things are impossible until they are not.
Voodict.com
My lastest project is http://voodict.com
This
is an attempt at creating an online knowledge base where people can
define what anything is or provide an example of what it is. Sounds a
bit abstract i know, so it's best to check it out. Voodict.com even
defines it self :) (http://voodict.com/index.php/welcome/indirect/voodict)
This
is based of a concept quite popular around here, but isn't available in
english. A very loose definition could be an informal wikipedia or
answers com, but there are so many subjects that don't fit into these
great sites that can exist on voodict.com
Each
subject -also known as a 'title'- is listed on the left title bar, and
the definitions and examples are on the right pane. You can click on
the title to view the contents. Looking for something specific? Type it
into the search bar and click fetch. If nobody has defined this title
before, you can start the title and enter a definition or example. You
don't have to be formal, actually it's great when people write about
their opinions in every day language, and it's much more easier to read
then reading an article from wikipedia.
The project is at alpha status, and there are known bugs (http://voodict.com/index.php/welcome/indirect/voodict+bugs)
and missing stuff but it is usable and quite fun. When you check the
bug list and see what you didn't expect i think you'll know what i mean.
Anyone can register and start posting on voodict.com, just click the register button choose nick name and start writing.
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If you're having session problems with ie 7
For a project that i'm working on, i implemented a login system using session cookies. The login system would work on firefox 2.x and 3.x and IE 6 but wouldn't work with IE7.
After some research I tried sending an addition security header that IE7 would require. The HTTP headers were: P3P:CP="CAO PSA OUR"
This didn't solve my problem, still sessions would get lost. Another recommendation was to carry the session ids in the URL. No way i could do that, I'd have to change all the code.
The last thing that i tried was to check the client and server time zones, and that was the problem. The server was in another timey zone that was behind my current TZ, and IE7 would think that the session had expired because of the time difference, but firefox and IE6 would use UTC to calculate this and they would function correctly. Yet another reasone to hate IE
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Creating SSH bookmarks
i've always liked the ssh bookmarks feature of putty on windows, where you can see a list of host names and just click on them to ssh into the machine. The default ssh client on mac and linux support auto completion of host names, but I also want to be able to point and click some times. So here is a "work around":
just create a bookmark in firefox / safari with the URL of the machine and ssh:// for the protocol like:
ssh://dendiz@mymachine.com/ and add this to the bookmarks sidebar.
Now when you click on this bookmarks a new terminal window will launch and you can type your password to log straight in.
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http://twitter.com/dendiz
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having trouble with virtualboxes networking?
here is a simple guide to get things working with virtualbox and host interface networking under linux:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqg24
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Unlocking the secrets of Mac OS X
Secrets is a nice little application thats has a whole load of terminal hacks gathered into a nice interface that sits on the system preferences pane. Ideal for those who are afraid of firing up that black and green screen but want to tweak their mac's. from the makers of the famous quick silver. http://secrets.blacktree.com/
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