I’ve gotten a number of e-mails in response to a comment I made on a post about installing Wordpress on GoDaddy hosting. Given the response I’ve gotten, I thought it was a good idea to provide my PHP.INI file that I’ve set up to other people looking for this. You can download it below.

The file is a complete PHP.INI file with all the configuration options you’d find in a full PHP installation. I’ve changed a few key settings that I found most important, such as max upload size and post size, allowing for high resolution photos to be uploaded.

If you have questions or suggestions about other ways to customize this file further, please leave a comment on this post. Thanks.

GoDaddy-Optimized PHP.INI File

I’ve been using Azureus for years as my BitTorrent client, but I’ve been increasingly dissatisfied with its performance.  I often had trouble getting downloads to start (even with no proxies or encryption enabled), and it was hogging system resources it didn’t deserve.  It’s become more bloated with each new release, and it got to the point that I didn’t even want to use BitTorrent anymore because my client was frustrating me so much.  Then I discovered Deluge, and that all changed.

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I switched hosting companies at the beginning of December, because I needed hosting with a little more power and flexibility than I had. I looked at some of the hosts listed on the Wordpress site, which all seemed like good options. Then a friend of mine recommended Dreamhost, so looked it up, and was impressed by just the numbers I saw:

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I just discovered Qik, and it makes me want a phone with a data plan even more. Ever since I got a camera phone that could record video, I’ve wanted to find a way to have live video streams, or ultimately have video calling. Well, Qik has finally answered the call for live video streaming.

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I have decided that in the year 2008, I’m really going to make my blog a priority. I’m resolving to add a new post at least every other day, and will hopefully be able to make it every day. That’s why between now and January 1st, I’m going to devote time to coming up with new topics and post ideas to provide fresh content to readers on a regular, frequent basis. I’m planning to make some posts between now and January 1st as well, so don’t worry, you won’t be left hanging for a week. Not anymore, at least.

What do you plan to do differently with your blog in the coming year?

This coming week officially starts final exams here at Mass Maritime.  However, many teachers have decided to either give their final exam early, to alleviate the stress of having all finals in one week, or to give the last test of the semester.  As a result, the past two weeks have found me busy studying for tests and finishing projects.  All this has resulted in a lack of updates to my blog, due to a lack of time both to find new topics to write about, and to actually write about them.  Once the semester ends, I’m planning on getting back into the updates, and plan to publish a lot of updates before I ship out in January and February.  I may be able to make a few updates while at sea, but most likely my efforts will be focused more on my Sea Term blog.  Stay tuned for new posts after this coming week.

Google announced yesterday that they have partnered with AOL to allow GMail users to sign in to their AIM accounts in the GMail Talk interface, and chat with them right from there. I decided to try it out, and I have to say, it’s wicked cool.

Once you sign in to your GMail account, and are brought to your inbox, you simply go over to the Google Chat buddy list and click Options, then sign in to your AIM account. It prompts you for your AIM screen name and password, and then you’re good to go. It shows status the same way that it does for Google Talk buddies, and displays aliases as well as away messages right on the buddy list. I have everyone on my buddy list aliased for easy reference, so I was pumped to find that out! The chat window pops up the same way, either within the GMail window you have open, or optionally as a popup window.

Google added in features like chat history from the Google Talk system for use with AIM, so it almost makes you want to just use GMail for AIM all the time. Even if you continue to use the regular AIM client, or something like Pidgin as your primary instant messaging client, it sure is a huge improvement over AIM Express for web-based AIM access. I, for one, give it two thumbs up…right after I finish using them for my conversation.

Verizon’s recent announcement to open their network to all CDMA handsets, as well as applications, marks a major transition in the mindset of wireless carriers in the U.S. and presents a great opportunity for innovative development. With the option for consumers to use any handset they like with Verizon’s service, manufacturers and developers will have fewer hoops to jump through when it comes to bringing their product into the market mainstream. Plus, people won’t be forced to use the programs that Verizon bundles with the phones they sell, or purchase ones only pre-approved by Verizon. In theory, everything should just work together, on one big happy network. In theory.

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WildCharge has developed a charging device designed for use with any device.  That’s right, any portable electronics you own can all be charged by one charger.  And the best part: there are no wires!  They’ve developed a charging pad which uses wireless electricity.  All you have to do is set your electronics on it, and they start charging.

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