Archive for the ‘Fixed’ Category

Streamyx email client setup: TM’s configuration out of date?

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

While testing a Java-based mail server I've been working on, I noticed I could no longer send email from my Streamyx email account. I never use it, except for testing, or to delete the spam that builds up from TM Net, so it has been a while. TM's 'Setting Up SMTP ...

Paypal: Your refund must not exceed your available balance

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

You have to love Paypal because it always just works. Well, always except for those times when it doesn't. And then you have to 'Contact Us'. And then it's abysmally bad. A Lolyco customer changed their mind subsequent to paying for an order, but prior to shipping. No problem! We ...

How to get Java class name from static code

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

I thought of one way to do this, but checked Google first to see if there was an easier, more obvious way. Real Gagnon has a method at his site which is similar to the way I thought I could do it, but no less obscure or easy! Here's my code, ...

Internet on Canvey Island. How hard can it be?

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_360" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Canvey Island postcard from www.canveyisland.org.uk"][/caption] I'm an eternal optimist. I went to the UK a few weeks ago for a party with some old friends in Lancaster, but stayed first with my parents on Canvey Island. Canvey Island has its detractors, but I grew up there and ...

64 bit Java on slamd64 (64 bit slackware)

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_281" align="alignright" width="280" caption="slamd64 - 64bit Slackware"][/caption] slamd64 is Fred Emmott's 64bit Slackware project. I installed it on a couple of servers that provide the bulk of the processing power behind spider.my recently. Just like installing Slackware, installing slamd64 on a server is a matter of downloading the first CD ...