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Just spent a couple hours wrestling with this, sigh… So apparently Versign certs do not work with mod_ssl because they are packed in the PKCS#7 format. For my own future reference: openssl pkcs7 -in www.example.com.crt -print_certs -out www.example.com...

Came across an article about how the newer versions of software may not be better than previous versions, most of it caused by increasing feature sets and thus bloat. I am pretty particular about what goes on my PC as I need all the CPU power and RAM...

Nice post by Joseph Guadagno about database drivers not provided by Microsoft . He missed a few though, so here they are: PostgreSQL PostgreSQL needs no introductions. Probably my favourite open source DBMS. Npgsql is de facto the ADO.NET provider. Performance...

Its been three years since the public last release but now CDBurnerXP 4.0 is finally available. The official website features a spanking new design too. CDBurnerXP is a freeware CD and DVD burning software for Windows, in case anybody did not know that...

I still see this bandied about as a possible factor in slow P2P speeds. It is easily misunderstood, but the half open connections limit imposed by XP SP2 and Vista does not matter for P2P speeds. It limits the rate at which connections can be made, not...

Hating to deal with the inconvenience of the ZoneEdit "only the first five domains are free" rule (yes I'm very cheap), I searched for a free alternative and I think I found it, XName . Though the ZoneEdit user interface is simpler and probably...

I though Prince was a musician who got it, but apparently he doesn't . Stunts like this will only cost him legitimate fans. Trent Reznor, on the other hand, is one of few artists who gets it and has the balls, knowledge and integrity to do the right...

I am typing this on WLW Beta 3 . I wrote about the first beta, which was already very usable at the time. This is the best of breed in blogging software on Windows. Quite a lot of changes for beta 3, but the best thing for me is "Publish XHTML-style...

Its been a long time since I touched any classic ASP, apart from the odd quick fix to legacy projects. Anyway, I recently helped a friend out with a project, and was surprised to learn that there was an update to Windows Script, from 5.6 to 5.7. Wow!...

I've been putting this long overdue update off due to some ridiculous workloads and just plain laziness (which would explain the lack of posts too). But yes, That Stupid Club is now running on Community Server 2007 , only with the same stupid theme...

What is MAME? It is an emulator intended to document the hardware of arcade games systems. Of course, for most average users it is the side-effect of being able to play more than 3000 unique games that's the important thing. Well, that's all well...

Was planning to upgrade to the first beta of Thunderbird 2.0 for the tags (I feel so Web 2.0). Enigmail has not yet been marked as compatible, and I need that for my subversive, perverse ways. Oh well, I can wait. For the ones who absolutely cannot wait...

Good: Much more responsive IDE is the biggest plus. Also, according to Scott Guthrie , it contains over 2200 bug fixes. Bad: I could not uninstall the old Web Application Project package, so I tried fiddling in the registry which led to me reinstalling...

The Telligent crew back ported the Blog File Drop feature slated for CS 3.0 into 2.1. What it means is that I can upload more than one picture per post via the MetaWeblogAPI. This is fantastic news. It simply means I no longer have to futz around with...

Mozilla almost sneaked this one past me, I was made aware of it only when my installation of Thunderbird prompted for me to install the update. Release notes are pretty skimpy. Improvements to product stability. Several security fixes . The Rumbling Edge...