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Fixed: XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3].

A simple fix for the XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3]. error when launching the XAMPP 1.7.4 Control Panel.

Posted on 10 July 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags Microsoft, mysql, php, troubleshooting, Windows 7, XAMPP and categorized Microsoft, Tutorials, Web Site Dev

Xbox.com forums redesigned – old content deleted or abandoned

After the Xbox forums were redesigned, some of the old forum’s content was moved to a subdomain and abandoned.

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags IIS, Microsoft, Xbox 360 and categorized Microsoft, Nonsense

Blogspot.com and Googlebot

Just how quickly does Googlebot visit a page after it is linked to from a post on blogspot.com?

Posted on 29 June 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags Google, php and categorized Nonsense, Web Site Dev

Illinois Bright Start Match Promotion Update – Refunds

A refund of contributions is the best we’re going to get from Bright Start and Office of the Illinois State Treasurer after they botch a promotion and disappoint over 7,000 account owners.

Posted on 20 June 2011 and last updated on 29 June 2011 by Oliver Baty and categorized Nonsense, Thriftiness

Jealous of The Social Network

A short list of my programming accomplishments.

Posted on 12 June 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags Apache, application, coding, database, downloads, javascript, mysql, php, programming, web app, WordPress, xhtml and categorized Nonsense, Web Site Dev

Illinois Bright Start Match Promotion Update – You Lose, Slowpokes

A rant about the badly mismanaged Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program Deposit Match promotion of June, 2010, in which a very small percentage of the program participants had any chance of taking advantage of the offer.

Posted on 7 June 2011 and last updated on 28 June 2011 by Oliver Baty and categorized Nonsense, Thriftiness