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Archive for December, 2009

Version Control

Dec 8

Posted by eavab in Technology Articles | 2 Comments

I am currently not using any form of version control, although I would really like to get in the habit of using one. From what I have read there are really 2 good options, SVN (http://subversion.tigris.org/) and CVS (http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/).

You can also subscribe or get spaces on the internet that supply loads of tools in addition to version control. These places are ideal multiple people to collaborate over the internet and still have access to the same files and communicate efficiently. Assembla (http://www.assembla.com/) is one I have used in the past and it works pretty well. The one drawback is it used to be free, not sure it still is for private spaces.

Dani Jones – Graphic Artist & Illustrator Extraordinare

Dec 1

Posted by eavab in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

I have been following the art of Dani Jones for a long time and have become quite impressed with the methods Dani uses to share artwork on the internet. Dani uses the a personal website to showcase art, a Blog to keep people updated on events and post tutorials for new artists that are up and coming, and even does a live show most weekdays. There is also the usual Facebook, Twitter, mySpace, Deviant Art, YouTube etc, linked from the Contact page. I highly recommend checking out some of Dani’s art, you won’t be disappointed.

http://danidraws.com/

WordPress Backup

Dec 1

Posted by eavab in PHP Template Design Class | No Comments

So I only had a slight hitch in my backup. I had to locate where WordPress defines the base bits of all the URLs that stem from the home page. Turns out this is all located in the mySQL database which is easy enough to change.

So first thing was first I transfered a copy of all the files on my ftp to the new location. I then did a mySQL backup and moved that to a new database for the backup. Lastly I used 3 mySQL statements to rewrite the base values for the URLs. I followed a guide at this link here on specifics (http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/01/how-to-move-wordpress-blog-to-new-domain-or-location/).