Life of Larry

Brokeback Story

Post author:larry
Post published:Apr 18, 2006
Post category:Diary

L3 Spiral Process fractured. It was an injury yesterday during a soccer match among Kwai Chung NLT, Tun Mun NLT and HK NLT. Just at around 10 min., I was…

Print Problem Firefox

Post author:larry
Post published:Mar 31, 2006
Post category:IT Linux OS System

Issue: Can't print using firefox while no such problem appear in other applications like Openoffice, etc. Solution: Modify print command in firefox to "lpr -P [printer_name]" where [printer_name] is the…

ripperX failed to start rip

Post author:larry
Post published:Mar 17, 2006
Post category:Application IT Multimedia Software

Issue: Tried to start ripping a CD - Why CD1, it failed in the way that the program quited silently immediately after clicking the start button: go!!! Solution: remove the…

Preliminary Solution for PMP supported format

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 23, 2006
Post category:Diary

Supplier believed it was true that their PMP support both rmvb and avi without violation of product specification. the problem is on the resolution and frames per second of video…

java re-install

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 21, 2006
Post category:IT Middleware Software

Since the BT-client Azureus runs on java, and it's suspected that due to unclean version or install of java1.5, it terminates unexpectedly after running for a while. java jdk is…

Samba Client Problem related NEITHER to server NOR client

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 18, 2006
Post category:IT Network

Issue: Cannot access Windows share from linux acting as samba client. Linux as Samba server succeed, but cannot browse the windows share of a WindowsXP PC by nautilus. Solution: Use…

BT Azureus Speed Issue

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 3, 2006
Post category:IT Network

Issue: Install Bitterrent, speed slow at 1-3 KB/s, then use Azereus 2.3.0.6 still unacceptable. Solution: Downgrade Azereus to 2.3.0.4 Explicitly state the Java directory at the azereus script file in…

parse error: unexpected T_STRING

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 2, 2006
Post category:Application CMS IT Software

Issue: when using test site of my oscommerce online shop, there's "parse error: unexpected T_STRING ....checkout_success.php in line 20" Solution: Add immediately before each apostrophe: ' containing text string AND…

PMP Can’t Play Any Download Video???

Post author:larry
Post published:Feb 1, 2006
Post category:Diary

this evening, i was supposed to be happy to deliver a PMP w/ HDD to a winner of yahoo auction where i wanted to test the response of customers and…

Remote X11 through ssh

Post author:larry
Post published:Jan 25, 2006
Post category:IT Network

Issue: cannot open display on the X server! Even though enabled X11Forwording in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. ssh from workstation to the server has succeed but no Xterm or Gnome application can be…