Cody Taylor

I was installing a postgres database to work with apache from uniform server. It was very slow due to running both mysql and postgres on a laptop. Since it was only for a tradeshow I didn’t really care. But I did get this error:

Unable to load dynamic library php_pgsql.dll The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. 

Florian Effenberger is co-lead of the international OpenOffice.org marketing project. Our sister publication Linux-Community asked him how the deal between Sun and Oracle would affect OpenOffice.

Canonical’s latest free Ubuntu Linux operating system version is officially released today. Ubuntu 9.04 for desktop, server and “netbook remix” is available for immediate download, CD purchase or you can request a free CD

Earlier today we reported on YouTube’s plans to roll out a new real-time product that adds a new social layer to YouTube, allowing friends to share the videos they’re watching with each other in real time, without having to turn to outside chat programs or Twitter.

Hugh Pickens writes “The Governator revealed this week that he may appear in the upcoming “Terminator Salvation” but when he said he didn’t want to act, he left many fans scratching their heads. Turns out Schwarzenegger has been secretly working with helmer McG and the effects team to reprise his signature role … without lifting a finger. ‘I made it very clear that I don’t have the time to do the movie,’ says Schwarzenegger. ‘I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the technology together, and so they are working on that right now.’ A body-cast mold of Schwarzenegger, created when he first appeared as the muscle-ripped cyborg, provided the basis for a digital-effects version of his famous character so the figure can appear in “Terminator Salvation” as a living, breathing actor. Warners first screens the movie in early May and opens it May 21. ‘I think it’s cool to continue on with the franchise . . . in case I want to jump over again and get into the acting after I’m through here,’ adds Schwarzenegger.”

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Kaliann writes “Toys that respond to brainwaves are the next generation of unique user interfaces. The Washington Post looks at the current market appeal and future uses of technology that can meaningfully respond to the thoughts of a user. Currently the toys have a fairly simple basic idea: the harder you concentrate the more the object moves. A sensor on the forehead picks up brain waves that are associated with concentration, then levitates a ball in response: basic biofeedback. While this may seem to be a rather humble beginning, progress in this field could have astounding consequences in the advancement of technologies devoted to thought-controlled devices. As the author points out, Jedi Beer Pong is within our grasp.”

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Hugh Pickens writes “NPR reports that owners of ships that ply the dangerous waters near Somalia are looking at options to repel pirates including slippery foam, lasers, electric fences, water cannons and high-intensity sound — almost anything except guns. One defense is the Force 80 squirt gun with a 3-inch nozzle that can send 1,400 gallons a minute 100 yards in any direction. ‘It is a tremendous force of water that will knock over anything in its path and will also flood a pirate’s ship very quickly,’ says Roger Barrett James of the the Swedish company Unifire. Next is the Mobility Denial System, a slippery nontoxic foam that can be sprayed on just about any surface making it impossible to walk or climb even with the aid of a harness. The idea would be to spray the pirate’s vessel as it approached, or to coat ropes, ladders, steps and the hull of the ship that’s under attack. The Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, a high-powered directional loudspeaker allows a ship to hail an approaching vessel more than a mile away. ‘Knowing that they’ve lost the element of surprise is half the battle,’ says Robert Putnam of American Technology Corp. The LRAD has another feature — a piercing “deterrent tone” that sounds a bit like a smoke detector alarm with enough intensity to cause extreme pain and even permanent hearing loss for anyone directly in the beam that comes from the device. But Capt. John Konrad, who blogs for the Web site Gcaptain.com, says no anti-pirate device is perfect. ‘The best case scenario is that you find these vessels early enough that you can get a Navy ship detached to your location and let them handle the situation.'”

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