Small Basic Update

The new version of Small Basic can be downloaded from here & it features a lot of useful updates.

MW2: Resurgence Map Pack

The new map pack is released June 3rd on Xbox Live. It features 3 new maps, Carnival, Fuel & Trailer Park plus 2 maps from the original Modern Warfare, Vacant & Strike.

Gmail in IE won't load images

Ever had that problem in Internet Explorer where images for your Gmail e-mails won't show?

I found the solution here & it's quite simple to fix.

Installing KeePass for Ubuntu

Recently I've just installed the new version of Ubuntu on my system. In Windows I use KeePass to remember all the different passwords I use on the Internet. I was wondering whether there was a version of the program for Ubuntu & there was. Just type the following in a terminal window if you want to install it too.

sudo apt-get install keepassx

Advanced Windows Console

If you're looking for a replacement to the ordinary Windows Command Prompt then you should give this a try.

Aptana IDE

Aptana is an IDE used primarily for developing Ruby on Rails applications but it can be used just for creating simple sites using HTML & CSS. It can also be installed as an Eclipse plugin.

Getting Started with RadRails from Aptana, Inc. on Vimeo.

XAMPP: Tomcat Server

Just installed the Tomcat Server for XAMPP & kept getting the following message...

The admin/config user (xampp) for Tomcat Server has an old password (xampp)

Someone on the XAMPP forum was having the same problem but never got it solved.

All that needs to be done is turn off the Tomcat Server then locate tomcat-users.xml which should be located at C:\xampp\tomcat\conf & change the name & password. Then just restart the server.

XAMPP 1.7.3

In the past I used to set-up MySQL, PHP & Apache separately. However recently I brought a copy of HTML, XHTML & CSS for Dummies which had a section dealing with setting up a Server. The author had decided to use XAMPP instead of installing all the components individually.



It took me just about an hour to get everything configured correctly & it was much simpler than what I used to go through before.

Just Cause 2 Map

I recently brought Just Cause 2 for my PS3. It's an excellent game but the playing area can be a bit overwhelming in terms of size.

However I found this post over at the Playstation League forum which features an interactive map of a lot of the locations found in the game.

Important Console Updates

According to the following sites here & here; USB memory storage is coming to the Xbox 360 on April 6th in a console update. In other Xbox related news here; an official Xbox 250GB hard drive is to be sold separately.

It's reported on the PlayStation blog here, that an update is coming out for the PS3 on April 1st which will remove the ability from the original PS3 to install other Operating Systems such as GNU/Linux.

Miro 3.0

The new version of the Open-Source Media player Miro is available for download from here.

The makers of Miro have also released a Video Converter which can convert videos to a variety of different formats for mobile phones, iPods & the PSP.

MW2 - Stimulus Package

New DLC for Modern Warfare 2 is due to be released on the 30th March. It will include 3 new multiplayer maps; Bailout, Storm, Salvage & 2 maps from the first Modern Warfare; Crash and Overgrown.

The DLC is being released on the Xbox 3660 first & will cost 1200 MSP.

Uninstalling Wubi Completely

Recently I found myself running out of disk space so I decided to remove Ubuntu which I had installed using the Wubi installer. Removing Wubi was as easy as uninstalling any other program.

However when I rebooted my computer instead of Windows XP starting immediately, I discovered that the Operating System selection menu was still there, giving me the choice between Ubuntu & XP even though I'd removed Ubuntu.

Solving this problem was quite simple, all I did was follow the steps in this Microsoft article.

All you basically have to do is remove the unwanted OS from your boot.ini file.

You'll see C:\wubildr.mbr = "ubuntu" in the image below on the bottom line. It's that line which needs to be removed from the file. Once you've done that, save the file & reboot the system.

Also, don't worry I'm not going to stop using GNU/Linux. I'll probably be getting a new computer soon & when I do I think I'll be trying out the new version of OpenSUSE.