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Using Apache Aliases Instead of Symbolic Links

Having to spend more time working in a Windows environment has been heart-breaking, but I’ve been able to find work-arounds for most of Windows’ shortcomings, including Windows’ lack of adequate symbolic link functionality for use with web development.

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Ping.fm bookmarklet

I created a simple bookmarklet to help me post to all of the social networks I use through ping.fm… javascript:window.open(“http://ping.fm/pingout”,”pingout”,”status=1,resizable=1,height=282,width=447″);void(0);

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Updating Extensions for Firefox 3.6b4

Today I downloaded and installed Mozilla Firefox 3.6b4. As I expected, add-ons built for older versions of Firefox didn’t work with this beta version, but what surprised me is that the extensions.checkCompatibility preference that I’ve been using forever with the … Continue reading

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