Author: Drew

Andromeda 1.91 — Updated on site.

Andromeda 1.91 — Updated on site.

Today, I updated to the newest version (1.91) of Andromeda, our MP3 Jukebox program for registered users. This new version features the following additions: Play everything in a folder including its subfolders (recursive folder playback) Add folders to the playlist Playlist buttons replaced by icons…

MAJOR system backup performed — a little downtime.

MAJOR system backup performed — a little downtime.

Tonight, I performed a comprehensive system backup of this machine. Essentially a ‘snapshot’ of everything on this machine, I’m in the position of being able to completely restore the machine to today’s state in the case of a catastrophic loss. It’s rather a long process,…

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU article in CityBeat!

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU article in CityBeat!

On Thursday, February 14, 2002, there was an article about WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU, a tribute to Over The Rhine, in CityBeat. You can read the article here and see the project’s pages here.

There is a PDF version of the article here.

Mr. Face Update — 15-Feb-2002

Mr. Face Update — 15-Feb-2002

Last night, Wendy was planning to leave Mr. Face at the hospital instead of bringing him home (she typically takes him in with her in the morning (he’s fed, watered, & cared for all day) and brings him home in the evening). But, because they were planning to do a trach feeding tube surgery on him on Friday (today), she was going to feed him and leave him there.

Linux is weird…

Linux is weird…

Okay, this Linux stuff is kinda flakey. I’m trying to get XWindows (running Ximian GNOME) working when I log in as ROOT, but it doesn’t. It works fine if I log in as another user on the machine, but not as root. Also, my ZIP…

System SPEEDUP

System SPEEDUP

This evening, I installed PHP Accelerator 1.2p3 to the system which results in MUCH faster page serving from this site. Some results of testing the front page are below.
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New hardware

New hardware

Added a CD burner to this system today. This will simplify backups. Little trouble getting it configured under Linux. If anyone out there is a Linux Guru (or can help get this burner working), please let me know.