As the organizer of the SoFloPHP User Group I am often approached by entry to mid-level developers asking what they can do to advance in their career or become better developers. Of course I am nowhere near perfect but have been around long enough to get a few bumps and bruises along the way, so… Continue reading Developer advice
Tag: linux
CentOS networking not active after installation
I needed to install a CentOS 6.4 server in a VM and after installing I was not able to hit anything on the Internet, or any network for that matter. When I tried using the yum packages manager I received the error “Couldn’t resolve host ‘mirrorlist.centos.org…” and I was at a loss on what to… Continue reading CentOS networking not active after installation
Skype sounds audio distorted in Ubuntu
Now that I have Skype installed on Ubuntu 13.04 I discovered that the various Skype sounds were distorted. It was almost like the sounds had some static mixed in with them. I thought it was probably just a problem with the new version of Skype, or the new sound drivers. However, I made a discovery… Continue reading Skype sounds audio distorted in Ubuntu
Skype for Ubuntu 13.04 Ringtail
I am running the new version of Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, and so far really like it. However I’ve had a bit of trouble with Skype, because I could not get it to use the indicator area of the tray. Other than that it seemed to work fine. When I installed Skype I did it… Continue reading Skype for Ubuntu 13.04 Ringtail
Executing CakePHP script using Windows Scheduled Task
In Windows adding a scheduled task is just not as straight forward as adding a CRON job using Linux. (Don’t get me started on troubleshooting a Windows Schedule Task that did not run for some reason.) However, it is not so difficult once you get it figured out. Here is what I did: In this… Continue reading Executing CakePHP script using Windows Scheduled Task