Programming

WordPress iPhone / Mobile Admin adapts the WordPress admin UI to be more friendly to mobile devices, specifically phones.

Here is a simple trick if you need to clean it. Recently I needed to clean some Rocks Clusters node’s HD to allow it to reinstall dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/HD count=1 bs=512 This avoid the computer to try to boot from the hard drive. However, if the node was already on the cluster, you need to run # insert-ethers --remove="compute-0-1" To remove it from the cluster, where “compute-0-1” is the name of the node in cluster. Then, you can start insert-ethers, and boot the node and it will start reinstalling itself. ...

I am currently working on an open source project (do not ask me which since it will surface soon, and I should not talk much about it till it does ;)) that required to provide web access to apps, services, and contents. From my days fighting with Mulgara descriptors I remembered that Jetty (full-featured web server implemented entirely in Java) could be embedded into applications to provide such services. It has been two months now since I started using, and it is a nice, shiny, and slick piece of software. I used Tomcat for most of my stuff, but Jetty is definitely and amazing alternative Below I just pasted one of the ways you can embed Jetty in your app. ...

Did you ever wanted to sync your iCal and your Google Calendar? I just ran into Spanning Sync. I have been testing and it is definitely worth it if you need such capabilities. Synchronize Google Calendar and Apple iCal. Share calendars between multiple Macs. Share calendars with your coworkers, family, and friends. And while you’re at it, connect Google Calendar to your iPod, mobile phone, and other devices.

Recently, our lab web server has been experiencing a great increase of bot visits. Besides the usual Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. bots a new one caught my attention. It is visiting pretty frequently: Cuill. From the few information they have on their site, one of the co-founders is a former UIUC CS alumni Anna Patterson. Cuill Inc. (pronounced [kool]) is a startup company that is pioneering a new approach to Search. The company was founded by Anna, Russell, and Tom. Our offices are located on a quiet street in Menlo Park, CA. If you’d like to learn more about Cuill or the people behind it, please get in touch. ...