Comments for Extra Pepperoni http://www.extrapepperoni.com Chris Pepper on whatever (the non-Julia blog) Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Time Capsule DNS Bug? by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/03/16/time-capsule-dns-bug/#comment-398 reppep Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:45:03 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/03/16/time-capsule-dns-bug/#comment-398 <p>EW,</p> <p>Yes, I switched to specifying my home DNS servers in SP some time ago, which is problematic as it means I sometimes try to query them when traveling, and DNS fails because I don't run public resolvers -- restricted to my home LAN.</p> <p>OpenDNS sounds cool but I don't want them rewriting my HTTP (Google) traffic.</p> <p>Current issue is that many services break between the wired and wireless sides. I can ping AppleTV (wired) from MBP on 802.11n, but I generally cannot see it in the lower-right of iTunes for music streaming. Apple had a supposed fix which didn't work. Hopefully that means they know what the TC is breaking in bridge mode -- something to do with broadcast and/or SLP (Bonjour) I guess. Very aggravating!</p> EW,

Yes, I switched to specifying my home DNS servers in SP some time ago, which is problematic as it means I sometimes try to query them when traveling, and DNS fails because I don’t run public resolvers — restricted to my home LAN.

OpenDNS sounds cool but I don’t want them rewriting my HTTP (Google) traffic.

Current issue is that many services break between the wired and wireless sides. I can ping AppleTV (wired) from MBP on 802.11n, but I generally cannot see it in the lower-right of iTunes for music streaming. Apple had a supposed fix which didn’t work. Hopefully that means they know what the TC is breaking in bridge mode — something to do with broadcast and/or SLP (Bonjour) I guess. Very aggravating!

]]> Comment on Time Capsule DNS Bug? by EntropyWorks http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/03/16/time-capsule-dns-bug/#comment-397 EntropyWorks Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:09:11 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/03/16/time-capsule-dns-bug/#comment-397 <p>I'm having similar issues with my TC and DNS. It only assigns the the TC as the DNS server. The TC appears to really stink as a DNS proxy too. Its really annoying to have DNS hang for nearly every query. My upstream DNS server work fine but the TC is crapping thing up it appears. Have you found a solution? My work around has been putting DNS entries in System Preferences -> Network -> DNS Server</p> <p>I used OpenDNS servers and things have improved a bit. However I still can't do commands like "dig +trace slashdot.org". I may switch to my ISP's DNS server but OpenDNS for me at least has faster queries.</p> I’m having similar issues with my TC and DNS. It only assigns the the TC as the DNS server. The TC appears to really stink as a DNS proxy too. Its really annoying to have DNS hang for nearly every query. My upstream DNS server work fine but the TC is crapping thing up it appears. Have you found a solution? My work around has been putting DNS entries in System Preferences -> Network -> DNS Server

I used OpenDNS servers and things have improved a bit. However I still can’t do commands like “dig +trace slashdot.org”. I may switch to my ISP’s DNS server but OpenDNS for me at least has faster queries.

]]> Comment on Halo 2 & 3 Done by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/07/02/halo-2-3-done/#comment-396 reppep Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:20:37 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=212#comment-396 <p>No, IV is set in Liberty City (NYC).</p> No, IV is set in Liberty City (NYC).

]]> Comment on This Must Be 2008 — Blogs Are Everywhere! by Mario Games http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/06/09/this-must-be-2008-blogs-are-everywhere/#comment-395 Mario Games Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:24:54 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=206#comment-395 <p>That just shows how huge the blogosphere is. But here my friends do not have a blog. I am the only one to have a blog in my class of 16 students.</p> That just shows how huge the blogosphere is. But here my friends do not have a blog. I am the only one to have a blog in my class of 16 students.

]]> Comment on Gaming Defensively by Mario Games http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/06/16/gaming-defensively/#comment-394 Mario Games Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:23:49 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=208#comment-394 <p>About coin op games>>the same thing happened to me. When I was a kid there were so many arcades around my place that I used to go and play every week. But I used to have very less money to spend on arcades and I wished that one day I would have enough money which I can spend without worrying on arcades. Now, arcades have disssappeared and I am not interested too.</p> About coin op games>>the same thing happened to me. When I was a kid there were so many arcades around my place that I used to go and play every week. But I used to have very less money to spend on arcades and I wished that one day I would have enough money which I can spend without worrying on arcades. Now, arcades have disssappeared and I am not interested too.

]]> Comment on Halo 2 & 3 Done by Mario Games http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/07/02/halo-2-3-done/#comment-393 Mario Games Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:21 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=212#comment-393 <p>GTA (IV) == GTA San Andreas??</p> <p>If it is so then there is nothing bad in getting sucked into GTA (IV)</p> GTA (IV) == GTA San Andreas??

If it is so then there is nothing bad in getting sucked into GTA (IV)

]]> Comment on Gaming Defensively by chong http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/06/16/gaming-defensively/#comment-392 chong Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:20:23 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=208#comment-392 <p>Hi, The xbox 360 is a great console, I would keep hold of it my friend. Secondhand retail value is nothing compared to what you pay for a new one. I bought a second hand console for £45 / $90 with wireless controller. The same console was selling at £180 in my local electronic store.</p> <p>I know i got a bargain but doesnt everyone want a bargain. There are quite a few great games for the 360 and it is amazing on xbox live (online multiplayer)</p> <p>Ive just got a new game called Battlefield Bad Company. I really like this game which is a FPS and TBH ive never really liked the first person shooter setup, i much prefer third person, such as games like Gears of War (also an excellent game). But like i said its a great game with great graffix and also alot of funny comments from your fellow soldiers. Its the bad lads army.</p> <p>Im pretty sure you will enjoy the xbox 360 as a games machine.</p> <p>Happy gaming, chong</p> Hi, The xbox 360 is a great console, I would keep hold of it my friend. Secondhand retail value is nothing compared to what you pay for a new one. I bought a second hand console for £45 / $90 with wireless controller. The same console was selling at £180 in my local electronic store.

I know i got a bargain but doesnt everyone want a bargain. There are quite a few great games for the 360 and it is amazing on xbox live (online multiplayer)

Ive just got a new game called Battlefield Bad Company. I really like this game which is a FPS and TBH ive never really liked the first person shooter setup, i much prefer third person, such as games like Gears of War (also an excellent game). But like i said its a great game with great graffix and also alot of funny comments from your fellow soldiers. Its the bad lads army.

Im pretty sure you will enjoy the xbox 360 as a games machine.

Happy gaming, chong

]]> Comment on Nicer Batch Encoding with HandBrake by voiphype http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/22/nicer-batch-encoding-with-handbrake/#comment-312 voiphype Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:01:27 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=202#comment-312 <p>Thanks for sharing! I'll do try to see if I can get to work w/ CygWin</p> Thanks for sharing! I’ll do try to see if I can get to work w/ CygWin

]]> Comment on My favorite Mac OS X command: open by voiphype http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/13/my-favorite-mac-os-x-command-open/#comment-311 voiphype Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:56:21 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=116#comment-311 <p>There's a similar command on Windows, called "start". It was introduced long time ago with Windows 95, where for the first time there were programs associated with file extensions. However, I think this command was modified several times along with each new release (Win 98, Win 2k, XP), and now it is very very useful -- at least to people like me who do most work scripting shell batch files then using the UI ;)</p> There’s a similar command on Windows, called “start”. It was introduced long time ago with Windows 95, where for the first time there were programs associated with file extensions. However, I think this command was modified several times along with each new release (Win 98, Win 2k, XP), and now it is very very useful — at least to people like me who do most work scripting shell batch files then using the UI ;)

]]> Comment on Markdown.cgi v1.3: Fixing the Markdown Source by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/06/05/markdown-v13/#comment-310 reppep Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:23:41 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/06/05/markdown-v13/#comment-310 <p>Andre,</p> <p>"<code>head -1</code>" extracts the first line of the file, and "<code>cut -f2</code>" extracts the second column (after one <code>Tab</code>, up to the second). If present, this is the title.</p> <p>If I ever revised it, I'll try to remember to explain more, but you can figure this out with "<code>man head cut</code>" at a command line.</p> Andre,

“head -1” extracts the first line of the file, and “cut -f2” extracts the second column (after one Tab, up to the second). If present, this is the title.

If I ever revised it, I’ll try to remember to explain more, but you can figure this out with “man head cut” at a command line.

]]> Comment on Markdown.cgi v1.3: Fixing the Markdown Source by fluxkompensator http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/06/05/markdown-v13/#comment-309 fluxkompensator Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:23:23 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/06/05/markdown-v13/#comment-309 <p>I have just tried this thingy and it works out of the box on a Apache 2. Thanks for upping this and thanks for the idea ...</p> <p>To make it a bit more realistic you should insert (in the head section) a description and keywords. I would like to do it by myself, but i have no idea what this line</p> <p>TITLE=<code>head -1 $PATH_TRANSLATED | cut -f2</code></p> <p>means. Maybe you can translate this and i do the rest?</p> <p>-Andre</p> I have just tried this thingy and it works out of the box on a Apache 2. Thanks for upping this and thanks for the idea …

To make it a bit more realistic you should insert (in the head section) a description and keywords. I would like to do it by myself, but i have no idea what this line

TITLE=head -1 $PATH_TRANSLATED | cut -f2

means. Maybe you can translate this and i do the rest?

-Andre

]]> Comment on People Suck: Flower Thief by PartTimeBlogger http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/04/people-suck-flower-thief/#comment-306 PartTimeBlogger Fri, 30 May 2008 22:01:44 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=200#comment-306 <p>A similar thing happened to me last week but on a much bigger scale. Having spent $600 on new plants, I went away on vacation only to return to an empty garden, some low life thief had stolen the lot. Not an happy chap to say the least</p> A similar thing happened to me last week but on a much bigger scale. Having spent $600 on new plants, I went away on vacation only to return to an empty garden, some low life thief had stolen the lot. Not an happy chap to say the least

]]> Comment on Apple TV in the House by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/03/apple-tv-in-the-house/#comment-304 reppep Sat, 24 May 2008 02:35:47 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=199#comment-304 <p>I really like ours. The big question is what content will you watch, and how. Ours is mostly DVDs, which are <a href="http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/22/nicer-batch-encoding-with-handbrake/" rel="nofollow">fairly straightforward to convert to AppleTV MPEGs</a> (you lose navigation, but all video segments are available). We also watch some MPEGs downloaded from the TiVo and convert to MPEGs using <a href="http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/08/time-warner-hd-dvr-kicked-to-the-curb-replaced-by-apple-tv/" rel="nofollow">tivodecode</a> and <a href="http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/" rel="nofollow">VisualHub</a>.</p> <p>But it means we are still paying for cable & TiVo (on one TV) and Netflix (2 DVDs at a time, since every DVD goes back next day; I delete the rips after watching -- no reason to take up disk space, since Netflix will always send them again if we want to re-watch).</p> <p>We haven't rented or bought any video from the iTunes Store yet, but we did the math. The second cable hookup and DVR cost about $240/year; if we bought all the shows we're interested in from the iTunes Store, it would be less than that, so it was a safe switch.</p> <p>I also really like the wireless music functionality -- second AirPort Express is due soon, both ordered after seeing how well it worked on the Apple TV.</p> I really like ours. The big question is what content will you watch, and how. Ours is mostly DVDs, which are fairly straightforward to convert to AppleTV MPEGs (you lose navigation, but all video segments are available). We also watch some MPEGs downloaded from the TiVo and convert to MPEGs using tivodecode and VisualHub.

But it means we are still paying for cable & TiVo (on one TV) and Netflix (2 DVDs at a time, since every DVD goes back next day; I delete the rips after watching — no reason to take up disk space, since Netflix will always send them again if we want to re-watch).

We haven’t rented or bought any video from the iTunes Store yet, but we did the math. The second cable hookup and DVR cost about $240/year; if we bought all the shows we’re interested in from the iTunes Store, it would be less than that, so it was a safe switch.

I also really like the wireless music functionality — second AirPort Express is due soon, both ordered after seeing how well it worked on the Apple TV.

]]> Comment on Apple TV in the House by mjgiorgianni http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/03/apple-tv-in-the-house/#comment-300 mjgiorgianni Fri, 23 May 2008 12:43:25 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=199#comment-300 <p>Apple TV's look amazing. Are they worth the money? If so, I may be interested in buying one :)</p> Apple TV’s look amazing. Are they worth the money? If so, I may be interested in buying one :)

]]> Comment on WordPress upgraded by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/04/11/wordpress-upgraded/#comment-299 reppep Wed, 21 May 2008 02:44:04 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=194#comment-299 <p>Note: I've twice thought Admin-SSL wasn't working right, because it kept dumping me to HTTP. Turns out v1.0 is very parsimonious with SSL connections -- once you're authenticated, the plug-in tends to dump you back on the unencrypted side of the site.</p> <p>Fine, but it has confused me.</p> Note: I’ve twice thought Admin-SSL wasn’t working right, because it kept dumping me to HTTP. Turns out v1.0 is very parsimonious with SSL connections — once you’re authenticated, the plug-in tends to dump you back on the unencrypted side of the site.

Fine, but it has confused me.

]]> Comment on WordPress upgraded by desktops http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/04/11/wordpress-upgraded/#comment-298 desktops Wed, 21 May 2008 00:01:21 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=194#comment-298 <p>I was waiting a bit to upgrade (was on 2.13) until I noticed I had been hacked - someone stuffed some dodgy links in my footer, I made sure I got straight onto it and upgraded the site to the latest version - seems to be going all ok for me now.</p> <p>Cheers Troy</p> I was waiting a bit to upgrade (was on 2.13) until I noticed I had been hacked - someone stuffed some dodgy links in my footer, I made sure I got straight onto it and upgraded the site to the latest version - seems to be going all ok for me now.

Cheers Troy

]]> Comment on My favorite Mac OS X command: open by reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/13/my-favorite-mac-os-x-command-open/#comment-296 reppep Wed, 14 May 2008 04:52:51 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=116#comment-296 <p>Bjorn,</p> <p>I don't believe command or filename completion were available on Vassar or RU systems when I used them before reading the book. VMS at Wheaton & Vassar allowed abbreviation, which is excellent but not quite the same thing.</p> Bjorn,

I don’t believe command or filename completion were available on Vassar or RU systems when I used them before reading the book. VMS at Wheaton & Vassar allowed abbreviation, which is excellent but not quite the same thing.

]]> Comment on My favorite Mac OS X command: open by bjorn http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/13/my-favorite-mac-os-x-command-open/#comment-295 bjorn Wed, 14 May 2008 03:56:08 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=116#comment-295 <p>I think some old CLIs could do escape completion as an option before tab completion was popular, but it was not the default.</p> I think some old CLIs could do escape completion as an option before tab completion was popular, but it was not the default.

]]> Comment on People Suck: Flower Thief by bjorn http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/04/people-suck-flower-thief/#comment-294 bjorn Sun, 11 May 2008 15:01:42 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=200#comment-294 <p>Someone dug up and stole potted flowers here about a year ago, too. There was a trail of dirt from the pot to the curb! They must have run out of their car dug up the flowers, ran into their car and dashed off. I don't understand who owns a car and steals a couple of pansies...</p> Someone dug up and stole potted flowers here about a year ago, too. There was a trail of dirt from the pot to the curb! They must have run out of their car dug up the flowers, ran into their car and dashed off. I don’t understand who owns a car and steals a couple of pansies…

]]> Comment on Apple TV in the House by Ralf http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2008/05/03/apple-tv-in-the-house/#comment-292 Ralf Wed, 07 May 2008 06:41:18 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/?p=199#comment-292 <p>Thank you for these informations. I would like to buy an apple tv here in germany, but now I am waiting for the next model.</p> Thank you for these informations. I would like to buy an apple tv here in germany, but now I am waiting for the next model.

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