Is your computer plugged in?

I thought this was a completely valid question, and the user's reaction, over the top.

Ubuntu 11.04 libjpeg.so libpng.so PHP installation issues

PHP is a commonly used scripting language available on just about any OS. If you're looking to install PHP on Ubuntu (particularly the new 11.04 build) then you may come across some issues.

Nigel Dunn discusses his experience with PHP on Ubuntu. Nigel has some tricks to get everything up and running so it might save you save yourself alot of time. The issues are surrounding libjpeg & libpng and php Installation issues. The problem appears to be largely around symbolic links.

Adding the appropriate smbolic links appear to fix the problem, so if you're Ubuntu machine is complaining about libjpeg or lib png, try the following:

ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so /usr/lib/libjpeg.so
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng.so /usr/lib/libpng.so

Find out more over on Nigel Dunn's blog: Ubuntu 11.04 libjpeg.so libpng.so PHP installation issues

Computer scientist or engineer?

What's the difference between a computer scientist & a computer engineer?
The answer is Simple, "Doom".

Smart Server backups with Amazon S3

Server backups are Important and with cloud computing and cloud storage, now more then ever we're spoilt for choice. I came across a great article about how to bulletproof sever backups with Amazon S3 that I just had to share.

I want your blog!

Today's brain teaser. I want your blog, your twitter and your facebook. Who am I?

Sencha - The JS framework

If you're been living under a web development rock you may not have noticed some new developments in the Internet, you know CSS3 and HTML5?

A company called Sencha do a lot of impressive work when it comes to the web. Check out Sencha - JS Framework and you'll be impressed.

They claim to be the First HTML5 mobile web APP framework and the allow you to save copious amounts of development time while producing code that works across multiple plantforms, ah the coders dream!

On the Sencha site you'll find demos, an overview, the regular testimonials, road map & licensing. They also have info about training & support as well as community components like forums so you can share advice with fellow web developers.

The sorts of apps you can produce (in the browser) are fantastic and it's all thanks to CSS3 & HTML5, and of course you have to give props to Sencha for developing the Framework to be able to execute effectively and efficiently.

Sencha provide both commercial & open source licences so they're pretty flexible. They also have a number of great products (they acquired ExtJS when started off as a spawn of the YUI Library).

Although there are plenty of Javascript Libraries around Sencha have the swiss army knife of products and clearly demand your attention when you're next revisiting which JS Framework you'll develop with.

Target Killed, Publish to facebook?

Presenting the most pimped out gun evar.

Lucky tweeting saved us from blogging.

I'm still not sure what this 'writing' is all about, but the rest of the comic is funny...

Three Tips when choosing a Domain Name

Here are three quick things to consider when choosing your next domain name!

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.






Integrate keywords into the URL
- If you sell bikes, bikesales.com.au is a good choice

Take care when choosing the TLD
- TLD stands for Top Level Domain and refers to the last part of your URL (.com .com.au .net .org etc). If you're audience is global .com is a good choice, if you're specifically a local business choosing the appropriate TLD (e.g .com.au for Australian businesses) is an important step which you shouldn't ignore

Avoid using a URL that's too similar to competitors
- You don't want potential visitors to get confused (unless you're trying to steal traffic from someone else? but even then those sorts of tricks can backfire for many reasons).

goo.gl Because we needed another URL shortener

Just incase you weren't already aware Google has entered the URL Shortener game with goo.gl

It's pretty, it's got good stats and it ties in with your google account. I haven't decided if I like it any better then the 100 other link shorteners out there, but the URL is kinda neat.

Your thoughts?