Another great insight from CS Lewis’s Mere Christianity. We must not think Pride is something God forbids because He is offended at it, or that Humility is something He demands as due to His own dignity — as if God Himself was proud. He is not in the least worried about His dignity. The point…Continue Reading…
Here’s how to make a database backup with phpMyAdmin. The guide is for WordPress, but can be generally applied to other PHP/MySQL apps. Note that you have to use settings that aren’t the default.
I was reading Phil Vischer’s account of what killed Big Idea, and found something that reminds me of exactly what Cybiko Inc. did in 2000-2003. Come to think of it, 2001 was a pivotal year for me. I visited China and Hong Kong, I bought a Cybiko and started programming, I bought my first domain…Continue Reading…
With Windows XP Pro, the “Language Bar” always appears in your taskbar on startup. To disable it, go to the Control Panel -> Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Details… -> Language Bar… -> Uncheck the box that says “Show the Language bar on the desktop”.
This afternoon I looked at Kristen’s computer. Its main problem is high CPU usage, often near 100%. It’s not just Explorer using the resources, either, but whatever application is trying to run: Firefox, wmplayer, etc. I’ve seen max CPU usage problems before. Last time, they were caused by an incomplete AVI file. This problem appears…Continue Reading…
More amazing insights from CS Lewis, pages 98-99. But what, it may be asked, is the use of keeping two people together if they are no longer in love? There are several sound, social reasons; to provide a home for their children, to protect the woman (who has probably sacrificed or damaged her own career…Continue Reading…