Solving technology problems, one at a time
By default, Spotlight indexes local drives. However it is possible to force it to index networked AFP (Apple File Protocol) volumes as well.
Open Terminal, and type
sudo bash
It will ask for your password.
Continue readingTrying to set up php on a Windows server running IIS from scratch can be a challenge. I would recommend first trying out the Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer because it is so easy to use, but sometimes that doesn’t set things up correctly. In my experience it usually works, but occasionally the installation fails to create a working environment. In such cases it may be easier to do the installation from scratch by downloading and running the correct PHP installer for your system from php.net.
If you decide to install from scratch, the following tips may help you resolve problems you are likely to encounter along the way.
Continue readingI used to use Directory Utility occasionally, and was surprised not to be able to find it anymore in the Utilities folder in Snow Leopard. It turns out it’s been moved to the SystemLibraryCore Services folder, but the best way to access it is now through System Preferences.
Continue readingI use several large external drives with my iMac to manage photos and multiple systems. Lately I’ve had a frequent problem with Finder crashes. Using Force Quit to “Relaunch” the finder does cause it to quit, but it never restarts.
Continue readingIf your iphone starts flashing the error message “This accessory is not made to work with the iphone” whenever you plug it in to try to sync it with iTunes, try plugging it directly into the computer, with no hub or dock in between.
Continue readingWhen installing PHP on IIS, I ran into this: in general, php files worked, but phpinfo.php files were not. They were blank when browsed.
Continue readingIf you install phpMyAdmin on IIS and get the error:
PROBLEM: cannot load mcrypt extension. please check your php configuration
This could be due to the extension being missing or that it is not listed correctly in php.ini file. Listed below are the instructions from around the web that I followed to get this working:
Continue readingIf you have change the IP address that an IIS website is pointing to, then find that when you try to restart IIS services you get the error:
The network location cannot be reached.
…you may need to use a utility called httpcfg to tell IIS to listen specifically to the new IP.
Continue readingA couple of weeks ago, I was working on a custom HTML wrapper for Captivate quizzes that would behave one way if a score were already stored for that quiz, and another if the score were non-existent or zero.
So, how best to test for the existence of a score? Usually I test for the existence of a value with
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if (typeof foo != "undefined"){do something}
If you are having problems with Adobe Presenter after installing Office 2010, chances are, Presenter needs to be updated. Unfortunately Presenter won’t automatically alert you of this, and I’ve found that very few people figure out that it should be updated on their own. Often, Flash needs to be updated also. Here’s how to update Adobe Presenter and Flash.
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