Technology at Play!

Submitted by zourtney on Sat, 2008/08/30 - 12:44

Welcome to Tech

Welcome to Randomland's Technology and Development section! This section of the site, formerly known as "dev," is dedicated to electronics, computer hardware, and software development. We simply don't do enough tinkering anymore, but as it happens we will post it here. You can plan to see Flash, Flex, JavaScript, C# and maybe even some C++ code samples.

VBoxGuestAdditions.iso Missing After Upgrading VirtualBox

Submitted by zourtney on Fri, 2009/11/13 - 07:23
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This morning I decided to upgrade my copy of Sun's VirtualBox on my Win7 (RC) machine. I had been putting it off for a while but decided it was a good time to do it.

After downloading and installing the new executable, I thought it wise to test my virtual machine was still in working order. It was not, but this fix is simple. I got an error telling me that the Guest Additions file could not be found.

The solution is as simple as pointing the mounted ISO file to the proper location. Click for the full text with screenshots and further explanation.

Picture Project Outline

Submitted by zourtney on Thu, 2009/11/05 - 10:33
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We are starting to hammer out the specifics of the new version of the picture project.

Click here to view the outline of the project. This page will be updated frequently as we determine what functionality we will be implementing. If you want to chime in, visit the forum page.

Include Post Count in wp_list_categories Link (Missing)

Submitted by zourtney on Wed, 2009/10/28 - 14:36
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Permanently Missing(?)

For redirectees from the WordPress Support page, I do no speak Korean and I am a guy, not a girl.

Creating a Drupal Module

Submitted by zourtney on Fri, 2009/10/23 - 15:16
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Creating a Drupal module is a remarkably simple thing to do. There are thousands upon thousands of modules out there, but sometimes, the need arises to make your own. In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a simple module. This is meant to be a bare-bones lesson to help get you started.

To view the full, 6 part tutorial, click here. You can also download the source code for the sample module here.

Firefox Gives Official Microsoft Addons the Boot!

Submitted by zourtney on Sat, 2009/10/17 - 08:01
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Firefox-Disables-Pesky-MS-AI woke up this morning and started browsing the internet. Suddenly, Firefox asks me to restart because it has disabled installed addons which are either a high security risk or cause stability problems. It just so happens to be referencing the two official Microsoft addons I never asked for and did not install.

You see, I did not install these addons. They came as part of a Windows Update (perhaps last night, 10-17-09). Furthermore, I quick glance at my Firefox Addons lists shows me only one of the two (so-called) risky plugins.

I'm not sure if anyone else has run across this before, but I find it kind of odd. Simultaneously, I find it oh-so-typical. Way to go, embrace that bad-code stereotype!

Update 10-19-09, here is a little blurb about it on The Register.

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