http://lukecarbis.com/blog It's more complicated than 42. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:17:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I decided to upgrade my PHP version as part of my Moodle 2.0 install. It wasn't easy. Here's the answer: Step 1 - Update and Upgrade your existing software repositories sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Step 2 - Add some extra repositories so you can get the latest version sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Then add the ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/11/how-to-upgrade-php-in-ubuntu/ While installing Moodle 2.0, I ran into a little problem. It says that it requires a minimum PHP version of 5.2.8 - but I was running 5.2.6. Updating PHP in Ubuntu is a pain in the bum, so instead, I used this little hack. A quick look at the source for ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/11/install-moodle-2-0-on-php-5-2-0-or-higher/ Dear Talia... Please buy this for me. You don't need an excuse, it's just because you love me. Or Christmas. Whichever makes me get it faster. Logitech® Performance Mouse MX™ http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/5845&cl=us,en And as much as I love my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard, the wireless USB dongle which comes with the mouse supports a wireless ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/09/dear-talia/ Lately, Talia and I have been having small disagreements about where we are going to spend the rest of our lives. Talia wants to settle down where we are. I would be happy anywhere else. Don't get me wrong, I love our house, but I love travelling and change and culture ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/09/10-places-i-would-live/ It's going to be a take on something familiar - I think you'll like it. So far I've been having fun with: Pulling a cross domain JSON file (can't do it with XML I discovered) into my app Experimenting with jQuery and $.ajax Using some of HTML 5's cool new features like LOCAL SQL ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/08/im-working-on-an-iphone-app/ I've finally released a beta of the Alarm program I've been writing. Download it and take a look. It's only been tested on Mac OS X 10.5, but there's no reason it shouldn't work in 10.4. There's not, nor will there ever be, a windows version. If you like it, please let ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/07/alarm-now-in-beta/ Occasionally I change my theme, and, while I know that you can see perfectly well what it looks like now, I like to include a blog post and a picture, for posterity. So here it is. So what do you think? Do you like it? Better or worse than my last ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/07/new-blog-theme/ Before you ask... Here's how to add Google Latitude to your iPhone as a web clip without Mobile Safari's top and bottom navigation bars. On your iPhone, go to http://carbis.fu8.com/iPhone/latitude (the capital 'P' matters) Before you are redirected to the latitude page, quickly press the + button, and press Add to Home Screen If ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/07/no-address-bar-chrome-on-google-latitude-for-iphone/ So here's the idea for my latest project. It's top secret. Don't tell anyone, okay? I know this doesn't make a terrible lot of sense, but that's all part of the mystery. (click for a bigger picture) What do you think? http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/07/latest-project-top-secret-door/ ... or any third party instant messaging client for that matter. So that you can use Google Talk on your Google Apps domain on your iPhone (through Beejive or IM+), or through your instant messaging client of choice. Even iChat! First of all, you'll need to update your SRV records. Don't ... http://lukecarbis.com/blog/2009/06/how-to-use-google-apps-chat-in-beejive-adium-pidgin/