Using GitHub on port 443 through a proxy
Internet access at work goes through a proxy and firewall. The proxy allows connections out on port 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) only. I needed to install Git for Windows (msysgit - 1.7.9) on my Windows 7 PC and two Windows 2008 servers. I followed these instructions and installed Git, set up my SSH keys, passphrase and added my [...]
How to know the day a date falls on
I just found this tip on /r/LifeProTips and had to share it. For any given month, all the multiples of 7 fall on the same day. February 2012 is a Tuesday month because the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th all occur on a Tuesday. All you need to remember each month is the day multiples of [...]
Dropbox – Tracking shared folder changes
When you set up a shared Dropbox folder with a person or multiple people any file you add or delete from the shared folder is added or deleted from each member’s folder. The Dropbox application on PC and Mac notifies you of any changes to your folders via a notification bubble or Growl notification however, [...]
Configuring gVim
A friend introduced me to the excellent Vi editor. His constant talking about how great it is made me curious. I purchased Learning the Vi and Vim Editors – O’Reilly and learnt the basic commands. My boss prefers Windows: so all our servers are Windows. I wanted to continue using Vim so started using gVim. gVim is a modified version of [...]
Phone Photos
By simply removing ‘$’ signs from prices, people are less intimidated by them. In six days the iPhone 4 is released. In two days I’ve had my 3GS for a year. Since getting my 3GS I’ve updated my moblog never. Here’s a selection of photos from the past year that should have gone into my [...]
Using SilverStripe CMS
I’ve just finished my first website using SilverStripe – a free Content Management System (CMS) built with PHP. I used Google a lot to find answers to questions I had; this post is a list of these questions and answers. My Server Environment Server: Windows Server 2003 R2 WAMP: The Uniform Server – (with the [...]
