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Archive for December, 2009
Set Up Linksys/Cisco PAP2T-NA With Gizmo5/Google Voice
Dec 29th
Gizmo5 (recently acquired by Google) gives you a SIP phone number that you can link to Google Voice. This lets you use the Gizmo5 application to receive phone calls. But what if you want to use a real phone? Enter the ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter). Using a VoIP ATA you can hook in a normal telephone and receive calls from your Google Voice number like a landline!
For this tutorial I’m going to give the configuration requirements for a Linksys/Cisco PAP2T. Unfortunately, ATAs have a myriad of settings so it’s difficult to say exactly what you need to configure if you’re not More >
One Year Blogiversary
Dec 26th
Around a year ago I finally decided to start a blog. Since then I’ve changed the domain, name, written over 60 posts about various things, and released two WordPress plugins. I had no defined goals when I started…and I still don’t! So in the spirit of my random posting, here are some stats about traffic growth and download numbers for my plugins. Let the navel gazing commence.
Random Traffic StatisticsThe site has grown from an average of under 100 visits a week to well over 1500 now. Much of that growth has been driven by the release of Fidgetr and CDN More >
WordPress 2.9 Upgrade
Dec 21st
Comcast Chicago Clear QAM Cable Channels
Dec 14th
For those who may wonder, as of the date of this posting here are the digital channel mappings for the various high definition channels Comcast (Chicago, north side) offers over clear QAM. These channels will be available if you directly connect a coaxial cable to an HDTV with a clear QAM tuner. Most TVs with ATSC (aka over the air/antenna tuners) also support clear QAM.
Channel Name Reported As 2.1 CBS CBS2 5.1 NBC NBC5-DT 7.1 ABC WLS-HD 9.1 WGN WGN-DT 11.3 PBS WTTW-HD 20.1 Wise TV WYCC-HD 26.1 The U WCIU-HD 32.1 Fox WFLD-DT 38.1 ION ION 50.1 my50 (MyNetworkTV) More >Writing Compatible PHP For WordPress
Dec 7th
One of the big problems I’ve run into as a WordPress plugin developer is the diversity of PHP installations. Simply stating you only support PHP5 and greater is insufficient to ensure compatibility. Things you may take for granted in your development environment may be missing or worse, partially functional. I’ve decided to document a few of the bigger “gotchas” I’ve run into so future WordPress hackers will have a starting point for investigating problems.
Minimum PHP VersionOne easy way to reduce compatibility confusion is specifying a minimum version of PHP for your WordPress plugin or widget. To do so you More >