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Problem on implementing Flash on cross domain
Recently, we implemented a flash game which submits to our Formspring account . I managed to make this possible by creating a service in our amfPHP gateway. With all the testing done on our own servers, everything worked fine. After the application was considered bug-free, we then decided to send the files over to the [...]
Funny cartoon about project development cycle
Last weekend, I found this very funny cartoon about project development cycle. I bet any project leader, developers, business consultants, analysts, and clients would also agree on the message. Check it out:
Flickrrss with Lightview integration
It’s been a while since the last time I wrote here in my blog and now I feel like writing again (maybe primarily because of the curiosity to try the latest Wordpress 2.5 release). Due to popular demand, this tutorial will show you how to integrate the famous flickrrss plugin by Dave Kellam with the [...]
Restarting audio in Ubuntu without rebooting
Sometimes, I find it irritating that my audio driver somehow gets corrupted and no audio is coming out from my Sennheiser headset. At first, I was able to fix the problem by rebooting my ubuntu everytime the problem happens. It’s a bit troublesome doing the same process whenever the audio gets corrupted so here is a quick fix I found in case any of you experienced the same problem.
Saddest day of my life
i thought everything is falling into its proper place. i thought it is the opportunity of a lifetime. i thought i can grow and share myself to the world. and now everything is…
Fixed: Cannot view webcam on Kopete running on a Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon box
In my desperate attempt to view my son’s webcam in the Philippines on my Ubuntu machine, I googled the internet regarding the problem displaying webcam from my contacts. Apparently, the libjasper-runtime library was not installed by default on my Ubuntu machine. The solution, on your terminal:
Side project: A station ID commercial for Astro Oasis Channel
I was organizing my files when I accidentally found the copy of my video shoot for a TV commercial in Astro Malaysia. This video was shot for the channel Astro Oasis and is intended for a station ID commercial.
Designing database structure: Dynamic profile fields
Among the core features that I would like to integrate with the Glued! project is the dynamic profile fields for the users where users can selectively choose and edit fields in their profile. They will have the option to add fields, define field visibility (whether to display it publicly or only to selected user or group of users), and an in-place edit of the values of the fields.
Mocha UI - A new approach to submodals using MooTools
I was looking around the possibility of using MooTools for my development with cakePHP but unfortunately wasn’t able to find a decent cakePHP “helper” available online. I’ve heard the library is the most lightweight one.
Accidentally, i bumped into this cool snippet by Greg Houston named MooTools Mocha UI. What’s great about this user interface [...]
Search engine friendly URLs in CakePHP
Just want to share this piece of code I used to create a search friendly url on the Glued! project. If you want to create a URL in the form http://www.domain.com/users/user-1234.html where 1234 is the uid. Go to
I have just re-formatted my Acer Aspire 4310 to Hardy Heron and installed Kopete version 0.50.1 (Using KDE 4.0.3), but my webcam seem...
