Archive for September, 2008
To see what repository a package was installed via in Ubuntu using apt, use this command:
$ apt-cache policy packagename
Example:
$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
Installed: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
Candidate: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
Version table:
*** 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0
500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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These instructions will configure Firefox to use Gmail or your Google Apps hosting account to handle mailto links:
First, type about:config in the address bar, search for gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost, and set the value to true.
Then, log into GMail or your Google Apps mail URL, paste this line of JavaScript into your address bar, and hit enter:
For Gmail:
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(”mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”)
For [...]
I have just finished writing my first Wordpress plugin - a widget to display a status update via Ping.fm:
Ping.fm is a simple service that makes updating your social networks a snap. You can use AIM, GTalk, iGoogle, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, WAP, iPhone/iPod Touch, SMS or E-mail to let Ping.fm relay your message [...]
Here is video of my 6 year old son Collin popping wheelies on his bicycle. I edited the video in Kino and Avidemux.
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video














