Archive for May, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates

May 31

Posted by Sam Hamilton in Twitter | No Comments

F1 update before the race starts

May 24

Posted by Sam Hamilton in Formual 1 | No Comments

So the BBC got some scoop – F1 budget cap solution in sight

Twitter Weekly Updates

May 24

Posted by Sam Hamilton in Twitter | No Comments

  • RT @mattcutts: Jetpack is a Mozilla idea for writing browser extensions using only HTML. Neat idea: http://bit.ly/pxzFF #
  • Really don’t like remote training sessions where people think I don’t know how to use a computer #
  • think its time to head home and cook something, feel dreadful after last nights run on white wine #
  • RT @mashable Second Judge in Pirate Bay Trial Removed for Bias http://bit.ly/GWK00 (via @tweetmeme) #
  • @EveilEve where? in reply to EveilEve #

How to increase the max upload size in php using .htaccess

May 24

Posted by Sam Hamilton in Linux / Apple | No Comments

So if you are like me using Mosso and cant edit the php.ini file then if you want to increase the default upload size you need to edit your .htaccess file and add the following (adjust as needed):

php_value post_max_size 16M
php_value upload_max_filesize 16M
php_value max_execution_time 600

Required Reading

May 22

Posted by Sam Hamilton in China, Marketing, Open Source, Random Stuff | No Comments

    F1 – The World Gone Mad

    May 22

    Posted by Sam Hamilton in Formual 1 | No Comments

    So I went on holiday just before the Spanish GP and in the matter of two weeks the F1 world has gone bonkers, we have had:

    And that is just the most interesting ones!

    Is the UK going down the pan?

    May 22

    Posted by Sam Hamilton in News | No Comments

    Not sure really how much press this is getting but if the UK looses its AAA credit rating I think that this is a slippery downward slope which can only further push the UK into a deeper recession

    to mySQL or not?

    May 22

    Posted by Sam Hamilton in Open Source | No Comments

    So this blog runs on mySQL but most things critical for the company run on postgreSQL unless horror of horrors it requires a MS SQL database. With first Sun buying mySQL then Oracle you would expect better things from them and they do seem to have most of the limelight when it comes to scaling outward into the cloud (this blog is running from Mosso) but what is becoming apparent is that mySQL seems to be a melt down – have a read here (updated with…) and also here as it seems that more people are thinking the same way

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    Fedora 11

    May 21

    Posted by Sam Hamilton in Open Source | No Comments

    I am looking forward to getting hold of the Fedora 11 – the beta reviews have been good and it will be a welcome upgrade for my desktop

    Gone to Thailand

    May 11

    Posted by Sam Hamilton in Random Stuff | No Comments

    Gone for a week, missed F1 but will catch up next week!