May 2010
2 posts
4 tags
Media Temple (ve) →
Media Temple has a new offering that looks like a Slicehost slice. It’s just a Linux server, you do the rest.
At first glance, it’s cheaper. A slice starts at $20 for 256MB RAM, then goes up to $38 for a 512MB slice. The MT (ve) starts at $30 for 512MB.
Anyone try this yet? I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know my Slicehost sliced, but was a long time Media Temple customer...
March 2010
1 post
Disconnect (and Focus) →
Choice quotes that I really connect with:
I’m not on IM.
Email is best as it provides something to reference, especially if you have details that need to be read and remembered for later. However, with the growing pile of emails that emerge day to day like a beast that taunts you with its sheer prowess, it’s becoming the beast on my back some days. I hear and read “Inbox zero,” so often these days...
February 2010
2 posts
7 tags
Crazy interesting presentation on games, blurring... →
via @kottke: “Jesse Schell talks about the psychological and economic aspects of Facebook games and what that means for the future of gaming and living. If you make products or software that other people use, this is pretty much a must-see kinda thing…the last 5 or 6 minutes are dizzying, magical, and terrifying.”
5 tags
Big Think: Why You Can't Work at Work →
I don’t always agree with 37signals, some of us have to work in settings that we don’t have full control over and that aren’t so ideal, but Jason Fried nails the problem with the corporate workplace. I have my whole office to myself and even I find myself doing work after hours because that’s the only time that is interruption-free.
See also Paul Graham’s classic...
January 2010
4 posts
1 tag
Today...
Was a federal holiday, and a snow day in Salem. It was incredibly satisfying. I spent the day focused on one single project without contending with the phone or email.
That the channels were silent was important. It’s not enough to declare a given day a quiet one. The noise is still there, and those missed calls or unread emails need answering.
Is there no other way to be able to focus...
2 tags
x-ing books | alphabet city →
I’d love a set of “MJR” prints. (Via @simplebits)
November 2009
1 post
4 tags
Sending myself a daily agenda using AppleScript,...
I’ve been using Things for a while now and recently read up on some of the wiki posts for getting the most out of the app, primarily those documenting scripting Things using AppleScript to maximize productivity.
When I get into the office in the morning, I tend to jump into work or get distracted by something interesting, and don’t necessarily stick to checking my calendar and To Do...
October 2009
3 posts
4 tags
Know a good LAMP Sysadmin?
Fresh on the heels of touting my success in setting up satisfactory backup scripts on my server, I’m looking for help with some deeper server admin tasks. The basics of setting up and managing a web server are pretty well documented via Google, but there are some tasks and processes that merit expertise.
If you’re a freelance Sysadmin type, we (and some of our independent colleagues)...
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Backup scripts on my Media Temple (dv), using...
My (dv) 3.5 at Media Temple is hosting a few Magento sites. With the configuration customized to support them, I’m wary of messing with an upgrade, and an upgrade to Plesk is needed to fully support scheduled backups posted to another server.
A few quick Google searches last night and a few hours spent got me up and running with a great backup solution that stores everything on...
1 tag
July 2009
1 post
3 tags
ExpressionEngine: Category subnav with entry...
To create a category subnav for a weblog in ExpressionEngine, that includes entry counts, place this inside an
{exp:query sql=""}
tag:
Select c.cat_id, c.cat_name, c.cat_url_title, count(cp.entry_id) number
from exp_categories c join exp_category_posts cp
on c.cat_id = cp.cat_id
join exp_weblog_titles wt on cp.entry_id = wt.entry_id
where c.group_id = 5 and wt.status = 'open'
and wt.weblog_id = 6...