http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:07:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was recently getting a "Unable to create directory /var/www/wp-content/uploads/ Is its parent directory writable by the server?" And for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to upload images to my upload folder. So my blog was lacking visuals for quite some time. Luckily I ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=83 I must say ScanDisk Sansa Fuze is pure goodness. I paid $50 for a 4GB internal memory Sansa Fuze it has similar functionality to an ipod at a fraction of the cost. And here is the real kicker. It accepts micro sdhc cards! So, if I ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=60 I recently ran into a little problem with one of my UMD discs that was loose at the top of the disc. This was causing a bad rattle that sounded like the disc was being scratched badly. I fixed it by super gluing the case shut in the ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=68 Found a handy utility to read localhost mail. Mutt is particularly handy since it is easy to filter through and can be done via terminal rather that via email. If you have a chance to check it out please do! [caption id="attachment_75" align="alignnone" width="484" caption="Mutt screen"][/caption] http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=65 So I had been waiting for sometime for Windows to finally sweep Vista under the rug just as they did with Windows ME. They have a bad habit of locking down their software for their loyal customers. So if it wasn't bad enough that you payed potentially hundreds ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=62 After 8 Months I finally have my server up and running again.  Feels really good to get it up and running and I did it with the help of the ubuntu forums.  Thank you guys!  Helped out a lot.  Planning on setting up a few things in the future.  FTP ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=42 If you're stuck in "root@username:" and you want to get back. Simply type exit. !!hey you aren't in root anymore! :D yay! http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=41 If you encounter this mysql error ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) Don't worry. This just means that you can't connect to mysql without telling it your user name and password. If you haven't set a password then you should type something like this. mysql -u ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=39 I couldn't stand using fluxbuntu any longer as my server's linux distro. Thankfully, I got rid of it, but sadly I lost a lot of data in the transitioning process. I was positive that I saved it, but apparently not. Oh well, I have a fresh ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=37 My slim DvD RW pooped out on me a while ago and I had been dragging my feet to buy a new one (lots of $$'s). But, I finally broke down and bought a nice slim to take the place of my malfunctioning unit. Sadly, the new slim ... http://cbsketchpad.homelinux.net/?p=30