you have Grooveshark installed as a web app.

In this post I provide instructions on setting up the database plugin, NDOutils, for Nagios. The instructions were written for CentOS but most of it should easily carry over to another distro.

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Snow Leopard has Ruby 1.8.x and Rails 2.3.x preloaded. Rails has update to 3.x and is much improved. I advise upgrading and learning all the new features. Since you're upgrading, why not update Ruby as well. Follow the instructions below to install Ruby 1.9.2 and update Rails to 3.0.x

Get and extract a copy of Ruby 1.9.2

1. Download ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org//pub/ruby/1.9/ruby-1.9.2-p136.tar.gz
2. Copy the file to your Desktop 3. Open Terminal

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Last year I started my own horror movie watching tradition. This year I've given it a name that it can go by  - maybe it'll catch on .

So here's the deal: Halloween is coming at the end of October and in order to appreciate the holiday I've created a movie marathon leading up to the grand event. Scary movies have a love/hate relationship with people - for me it's just love.

So without further ado, here's my lineup for HHMM:

• Carrie
• Nightmare on Elm St. - Original
• Saw 3D (Saw VII)
• Halloween 2 - Rob Zombie version
• Cube
• The Faculty
• American Psycho
• Blair Witch Project
• Paranormal Activity 2
• Body Snatchers
• Diary of the Dead
• Amityville Horror - Original

1. SilverEdit

   
   SivlerEdit can create/edit HTML, PHP, CSS, and TXT files. SilverEdit allows you to work on your code away from a computer and will work well for quick edits on the go.

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