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Archive for December, 2008

Useful jQuery resources worth bookmarking

Here are few useful jQuery related resources worth a look/bookmarking:

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Review: Balsamiq Mockups For Desktop

Balsamiq Mockups LogoTo kick off our reviews of the tools we love, we thought we would start with Balsamiq Mockups. Not only is this a great product, but the story behind it is truly inspiring.

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Mediaportal TV Server: Failed to create database

If you are getting a “failed to create database” error message after installing Mediaportal ver. 1.0.x then there is a chance that you have actually upgraded your MP installation and the database that MP is trying to create already exists.

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Hello virtual private server, goodbye shared hosting

Servers in a data centreI have decided to say goodbye to the shared hosting once and for all and finally moved all of my personal sites and blog to a virtual private server (VPS) running CentOS 5.2 and Plesk.

I didn’t do this because I was unhappy with my former shared hosting provider as they had good up-time and the support was fast and helpful. I did it because I needed greater access to my hosting then shared hosting can provide; e.g. tweaking the server, installing custom software and controlling the versions of software installed on the server (e.g. symfony and subversion).

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Our Bookmarks: Dec 15 – Dec 21, 2008

The Week That Was In Links

Development & Production

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Our Bookmarks: Dec 08 – Dec 14, 2008

The Week That Was In Links

Development & Production

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Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) Now Available In Europe

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At last the moment we have all been waiting for. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has just announced that Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) is being rolled out in Europe.

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Our Bookmarks: Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2008

The Week That Was In Links

Development & Production

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Our take on collaborating remotely

An image of a man traversing a globeI’ve just got back to Sydney (Australia) and I’m now ready to spread the love for Border Crossing Media into the Aussie territories.

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Our Bookmarks: Nov 24 – Nov 30, 2008

The Week That Was In Links

Development & Production

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