Monthly Archives: February 2008

Joomla migration of Google Maps API

It looks like I may have successfully written an alpha “migrator plug-in” that may work for migrating your com_google_maps component from Joomla 1.0.x to 1.5. Once I have tested this on the internal testbed migration sites for one of my customers, I will write it up here. This will be useful since the developer of …

February 27, 2008 – 01:05 | By lantrix | Posted in joomla, webdev | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

OpenBSD – Akismet key could not be verified

If you are using OpenBSD to host your wordpress installation, and using the Akismet plug-in to block spam, you may come across set-up problems with Akismet. The errors that can occur could be either or both of these: There was a problem connecting to the Akismet server The key you entered could not be verified …

February 26, 2008 – 01:37 | By lantrix | Posted in openbsd, webdev | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Leopard Erase and Install Success – Howto

So you want to upgrade your Mac from Tiger (10.4) to Leopard (10.5)? This has probably been written about by every man and his cat, but here is my experience and the optimal installation sequence – as written by a late-comer to the Leopard gang.

February 25, 2008 – 23:00 | By lantrix | Posted in mac, tech | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Apple’s Leopard

I took the plunge and decided to upgrade to Mac OS 10.5 a.k.a. Leopard this weekend. Here’s how it went… Initially I made sure I had two full cloned and boot-able backups that I made with CCC. After this I actually tried booting off them just to make sure. Having backups before such a major …

February 24, 2008 – 20:40 | By lantrix | Posted in mac, tech | Tagged , , | Comments (0)