By dougfoot, on June 20th, 2009
Upgrading software can be such a pain in the backside! I spent the last hour or so upgrading different versions of software on my server, saving the hardest for last. The “problem child” was the upgrade to MySQL 5.1.35. Currently there is a bug in the installer for MySQL 5.1.35 which fails. To resolve the problem, I uninstalled MySQL [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 10th, 2009
Tuesday night was interesting… WordPress 2.8 is close to be released anytime now, so I thought I would give WordPress 2.8 RC1 a try (remember, always have backups!). It has been my experience that release candidates are really close to the finished product, and for the most part will give you a good feel for [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 8th, 2009
Since I posted on how to put the page menu on the header space, use a NextGen Gallery slideshow in the header, and use Atahualpa to manage a .png transparent background image, I’ve found an additional plug-in called “Dynamic Header” that is also really cool. With “Dynamic Header” I can select what headers go where. I also [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 3rd, 2009
One thing I enjoy about blogging with WordPress and using various themes is that there is a community of people willing to help out if you are unable to solve a particular problem you may be having with WordPress, plugins, or themes. In this spirit, I am posting how I was able to use NextGen Gallery fade my [...]
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By dougfoot, on March 23rd, 2008
Ok, now that I have a handle on this WordPress blogware, I’ll keep it! Having Tagworld go down on the 31st is a pain, but perhaps its for the best.
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