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Browsing Posts published in November, 2008

Twitter Updater 3.0!

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Someone else has probably done this as well, but I’ve updated Twitter Updater to take care of a few outstanding issues.  It now uses phpCurl and checks the zz.gd/tinyurl.com output for validity before putting it into your status update. Twitter Updater I’ve tested it with my 2.6.3 installation.  It should work on any WordPress 2.5 [...]

DlinkStats for MRTG

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Just a quick project I put together this evening to fix something I needed fixed. YMMV, but if you’re looking for the same fix and this works, good for you! DlinkStats gets stats from your D-Link router for MRTG. Nothing more fancy than that! DlinkStats

Cable Modem Woes

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Spent the morning watching my cable modem blink with ranging lights.   I went through all the usual debugging of unplugging the modem, waiting a few minutes and plugging it back in.  I reset my router several times.  No good.  Three lights, no internet.  Finally gave in and called Comcast customer service and once again learned [...]

I’m back?

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It’s been some time since I’ve posted to a blog – well, pretty much since I had many issues with Blogger.com a few years ago.   It’s time I tried this again and see how it works out now that I’m hosting my own.  Wish me luck.