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wordpress permalink fix broken permalinks howto step by step!

Steve Stonebraker posted this in IIS, Software on October 12th, 2010

How to fix broken permalinks in wordpress. Fixes blank pages and non-working links.

My problem was that links like this would work:

http://brakertech.com/?wordpress-permalink-fix/ but links like this would not:

http://brakertech.com/wordpress-permalink-fix/

Basically i thought the apache mod rewrite rule was working, just not accounting for the question mark. However, after turning on heavy rewrite logging i . . . → Read More: wordpress permalink fix broken permalinks howto step by step!

Fix virtual pc 2007 bridged networking in Windows 7

Steve Stonebraker posted this in Windows on August 6th, 2010

If you are unable to assign a bridged networking adapter to your virtual pc 2007 virtual machine in windows 7… here’s the fix I did:

There should be an option in virtual pc settings to clear all messages. I cleared all messages and restarted virtual pc 2007. When it started i got a message saying . . . → Read More: Fix virtual pc 2007 bridged networking in Windows 7

Howto: Fix Vmware Fusion Mouse Not Working

Steve Stonebraker posted this in Mac, Windows on July 15th, 2010

Change this regkey:

HKEYLOCALMACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Class {4D36E96F-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Remove the value msvmmouf from the UpperFilters regvalue

Also uninstall the mouse driver (yes all with keyboard)

Howto: Fix (Can’t contact the database server: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’ (2) (localhost))

Steve Stonebraker posted this in FreeBSD, MYSQL on July 9th, 2010

Problem: receiving this error on freebsd 6.1

(Can’t contact the database server: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’ (2) (localhost))

To investigate run this command:

# ps xa | grep mysqld

If mysql is not running then start it like this:

# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start

Howto: Fix Battery Life on HTC Aria

Steve Stonebraker posted this in Hardware on July 9th, 2010

When I first got my Aria i was appalled by the battery life… this is how i fixed it

Download and use “Advanced Task Killer” app to kill background programs Modify/disable how frequently apps are updating:

Menu -> Settings -> Accounts & Sync Modify Location Settings:

Turn off “Use GPS satellites” for sure Uncheck “Use . . . → Read More: Howto: Fix Battery Life on HTC Aria

HowTo: Fix Event Log Error “service account does not have the necessary user right “Log on as a service.”

Steve Stonebraker posted this in Windows on June 28th, 2010

In this case my error looked something like: “The Tomcat6 service was unable to log on…” This service account does not have the necessary user right “Log on as a service.”

Because I was running Tomcat6 on an active directory domain controller (windows server 2003) I was unable to grant “Log on as a service” . . . → Read More: HowTo: Fix Event Log Error “service account does not have the necessary user right “Log on as a service.”

Howto: Fix a Slow Bitnami Redmine Stack

Steve Stonebraker posted this in MSSQL, Windows on June 25th, 2010

Problem: Redmine is running super slow. Version: Bitnami Redmine Stack on Windows The Fix 1. Run MySQL System Tray Monitor (accessible from either of these methods):

Start menu – MySql – MySQL System Tray Monitor “C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Tools for 5.0\MySQLSystemTrayMonitor.exe”

2. Right click on system tray icon and from the popup menu select Actions -> . . . → Read More: Howto: Fix a Slow Bitnami Redmine Stack

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