I have finally got round to installing TweetDeck on one of my Linux Fedora 10 systems. Whilst trying to run the Adobe Air Application Installer in order to install TweetDeck I kept getting the famous ‘Error #5100‘ code, and the install process would then crash out. It seems that the #5100 error code points to a range of unspecified problems to do with the filesystem (or at least that is my reading of it); problems such as disk space, permissions or lost files.
I got round this particular issue by running the Adobe Air App Installer from the command line, with root permissions. In this case it seems that the user trying to install the app did not have enough permission to do so. Here’s what I ran on the command line…
[lark:whatsit ]# /usr/bin/Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer \
> /path/to/TweetDeck_0_21_5.air
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This seems to be a problem that a few people are experiencing these days when posting with apache hosted wordpress. The symptoms (in my experience) are as follows:
- You write a post
- Either a) preview the post, or b) publish the post
- You get a ‘404′ error
- Tracking back to the ‘posts’ page gives you a link to the draft/published post
- Further attempts to edit always result in 404 errors
At this point you try and go back to edit the post and get more 404 errors. This problem seems to be particularly prevalent amongst those blogging on tech matters – using command line terms in their text.
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Playing about with Django’s excellent admin interface this morning I came across a little problem that I am sure others will find if using Django in an SELinux environment. This concerns the ability to upload files to a server – in my case using Apache, mod_wsgi (not in daemon mode), and Fedora 10 with SELinux running.
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An interesting problem reared its head today regarding the inability of my Django setup to connect to a remote MySQL server. I have just migrated a Django site I am in the middle of working on from a single physical server to two virtual machines (VMs) running on a free copy of VMWare’s ESXi server; one Linux (call it VM1) running MySQL and the other Linux VM (call it VM2) running Python and Apache.
Here’s what happened…
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A fish I found when walking at Spurn Point recently.
Also a test of Flickr’s blog entry system.
Alexander Makarov has written an interesting article on Smashing Magazine comparing a few IDEs.
Alexander has helpfully compiled a nice comparison chart here on Google Docs.
One of the developers at work has introduced me to something quite fantastic on the Unix command line – screen.
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There are many occasions where I will create a few new files at once when doing some work in some code somewhere that is under Subversion control. It used to be the case that when it was time to add these files to the repo with the old svn add command, I would religiously add each file separately – donkey work indeed. Well, I created a better way to do it with one command and now I’d like to pass it on – I am sure that you may see ways to improve it, so let me know!
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I seldom get through the working week without spending at least a little time on the MySQL server command line. I love those little things that make life a little easier – especially anything that reduces the amount of typing I have to do. I am a great believer that time spent learning a few shortcuts makes for a more productive time later! Anyway, without much further ado, here I am beginning a series of handy hints… enjoy!
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A good friend of mine has been kind enough to donate me a Slim Devices Squeezebox (Merci Olaf & Isabelle, je vous dois beaucoup!). Basically it a Digital to Analogue converter capable of picking up streamed music over wi-fi (or a cat 5 cable if you prefer).
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