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Today I spent some time making some data import code work better. At the start of the process I had a PHP function that I would call to import some data. The problem is, that process would take longer than 30 seconds after which it would time out. A while ago, I changed the function to [...]

I am really surprised at how much my bad Apple Store experience affected me. To top it all of, I realized we forget to get our “free printer” as well. So today I was having lunch with another friend and suggested we go into the store. I didn’t see the woman who “helped” me, and didn’t [...]

The last couple of days I’ve been doing a ton of AJAX programming on some WordPress plugins. Wordpress actually does have one very handy AJAX feature that makes using AJAX just a little easier. I also use jQuery because it’s really nice for a lot of things including AJAX work. AJAX is a great technology, and [...]

Today I had the worst experience at the Apple Store. I have bought a fair amount of Apple Computers. I have bought them for myself, for others, and helped others to buy their first Mac. I even go with my friends if they need to go to the genius bar if they need hand holding [...]

Yes, its a cutsie name, but The Bug Genie is a PHP bug tracking system that is the opposite of Trac in the best possible ways. First of all you create a MySQL database and copy The Bug Genie files to your web server. Then you go to your website, where The Web Genie greets you [...]

I have just spent many hours of my life I will never get back trying to get the Trac bug tracking software set up. This software is truly junk. It’s not just that I can’t get it work, it’s that it is written as best it can to make users not be able to use it. [...]

I’ve been experimenting with ads again recently. Both Chitika and AdSense drive me crazy. Half the time the numbers on the reports don’t ad up and they never balance with your web stats. I hate that AdSense only reports on what channels have had activity, not on the actual ads. It’s ridiculous, just show me which [...]

Since about 6:00pm yesterday evening off and on, and for the last two hours solid, I’ve had photoshop open with a design. I’ve had my headphones on, and I’ve just been looking at the design while listening to a particularly good song. But the most amazing thing has happened. I’ve been adjusting the colors as I [...]

Today I went to Panera (free wi-fi) to get some work done away from the distraction of my dachshund. I’m changing a lot of my PHP code to use classes, and needed to focus. After enjoying some soup on a bread bowl (it must be fall) I started working. I didn’t get far. I realized what [...]