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Count Words In Html Files

2012-01-25T00:00:00-08:00

We created a new translation system for a project where we are using html files that will be then sent off for translation. This allows us to make changes to the layout if needed to fit a specific language.

The translation company needs to know the word count to give us a price quote, and we don't want then to take into account the tags.

Here is a one-liner in fish shell that should get the word count for all the .phtml files.

cat (find . -iname "*.phtml"  ) | w3m -dump -T text/html  | wc -w

In bash you would probably replace the parens with backticks.

Also we are using PO files for short text throught the site. The translator we are using doesn't know how to work with po files. So we used po2csv to create them files that they can open in a spreadsheet, although it makes me wonder what type of translation company can't use po files.

Here is som fish shell code to make the csv files and bundle them into a zip and send them off:

# for each lang directory make a csv dir and put the new csv's in there
for lang in ??
    ehco $lang
    mkdir $lang.csvs
    po2csv $lang $lang.csvs
end

# zip up our csv and po files
find -name "??_messages.*" | sort | zip csvsAndPos -@

# mail it off
mutt -a csvsAndPos.zip

Hacked

2011-12-12T00:00:00-08:00

I've been hacked!!

So my joomla site was hacked. No real damage done except that I was marked as malware on google.

So here is my replacement for now.

Enjoy!

Headup Safari Extension

2010-08-04T00:00:00-07:00

HeadUp adds tool tip type info to key words.

This extension will add the headup script to every site that you visit.

Note: You wont see the links the first time you visit a site, try reloading the page after a few min.

Download:headsUp.safariextz

Problems after upgrading to 10.6

2010-06-07T00:00:00-07:00

Date: 8th of Cheshvan, 5770

Keywords: OSX SnowLeopard Upgrade

ZSH

I was using the Zsh Osx templates and after the update nothing seemed to work, and it didn't even seem to be reading my .zshrc file either.

I tried installing the SVN version from the google site, but that didn't work.

What did work was that I moved my .zsh dir and .zshrc file to a backup location and reinstalled from the tarball. Then I was presented with the nice config dialogs.

Then I moved my old stuff back into place

~> cp old/.zshrc .zshrc 
~> source .zshrc 
~> cp old/.zsh/zshprompt .zsh/zshprompt

Text Mate

The mate command stopped working for me , but after fixing zsh , it works again.

PHP

So PHP 5.3 comes with OSX 10.6 ! That would be excelent except that nothing works !!

Time zones

Joomla!

had to reinstall 5.2.10 using my instructions ...

but add EXTRA_CFLAGS="-lresolv" make -j2

http://www.firewing1.com/node/31

And it looks like I have a problem with GD , so needs to be built with out gd

CFLAGS='-arch x86_64' ./configure  \
            --without-iconv  \
            --with-apxs2  \
            --enable-pdo  \
            --with-zlib=/usr \ 
            --with-curl  \
            --with-mcrypt \
            --with-pdo_mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config  \
            --with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config  \
            --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql   \
            --prefix=/usr  \
            --without-mcrypt -mandir=/usr/share/man  \
            --infodir=/usr/share/info  \
            --with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs  \
            --with-config-file-path=/private/etc  \
            --sysconfdir=/private/etc  \
            --enable-cli  \
            --enable-ftp  \
            --enable-mbstring  \
            --enable-mbregex  \
            --enable-sockets  \
            --with-ldap=/usr    \
            --with-mime-magic=/etc/apache2/magic  \
            --with-zlib-dir=/usr \
            --with-openssl=/usr

GD

after recompiling JPEG libs I recopiled php adding the following options.

--with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local --with-png-dir=/usr/X11R6

ICONV

look here for apple's patch

PHP 5.3.0 on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

diff -Naur php-5.3.0/ext/iconv/iconv.c php/ext/iconv/iconv.c
--- php-5.3.0/ext/iconv/iconv.c        2009-03-16 22:31:04.000000000 -0700
+++ php/ext/iconv/iconv.c          2009-07-15 14:40:09.000000000 -0700
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
 #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
 #endif

-#ifdef HAVE_LIBICONV
-#undef iconv 
-#endif

 #include "ext/standard/php_smart_str.h"
 #include "ext/standard/base64.h"
@@ -182,9 +179,6 @@



-#ifdef HAVE_LIBICONV
-#define iconv libiconv
-#endif

Still missing TTF

Mail

Hebrew dates.

I use hebrew dates on my OS and it worked fine , but now mails in my exchage box are getting wired dates. This is only happening in the message listing pane, but in the message view pane that date is fine.

Turns out it isn't a problem with hebrew dates, I have the same issue with gregorian dates :(.

I moved my ~/Library/Mail folder and let Mail rebuild it , and that didn't work ...

I switched to using my old IMAP setup for this exchange account and it seems to work now .

Make not found..

Trying to install Xcode ...

Run Ie6 ( And Windows Xp ) For Free On Osx

2009-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

This will let you use IE6 ( and XP ) on OSX for free!!

It uses Suns VirtualBox emulator.

I set back the clock so it won't expire and it seems to work fine...

This will only work on an intel mac , and it is tested on 10.5 ( as well as on XP )

XP_SP2_with_IE6.dmg (755MB)

md5sum : d9e80d9bf8d03a146d35ef56ebef5f2c

More info to come , and check back here for updates.

Update 20th of Elul, 5769

I've updated the torrent file to use a http seed so you can keep downloading even when there are no available peers, or you have NAT/Firewall problems. As long as this doesn't kill my bandwidth usage I'll keep it going.

Please let me know if things are working or if you have any issues.

Osx Security Update 2009 005 Breaks Php

2009-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

OSX Security Update 2009-005 Upgrades to PHP 5.2.10 and wrecks havoc on a custom compile..

This morning when trying to work I started getting strange empty pages, I broke my head on this problem before and solved it by recompling PHP.

It turns out that Apple Security Update 2009-005 also upgrades to php 5.2.10, this would be a good thing for most normal users, but since I had a custom compile of PHP it killed my sites.

From Apple's site:

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1271, CVE-2009-1272, CVE-2009-0590, CVE-2009-0591, CVE-2009-0789, CVE-2008-5498

Available for: Mac OS X v10.5, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8

Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 5.2.8

Description: PHP is updated to version 5.2.10 to address multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Further information is available via the PHP website at http://www.php.net/ These issues do not affect Mac OS X v10.6 systems.

The solution is to recompile php again with my custom configuration, lucky for me my old comple was still sitting in my downloads folder , so I just had to do a:



sudo make install

now everything seems to be back to normal.

Compling Php On Leopard (osx) In Intel C2duo

2009-09-01T00:00:00-07:00

I recently updated my Powerbook G4 to a MacBook C2Duo, and I wanted to get working quickly so I cloned the hard drive from the PowerBook to the MacBook, and I was able to pick up working right where I left off, that is until I one of my Joomla projects stopped working.

One of my joomla projects was just returning me a blank page, no error message and nothing in the logs.. everything worked fine on the live sever, after about 6 hrs of banging my head on the keyboard, I had a genius idea. I powered up the old powerbook , and the project still worked there! I quickly realized the problem. I had done a custom compile of PHP on the powerbook, and it probably wasn't working so well on the Intel MacBook.

The obvious solution was to recompile PHP, so I downloaded PHP 5.3, excited about the built in Mysql driver. Configure went fine, make went fine, and then I try to restart apache :

 org.apache.httpd[79275] httpd: Syntax error on line 114 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/libexec/apache2/libphp5.so into server: dlopen(/usr/libexec/apache2/libphp5.so, 10): no suitable image found.  Did find:\n\t/usr/libexec/apache2/libphp5.so: mach-o, but wrong architecture

OY!

So I found a solution , recompile Apache, and I wasn't really in the mood for that, so I figured I'd try an older version of php.

I tried PHP 5.2.10 , and after some twiddling with config options and reinstalling MySql, configure, make, make install, and now my project is working again.

here is the configure command I used

CFLAGS='-arch x86_64' ./configure --without-iconv --with-apxs2 --enable-pdo --with-zlib=/usr --with-curl --with-mcrypt --with-pdo_mysql=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.37-osx10.5-x86_64/bin/mysql_config --with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.37-osx10.5-x86_64/bin/mysql_config --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.37-osx10.5-x86_64 --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=/usr --without-mcrypt -mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs --with-config-file-path=/private/etc --sysconfdir=/private/etc --enable-cli --with-curl=/opt/local --enable-ftp --enable-mbstring --enable-mbregex --enable-sockets --with-ldap=/usr --with-ldap-sasl --with-kerberos=/usr --with-mime-magic=/etc/apache2/magic --with-zlib-dir=/usr --with-gd --with-png-dir=/usr/X11R6 --with-xpm-dir=/usr/X11R6 --without-jpeg-dir --enable-exif

UPDATE

If you want or need libjpeg or true type support for things like imagettfbbox or imagejpeg. The needed libraries comple simply with a , configure, make, make install.

You can get them from here

http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v7.tar.gz http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/nongnu.org/freetype/

Setting the appropriate environment variables also might help , but I'm not sure if this is required.

MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5 CFLAGS="-arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CCFLAGS="-arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe" CXXFLAGS="-arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe" LDFLAGS="-arch x86_64 -bind_at_load" export CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CCFLAGS MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET

be sure you get the newest version of freetype as some of the older versions won't compile the shared libraries in 64 bit.

CFLAGS='-arch x86_64' ./configure --without-iconv --with-apxs2 --enable-pdo --with-zlib=/usr --with-curl --with-mcrypt --with-pdo_mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config --with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=/usr --without-mcrypt -mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs --with-config-file-path=/private/etc --sysconfdir=/private/etc --enable-cli --with-curl=/opt/local --enable-ftp --enable-mbstring --enable-mbregex --enable-sockets --with-ldap=/usr --with-ldap-sasl --with-kerberos=/usr --with-mime-magic=/etc/apache2/magic --with-zlib-dir=/usr --with-gd --with-png-dir=/usr/X11R6 --with-xpm-dir=/usr/X11R6 --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local --with-freetype-dir=/usr/local --enable-exif

One other thing I'd like to mention: If you use zsh you can do tab completion on php configure options, this has to be one of the awesomest things I've seen in a while.

Treo 600 Vs 650 Vs Nokia E61

2009-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

My treo 600 was dying and I was in the market for a new phone/pda. I had very specific requirements, so I wrote my own comparison chart, hopefully this will help others out there.

In the end I got a treo 680 and have been very happy.

UPDATE: I recently upgraded to OSX 10.5 Leopard and sync stopped working!! Now I'm forced to using The Missing Sync*

UPDATE:6th of Nisan, 5769 I'm now starting to hate my t680, it doesn't sync any more, and the battery only lasts 1/2 a day (If I'm lucky), and sometimes it can't connect to the network for hours ( not a problem with the network, I tested on other phones, and switched sim cards)

UPDATE:4th of Iyyar, 5769: Looking into getting a Nokia E71 now.

feature	my 600	treo 650	my treo 680	nokia e61
price	??	>$250	$300	>$419
phone	broken	1	Sometimes doesn't work	1
bluetooth	0	0.5	sometimes has connection problems	1
talktime		6hr	≤6hr	7hr
camera	vga	vga		X
dimensions	58.42mm x 111.76mm x 22.86mm		?	117mm x 69.7mm x 14mm
sound switch	yes			?
wifi	no	no		yes
gizmo project	no	yes IM only		yes VOIP
IM	yes AIM toccer free and GizmoProject also free(MSN and AIM).			yes 3rd prty software
SSH	yes
hebrew	yes have piloc^**		bought new piloc	?
IMAP	need chatter $50	yes versa mail	yes
push mail	need chatter $50	maybe with versa mail	Exchange only	yes
native osx sync	yes pre 10.5/ No after 10.5 unless you use the missing sync*			yes
address book photo sync	no	requires missing sync, missing sync^* $40		yes
speaker phone	yes			yes
stupid antena	missing screw	Yes, can be replaced	internal	internal
removable battery	no	yes		yes
touchscreen	yes	yes		no
works with SDcards that I have	yes	yes		no, minisd
works with cabels that I have	yes	no	yes	no
works with the gps software^***	yes	yes		no
resolution	160x160	320x320	?	320x240
Works with Salling clicker	no	yes but no phone events		every thing
internal memory	32mb	23mb	?	64mb
voice dialing	with 3rd party software			yes

*I would not recommend the missing sync, it is not a finished product and it is way over priced. There is really nothing that you can't do with out it.

**The same PiLoc hebrew works for the 600 and 650, but you need a new version for the 680

*** OY! It looks like UDrive is no longer with us. Another strike against the Treo!

Time to replace treo 680 ( treo 680 vs nokia e63 and e71)

2009-05-11T00:00:00-07:00

So it looks like my treo is finally dead, It doesn't get any signal any more.

I'm looking into either a Nokia E71 or Nokia E63

feature	my treo 680	nokia E63	nokia E71
price	$300	30 NIS x 36 mo	90 NIS * 24 mo
phone	Sometimes doesn't work
bluetooth	sometimes has connection problems	yes	yes
talktime	< 6hr	11hr	11hr
camera	VGA	2MP	3MP Auto focus
dimensions	117mm x 69.7mm x 14mm
sound switch	yes	no -50NIS	volume (?)
wifi	no	yes	yes
gizmo project	yes VOIP	yes	yes
IM	yes AIM toccer free and GizmoProject also free(MSN and AIM).
SSH	yes	Putty	Putty
hebrew	Yes (bought language) not on keys	Yes	Yes
IMAP	yes	Yes	Yes
push mail	Exchange only, Seven for imap	Yes	Yes
native osx sync^1	no	Yes.	Yes.
address book photo sync	no	Yes	Yes
speaker phone	yes	Yes	Yes
touchscreen	yes	no	no
works with SDcards that I have	yes	no, micoSd	no, micoSd
works with cabels that I have	yes	no	no
Includes USB cable	yes	no -20nis
works with udrive gps	yes	no	no
resolution	320x320px	320x240px	320x240px
Works with Salling clicker	remote only	every thing?	Every thing
internal memory	32MB	110MB	110MB
included memory card	1GB (Not really included, I bought it)	None -50NIS	2GB microSD
voice dialing	no (maybe with 3rd prty software)
GPS (hardware)	mouse ( cable is a bit broke)	Bluetooth external -450NIS^GPS	internal A-GPS
GPS (Sofware)^google-map	Udrive	Cellcom Nav 23NIS/mo	Cellcom Navigator Free?
Flash light	no	yes	no -20 NIS
Audio Port(head phones)	2.5	3.5 (standard)	2.5 -20 NIS \| \| 1650 + 828 for 36mo GPS \| 2160

Total Penalty

Itimecard

2007-12-16T00:00:00-08:00

iTime Card utilizes iCal to record how much time I've spent working on a particular project. It is very simple, allowing you to Punch in, Punch out, and generate Invoices. It relies on iCal for managing projects and tasks, calendars are projects and todo's are tasks.

Right now I'm working on how to release this, so that others might benefit. Please contact me if your interested