WordPress Installation Woes

July 2nd, 2009

Installed WordPress today on my laptop (Windows XP). Ugh. Apache and PHP were already installed, and MySQL installation was a breeze (MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser make life much easier). Configuring PHP to run on a new port was annoying but ultimately successful (Port 9000 wouldn’t work but 8001 would %$*&#!). The problem came when running WordPress for the first time. The error was:

Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.

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Spearfishing in Mendocino

June 23rd, 2009

spearfishingBelow are photos from a camping trip in Mendocino last weekend. The visibility wasn’t great but four of us managed to get meet our abalone quota. Despite four spearguns on hand, no fish of any size were spotted.

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2009 Webby Gala

June 17th, 2009

2009 WebbysBelow are photos from the Webby Gala in New York City on June 8, 2009. Publicis Modem won a Webby for the HP Creation Portal website. I went with two coworkers, and we had a great time. I now have a greater appreciation for viral videos.

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Webby Awards

June 5th, 2009
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The Webby Awards

A project that I worked on from last summer through October won a Webby Award this year. The ceremony is in NYC on Monday and should be tons of fun.

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Legacy Photos

June 5th, 2009
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While I transition to WordPress image galleries, I will keep legacy photos up and available here.

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Hello, World!

April 8th, 2009

My Web site is now up and live. I’ll post items of interest here but, as a warning, most will likely be related to freediving, Internet code, or random pieces of trivia. I’ll also be posting a ton of pictures.

Enjoy.

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