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paddyJun 14,2008

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Luxembourg brings iPhone country count to 75

Exactly what I have been waiting for....

To quote from Apple 2.0....

paddyNov 20,2007

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ImageMagick on Mac OSX

For variuos readons I need ImageMagick. Finding a good package can be problematic, and finding one that has all the re-requisites can be even more problematic.

libjpeg

I downloaded libjpeg, extracted the source and
./configure --enable-shared --enable-static --prefix=/usr/local make sudo make install

libpng

Again, I found the source for libpng and
./configure --prefix=/usr/local make sudo make install

paddyJan 01,2007

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Irish becomes formal EU working language

Irish becomes formal EU working languageIrish has from today become a formal working language in the European Union.

The addition of Irish will require 29 posts for translation, revision and publication as well as 450 freelance interpreters.

Howeverfor practical reasons, it has been decided that only regulationsadopted by the European Parliament and Council will have to beavailable in Irish.

paddyJun 25,2006

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Transparency International sacks director

Transparency International sacks directorThe Keynan branch of the anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has sacked its executive director, Mwalimu Mati.

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paddyJun 25,2006

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ODFReader: Firefox Add-on Released

ODFReader: Firefox Add-on ReleasedODFReader 0.1.1, by Alex Hudson, released on Jan 20, 2006.Viewer for OpenDocument files.Currently it handles OpenDocument text files, in the future it will handle the other types too. It is released under the LGPL/GPL.Works with: Firefox 1.5 - 1.5.0.* ALL - addons.mozilla.org

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paddyJun 24,2006

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UntitledBelgian government chooses OpenDocument

Belgian government chooses OpenDocumentIn a blow to Microsoft, Belgium's government departments will be instructed to use an open file format for internal communications.

The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is to be the standard format for exchanging documents within the Belgian government. This proposal, which is expected to be approved by Belgium's Council of Ministers on Friday, increases the pressure from governments worldwide on Microsoft to embrace open standards.

paddyJan 26,2006

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get_html_translation_table

Array
(
    [ ] => &nbsp;
    [¡] => &iexcl;
    [¢] => &cent;
    [£] => &pound;
    [¤] => &curren;
    [¥] => &yen;
    [¦] => &brvbar;
    [§] => &sect;
    [¨] => &uml;
    [©] => &copy;
    [ª] => &ordf;
    [«] => &laquo;
    [¬] => &not;
    [] => &shy;
    [®] => &reg;
    [¯] => &macr;
    [°] => &deg;
    [±] => &plusmn;
    [²] => &sup2;
    [³] => &sup3;
    [´] => &acute;
    [µ] => &micro;
    [¶] => &para;
    [·] => &middot;
    [¸] => &cedil;
    [¹] => &sup1;
    [º] => &ordm;
    [»] => &raquo;
    [¼] => &frac14;
    [½] => &frac12;
    [¾] => &frac34;
    [¿] => &iquest;
    [À] => &Agrave;
    [Á] => &Aacute;
    [Â] => &Acirc;
    [Ã] => &Atilde;
    [Ä] => &Auml;
    [Å] => &Aring;
    [Æ] => &AElig;
    [Ç] => &Ccedil;
    [È] => &Egrave;
    [É] => &Eacute;
    [Ê] => &Ecirc;
    [Ë] => &Euml;
    [Ì] => &Igrave;
    [Í] => &Iacute;
    [Î] => &Icirc;
    [Ï] => &Iuml;
    [Ð] => &ETH;
    [Ñ] => &Ntilde;
    [Ò] => &Ograve;
    [Ó] => &Oacute;
    [Ô] => &Ocirc;
    [Õ] => &Otilde;
    [Ö] => &Ouml;
    [×] => &times;
    [Ø] => &Oslash;
    [Ù] => &Ugrave;
    [Ú] => &Uacute;
    [Û] => &Ucirc;
    [Ü] => &Uuml;
    [Ý] => &Yacute;
    [Þ] => &THORN;
    [ß] => &szlig;
    [à] => &agrave;
    [á] => &aacute;
    [â] => &acirc;
    [ã] => &atilde;
    [ä] => &auml;
    [å] => &aring;
    [æ] => &aelig;
    [ç] => &ccedil;
    [è] => &egrave;
    [é] => &eacute;
    [ê] => &ecirc;
    [ë] => &euml;
    [ì] => &igrave;
    [í] => &iacute;
    [î] => &icirc;
    [ï] => &iuml;
    [ð] => &eth;
    [ñ] => &ntilde;
    [ò] => &ograve;
    [ó] => &oacute;
    [ô] => &ocirc;
    [õ] => &otilde;
    [ö] => &ouml;
    [÷] => &divide;
    [ø] => &oslash;
    [ù] => &ugrave;
    [ú] => &uacute;
    [û] => &ucirc;
    [ü] => &uuml;
    [ý] => &yacute;
    [þ] => &thorn;
    [ÿ] => &yuml;
    ["] => &quot;
    [<] => &lt;
    [>] => &gt;
    [&] => &amp;
    ['] => &apos;
)

paddyApr 25,2005

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The Ten Commandments of system administration, part I

A must read:

The Ten Commandments of system administration, part I - As system and network administrators, we play many roles. We are the ones who provide stable and secure environments for electronic business in all of its forms, from email to accounting systems to mission-critical Web applications. However, despite our best efforts, disaster will occasionally strike. In this series, I'll present what I feel are the 10 most important steps a systems administrator can take to ensure that when that dreaded 3 a.m. page hits, you're prepared to react quickly, assess the situation, and make everything right again. I call these the Ten Commandments of system administration. [NewsForge]

paddyApr 13,2005