Archive for November, 2010

npviewer.bin segfault in libflashplayer.so

By nick | Tech Support

Having combated this problem in the past, I struggled to re-find the solution a second time around: [142789.839224] npviewer.bin[4841]: segfault at 0 ip 00000000f61a3ed1 sp 00000000fffd1370 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f5e04000+b2e000] You’ll usually find this error in your logs after flash crashes when using two browser windows at the same time.  I still haven’t figured out

FreeBSD console terminal resolution

FreeBSD console terminal resolution

By nick | Tech Support

Most servers these days are headless although with some security system setups it’s still important to have physical access to the box.  After a short time of using it you’ll certainly get fed up with the low resolution, here’s a way to increase your screen resolution. Recompiling the Kernel You’ll first need to recompile your

FreeBSD automatic time update

FreeBSD automatic time update

By nick | Tech Support

Most devices and operating systems these days have the ability to automatically sync there time/date with ntp servers around the world.  The first thing you need to do is find your nearest ntp server at the URL below: http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/ You’ll then need to open up rc.conf in your favourite text editor: vi /etc/rc.conf Enable the

Convert ISO to USB Drive

Convert ISO to USB Drive

By nick | Tech Support

Here’s a quick video showing you how to convert a ISO to USB, it uses tools found on most Unix systems.  It obviously won’t work on Windows although there’s already a bunch of stuff on the net for that if you look around. First you’ll need to know the device name of your USB drive,

PHP Search Engine Ranking Code

By nick | Code

I’m putting up for download a very useful tool for webmasters and php developers alike.  It’s a basic tool for finding the ranking position of a keyword in a set search engine. This code will take two parameters, a keyword and a url.  It will search through a predefined number of results pages for your

Free code contributions added to the site

Free code contributions added to the site

By nick | Code

I’ve just created a Code section to the site which I’ll start to post various snippets and classes in to.  This will be stuff written in PHP, Javascript, Java and have some MySQL stuff thrown in as well. Everything I upload will be free for you to use and redistribute

YouTube on an iPhone 4.1

YouTube on an iPhone 4.1

By nick | iPhone

Recently I’ve found that YouTube has been able to replace my typical TV viewing. This means I now waste hours of my life sitting in front of my computer watching crap instead of the sofa, not a lot of difference. It’s always nice to check out your subscriptions when out and about too, another advantage

Ubuntu introducing commercial apps

Ubuntu introducing commercial apps

By nick | Thoughts

I’ve been a bit of an open source fanboy for quite a few years now, the benefits of free and community supported software have always been very clear to me along with knowing I’m using something that’s open and not hiding anything nasty inside it. Today I opened Ubuntu 10.10′s Ubuntu Software Centre and thought

iPhone 4 Wifi not detected

iPhone 4 Wifi not detected

By nick | iPhone

Just a few days into iPhone 4 life and I’ve found yet another bug that again can only be temporarily fixed by rebooting the phone. Having returned home after a day of iPhone use I’ve found that my wifi gas automatically disabled itself. When I try to enable it it doesn’t even seem to search

iPhone photos rotate bug

iPhone photos rotate bug

By nick | iPhone, Tech Support

At the time of posting this I’m running an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.1 (8b117) and seem to have found a very annoying bug.  After a day or so of playing with the phone, I take some photos and go into the Photos app to view them. Nearly every photo I take is taken in