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iTunes 7.3, Can’t Save Library (Unknown Error -50)

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

After upgrading to iTunes 7.3 a few days after it came out, everytime I would open it up, I would get an error similar to this:

Can’t Save Library (Unknown Error -50)

Which means, that iTunes wasn’t able to save my Music Library to the database files. Which wouldn’t really matter to me, since I only use iTunes to sync my iPod. But, since I download podcasts (NAPPTV 😀 ) whenever the podcast would be updated and I would download it, it wouldn’t be saved to the Library. Meaning, that everytime I start up iTunes, it wouldn’t be there anymore. What a waste of bandwidth…

So, I submitted a bug report to Apple, hoping that many other people would have also reported this, and a quick iTunes 7.3.1 would be issued. Still waiting… 😛

So, I decided to make a quick search, to see how many other people were having this problem, and I came up with this Thread at the Apple Forums. So, it seems like everyone using iTunes 7.3 is having the same problem.

But, among those hundreds of replies, I found a little link. A link that would solve the problem. Apple’s article on How to Re-Create Your iTunes Library.

Really, it’s more of a “hack solution” than anything. But, it works! I no longer get that error, and everything seems to be working fine. You might want to note, that you may lose some stuff while re-creating your iTunes Library. Stuff like Ratings, Play Counts, when it was Last Played, and when it was added. But, that stuff really isn’t important.

So, that’s the simple, but effective, fix.

Posted in Computers, Miscellaneous, Software | 1 Comment »

WordPress 2.2.1

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

WordPressThat’s right, the latest “Bug Fix Release” (maybe even some security patches) for WordPress 2.2 has been released. WordPress 2.2.1 contains tons of Bug Fixes and it would be wise to upgrade, otherwise, you might encounter one of those bugs. 😉

You can see all the changes that went into 2.2.1 here.

I’ll be upgrading to 2.2.1 soon. Download 2.2.1 now!

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BlueFur Code

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

BlueFur CodeBlueFur Code has now been officially launched!

BlueFur Code is a Group Programming Project that will develop different kinds of PHP-based software. All programmed by whoever wants to help out. I submitted a great way on how to carry this out. By using Subversion (SVN) and Trac we will be able to actually work as a Group and be able to efficiently and easily manage everything.

The first project that we will be working on is a site scraping RSS Feed producer. Basically, it’ll crawl your site and get the content out of it, and shove the updates into an RSS Feed (I’m sure we’ll add more Feed Publishing Standards, such as Atom). Which visitors of said site can subscribe to, and then get the updates to it in a simple Feed. So, basically, you’ll be able to offer a “Site Updates Feed”.

All the software we make will be Free and Open Source (I’m guessing it’ll be under the GNU General Public License).

I think BlueFur Code is a great concept and hopefully it’ll take off well. I can’t wait to see some progress with the Projects. 😀

The current plan is to allow users to be able to Register on the Trac Project for the project we’re working on, and then they’ll be able to submit tickets, etc without having someone create an account for them, or having anonymous Ticket creation. A test will also be given to determine the contributors PHP/MySQL skill-set level, and Subversion Repository access will be given from there.

If you’d like to help contribute, head over to this BlueFur Code Blog post, and post a comment.

I plan on helping out a lot with the BlueFur Code projects; I’m sure it’ll be fun.

I helped get Trac and Subversion configured and working on BlueFur Code. So, I’ve already started contributing, even before we’ve started working on the Projects. 😀

I’ll be writing up a post later on how to configure Trac and Subversion.

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Safari for Windows

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Apple has released a Public Beta of Safari… for Windows! That’s right, Safari, made by Apple and the default Browser for MacOS, is now available for Windows.

This comes as quite a shock to me, especially since Safari is well known for it’s horrible JavaScript support. I mean, what are they trying to do, make Windows look bad by releasing a crappy browser for it?

Even Microsoft clued in and stopped sticking their Browser where it didn’t belong, and just sticking it where it does belong, in Windows. Now, Apple has decided to stick their Browser where it doesn’t belong, in Windows, and not just keeping it where in belongs, on a Mac.

Guess what, Apple, we Windows users don’t want your crappy Browsers.

Although, it it does have the same rendering engine as Safari for Mac, then it would be useful for testing your site out if you don’t own a Mac to test it on…

I suppose this might be useful for someone who uses a Mac, and when they come to Windows, at least they’ll see a familiar program…

You can download Safari for Mac or Windows here.

Apple also claims that Safari is the “world’s best browser”. Which is a bullshit claim, since Browser choice is based mostly on Personal Preference.

I actually saw this here, on the Symantec Security Response Blog.

Okay, I probably should’ve tried it before saying all these negative things about it, but, whatever. It’s downloading now. I’ll post screenshots later.

Update [June 11, 2007 @ 8:55 PM]: Okay, I’ve installed Safari, and, well, it’s not as fast as they say it is. I think IE7’s faster than it. Here’s a screenshot (click the image to make it bigger):

Safari for Windows Running on Windows XP

What do you think about Safari for Windows? Leave a comment, post in the new Poll, it’s on the Sidebar, or both.

Posted in Computers, News, Software | 5 Comments »

WordPress 2.2 Released

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

WordPress 2.2 has been released! WP2.2 includes some sweet new features, such as Widgets.

I know, I know, this is old news… But I usually post about WP releases after I upgrade to them. I’ll be upgrading to 2.2 when I make a new Theme for this blog. Or, I might just improve some things on this theme… We’ll see. Then, I’ll be rethinking all of the categories, renaming them, adding some, removing some, etc. Then, I’ll be going through all the posts and putting them in the proper categories.

So, go upgrade to WP2.2. 😛

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