Bash Image Resize with Image Magick
06 September, 2009
Whenever I have to put travel photos up on the website, or send a bunch to family and friends, I find that the downloaded size from the digital camera is a bit much for general use. I rarely need my photos in the 3648x2736 resolution that my 10MP camera stores to the memory card. There a lot of GUI utilities out there for Windows/Mac/Linux that will import, resize, crop, and do a gazillion other things with downloaded photos, but generally, I just need a quick batch resize on a folder full of pics. Enter Bash and it's trusty sidekick, the Image Magick convert utility. [Read Full Article]
Fun with PHP 5.3
02 September, 2009
Version 5.3 has been out a little over two months, so it's nigh time I dug into into it! It's surprising that I've waited this long to get around to installing it, as it contains some tidbits that I have been eagerly awaiting since talk about PHP 6 began a couple years ago. In addition to the usual bug fixes, this version includes support for two features of particular interest to me: namespaces and variable static method calls. [Read Full Article]
Google Linux Search
18 August, 2009
As an everyday Linux user and programmer, I am constantly on the prowl for articles, new shiny applications, forums, distro updates, and the like. Most of all, like any regular computer user, I am always trying to streamline my processes. I've got iGoogle, complete with my favorite Linux and programming widgets and a fancy planet theme. I've got the Google Toolbar. I've got Google set as the default search provider in all my browsers. I'm all Googled-up, yet I still yearn for more Google customization. Enter Google Special Search. [Read Full Article]
