Author Archives: theamoeba

Add new files to SVN

Posted on September 1, 2010 by theamoeba

This is a fairly common issue and one that I have run into on more than a couple of occasions. How do you add new files to an SVN project without running the add command for every file/directory? You use … Continue reading →

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PHP SSH2 on Fedora Core the easy way

Posted on August 31, 2010 by theamoeba

Installing the PHP SSH2 extension on Fedora is a pain in the backside unless you know how. There are countless examples for Ubuntu but everyone seems to leave the Red Hat family in the dark. Here is the easy way … Continue reading →

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Fresh pasta…

Posted on August 21, 2010 by theamoeba

And it worked. It took me a while to get that just about 100g flour and 1 egg were going to make a couple of bits of spagetti or whatever shape you want. I am reading HEAT at the moment … Continue reading →

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Fun with Flowplayer & jQuery

Posted on August 10, 2010 by theamoeba

Recently at Amoebasys we worked with Media Machine to create a jQuery slider that integrated a Flash movie. Where the movie had to control the slider. This means that when the movie was playing it had to stop the auto … Continue reading →

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Moodle / Drupal Single Sign On

Posted on July 29, 2010 by theamoeba

It has been a while… I am apparently not dead yet, just terribly busy. The latest project I did with Amoebasys and Perceptum Though Squad was to create a way for Moodle users to automatically login to a Drupal site. … Continue reading →

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Iggy investigates the iPad

Posted on July 15, 2010 by theamoeba

One clever cat , though Apple does make nice simple devices.

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Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull

Posted on July 14, 2010 by theamoeba

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

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Let’s Colour Project, Dulux

Posted on July 13, 2010 by theamoeba

I really like the forward thinking of Dulux in their Let’s Colour Project. It is nice to see communities being uplifted in such a simple way. I think that South Africa needs some of that too.

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MGMT – Kids

Posted on July 13, 2010 by theamoeba

Nice little movie, great music. Really well put together by the guys at SCHUMF.fr MGMT – Kids from SCHUMF.fr on Vimeo.

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Iceland Furry

Posted on July 13, 2010 by theamoeba

Iceland Furry from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

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