I got tired of always copying text off web pages and pasting it into Google, I also got tired of copying and pasting non-hyperlinked URLs on websites… The solution is a bookmarklet that i created, I call it:
The linked page explains more and gives examples… check it out.
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I have been busy setting up a blog for Kyran and finalizing the Photo Gallery setup (and adding more pictures), hopefully now I can do more posting and less setup… provided I can find the time.
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What goes better with a new camera than a new photo gallery? The gallery is running beside this blog on my home server. The software i decided to use is called Gallery2. It is quite easy to install and super customizable. The gallery comes with 6 themes and has 56 modules. Almost every theme and module can be configured, this leads to an almost overwhelming level of customization. I like how i have it configured… for now.
I have also changed the default logo to one I created…. if you can call a bunch of fading dots a logo.
Check out the new Gallery.
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Kyran Macpherson came into the world on December 9, 2006. He is 9 pounds and 6.8 ounces, and 21 inches long.
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After tons of humming and hawing, I finally decided on what camera to buy. I originally purchased the Canon S3, great camera, but it just wasn’t quite what I was looking for, so back to the store it went. After weighing the pros and cons, I finally decided on the Nikon D80 with 18 - 135mm lens (quite the step up from the S3). So what should I take pictures of …. hmmm…. I know my pregnant wife:
This image has of course been webified the original is full of 10 mega-pixel goodness.
Update: Check out more photos of Jori throughout the pregnancy here.
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The folks at lifehacker.com had an excellent tutorial on running your own wordpress blog on your personal computer… not that the steps are that hard (it is really quite easy), I just had not realized how easy it is to go from boring XP to full on server with useful web applications.
The article suggests using wamp as the base server, but i decided to use xampp. I have toyed with it in the past, and have wanted something useful to do with it…. this is my opportunity. (there is more addons for my new server to come too.)
Since I am never satisfied with normal, the server is being run from inside a virtual machine. The biggest advantage of doing it this way is the ability to backup the virtual hard files regularly. If at some point down the road I mess up the install, i can easily recover from a backup without having to re-install any thing. It also lets me move the virtual machine between physical machines without having to do any reconfiguration. Lastly I believe it is a little safer to compartmentalize the public server which should keep the host machine away from the prying eyes of the evilweb.
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