Edventures in Normalcy

Ethan and I finished the build. It required a little cutting, a little drilling and a whole lot of time. You can see all the few pictures I took on my Past Projects page.

For those of you who have been following my project as of n0w, the problem is the video card is too long.  I cannot close the case with it in there as it hits the drive bay mount.  Also, the connections on the motherboard for the sata drives does pretty much the same thing, so I may need angle adapthers.  We (Ethan and I) are going to see if we can tuck the frive bay elsewhere in the case and still use the parts I have.  Also, this is Ethans quote from last night:
“It’s longer than I’m used to, but I like the girth.”

Because this needs to be said, FrontPage called, said it’s okay to let go.

See, see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934371

In Dreamweaver
Pre CS:
Step 1: Go to the ‘Files’ section in the sidebar.
Step 2: Click the ‘Options’ icon
Step 3: Select ‘View’
Step 4: Click on ‘Show Hidden Files’

CS Versions:
Step 1: If you don’t have one already, create a new Site, even a temporary one.
Step 2: Go back to the ‘File’ panelss
Step 3: Click on the small icon at the very top and the very right of the Files pane
Step 4: In the context menu click on ‘View’
Step 5: Click on ‘Show hidden files’

In Filemanager
Step 1: Go to www.yoursite.com/fileman/fileman.cgi?
Step 2: Select the ‘web’ folder
Step 3: Select Preferences from the tools menu.
Step 4: Tick the ‘File Display’ -’ Do you want to show hidden files?’ checkbox (NB: The directory will refresh showing the hidden files.)
Step 5: You can then delete / copy / move the file using the Commands menu.

In CuteFTP
Step 1: Go to Sitemanager.
Step 2: Choose the connection and click edit.
Step 3: Make sure filters is checked.
Step 4: Press the filter button towards the bottom.
Step 5: Check [Enable remote filters (Server applied filter)]
Step 6: In the box below add -al
Step 7: Hit apply, now log in with that connection.

In WSFTP
Version 8.03 and earlier:

On the remote site, under the MkDir button, locate the blank box. In the blank box type -la. Then, hit the Refresh button. This will list all files in the directory.

In Site Options for your site you can set Edit | Startup | Remote File Mask to
-la to always view all hidden files at the target site, regardless of directory.

Version 9.0 and later:

In version 9.0 and later, the File Mask is not enabled on the Command Bar by default. (The Command Bar is a toolbar at the top of each file list that provides quick access to file or folder functions within the view.) You can Add the File Mask to the Command Bar if you select the down arrow located to the far right edge of the toolbar to display a menu that allows Add or Remove Buttons.

In Fetch
Step 1: Open the Preferences.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Misc’ tab
Step 3: Click on the ‘Obscure Options’ popup menu.
Step 4: Check the ‘Send LIST -al to UNIX servers’

In BBEdit
Click the checkbox that says ‘Show Files Starting with “.”‘

In Transmit
Step 1: Open the Preferences.
Step 2: Click on ‘Files’ in the Toolbar.
Step 3: Check the box that says ‘Show all Hidden Files.”

In FTP Voyager
Step 1: Select a profile in the FTP Site Profile Manager.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Advanced’ button.
Step 3: Select the category ‘Connection’.
Step 4: Enter “-la” in the Extra LIST Parameter.

In SecureFX
Step 1: Right click on the connection before logging on.
Step 2: Select “properties”.
Step 3: Select Category > Options > FTP.
Step 4: On this screen you shall see a box that says “Directory Listing Options”. Select the option “All entries”, then log in.

In LeechFTP
Step 1: Run Leech FTP
Step 2: Select “File”, “Options”
Step 3: Select “Transfers” tab
Step 4: In the “List Command” box enter “LIST-a” (no quotes)
Step 5: Click “Accept”
Step 6: Log in and view directory, all is well.

In AceFTP
Step 1: Go to the site profiles manager (Ctrl+W)
Step 2: Go to the properties of the site (left click -> properties, or select and Alt+Enter)
Step 3: Click on “Folders” in this list on the left
Step 4:Under “Folder Listing Command:”, select the “Use custom value:” radio button and type “LIST -al” into the dropdown menu immediately below.
Step 5: Click “OK”

In FileZilla
Step 1: Edit -> Settings -> Remote file list
Step 2: Be sure that “Always show hidden files” is checked.
OR
Step 1: Server -> Force showing hidden files

In fireFTP
Step 1: Run fireFTP
Step 2: Select Preferences (Alt+R)
Step 3: Select the “General” tab
Step 4: Select “Show Hidden FIles”
Step 5: Click “OK”

Total Commander 7
Step 1: Go to Configuration
Step 2: Go to Options
Step 3: Go to Display
Step 4: Check show hidden folders

In recent months, as recent as 2 ago, I found my stations created in Pandora that I had worked on for about 2 years to dis appear.  At first I had thought there system was becoming crap.  Not the best assumption, but it’s all I had.  Then about a day or so ago I was thinking.  Not only were stations deleted, but new stations came into my account.  I realized that it was not the Pandora system that caused the problem, but the iPhone I bought from a friend and returned to them.  I was told it would be reimaged before being moved to another person.  Apparently this did not happen.  The next person picked it up and started using my Pandora account.  I verified this with teh person I returned the iPhone to.  I am sad.  I really hope Pandora support can help me.

Update!!!! 12-17-2009
I contacted Pandora, they were able to reclaim my station and gave me a link to add it back.
I did need to be on a computer running a current version of flash do to this, as the computer at work was not able to import the station.

In my day to day life, I work with SmarterStats and once in a while, files it uses become corrupt.  I often get errors such as the ones below:

The file C:\SmarterLogs\WebLogs\123\currentsessions.logdat is corrupted on server localhost (1).
The file C:\SmarterLogs\WebLogs\123\UnprocessedSessions.dat is corrupted on server localhost (1).

I usually would then just replace the 2 or 3 files listed above with good ones
in the zip file I have below:
Good files

Miva Merchant has just released their upgrade to 5.5. I like it. It has great features. You will like it too. Rock on Miva Merchant, Rock on.

I got a pair of heely’s see below:

And I absolutely love them.  I won’t go into my diabolical plans with them, but great things are going to happen.

To all of you that do not know, this past week, Dave Malone and I was in San Diego at the Miva Conference. It started on Thursday Feb 28th with signing in and a Cocktail reception/Mixer. Then on Friday Dave and I went to the Blue Pearl which was on the Hotel grounds for breakfast. We then headed over to the conference. I thoroughly enjoyed the Keynote addresses. The sessions on day one were pretty good, unfortunately the one on using css with MM 5.5 was booked. I ended up in the PCI compliance class. Then Dave and I both got to go to the MM 5.5 with Dreamweaver and skins. This was a fantastic class as it showed off one of the most anticipated features of the new version. Dinner was supplied at the conference. We sat with Baron Bob and Dave from Miva. Dinner was slow coming out but tasty. Then on Saturday there were a few other classes. I liked the Optimizing Miva Merchant 5 (and 5.5) class but felt it was not exactly what it sounded like. The Insider’s guide to customizing your MM5 store: Store Morph simplified class was not very applicable to me, but gave me good material to supply to our customers. I liked the fact that during the final Q&A with the owners we could ask them anything. I was glad that Rick knew me by name by the end of the conference. Below you will find 4 slideshows. The first is Miva Conference specific, the second, San Diego in general, including our walk to/from the hotel to the conference. The third slideshow is the Travel to and from San Diego, including Barney from Stone Edge.  The Fourth Slideshow are items we brought back.  On a final note, the conference strengthened our faith in Miva Merchant and their future in the business. We look forward to seeing what they have to offer and will continue to come out with.

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