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When trying to install Catalyst on Windows, I noticed some differences between Windows XP and Windows 7 64-bit installation of ActiveState perl. Namely, that dmake, and gcc would not install on the 64-bit version of Windows. Here are some of the problems I had. On Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\scottm>cpan gcc.exe: Extraneous argument to `--' option gcc.exe: No input files specified. Set up gcc environment - It looks like you don't have a C compiler and make utility installed. Trying to install dmake and the MinGW gcc compiler using the Perl Package Manager. This may take a a few minutes... Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...done Updating ActiveState Package Repository database...done Syncing site PPM database with .packlists...done Downloading MinGW-5.1.4.1...done Downloading dmake-4.11.20080107...done Unpacking MinGW-5.1.4.1...done Unpacking dmake-4.11.20080107...done Generating HTML for MinGW-5.1.4.1...done Generating HTML for dmake-4.11.200801...

You May know those BIG things But Did you know these? Excellent list of easy firefox tips to implement -- e.g., press Esc to stop animated gifs from moving... # To quickly find any word in a web page type /word it will highlight the word and press Ctrl+G to “Find Again” that same word again # If you wish to remove an item from your Address Bar Drop down menu,Highlight it without clicking and use Shift+Delete. # To stop animated gifs from moving, press the ESC key. read more | digg story

The P2P network's founder Mark Gorton is in the fight of his life. read more | digg story

About P2P P2P software is free, and legal to install and use, but it does make sharing of copyrighted material easy to do, and that is not legal. Are people still using P2P software after Napster got shut down? Yes, they certainly are. Free music downloads? Free software? -- well be careful about copyrighted materials, but the technology is interesting nonetheless. One of the best ways to get a large file, such as a linux iso file, is to use bit torrent. Dangers What are the dangers, and inconveniences of using peer to peer file sharing software such as Limewire, eDonkey, Azureus, or Bittorrent? 1.) The content quality is only as good as how trustworthy the peers are 2.) Some content is copyrighted, and may be illegal to share or download on this type of network 3.) Content may contain viruses, trojans, and decoys 4.) Excessive traffic may cause your ISP to limit your bandwidth usage 5.) Some downloads may take days to complete 6.) There may be pornography disguised as something ...

Google has some excellent webmaster resources, and some fun and useful gadgets that can be quickly added to a website or blog. Just as with any good design, remember not to over do it. http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/ Here is what Google says about their gadgets: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enhance Your Own Website Add Google Gadgets to your webpage You can now use Google Gadgets to make your webpages even more interesting and useful to your visitors. For instance, you can add your city's current temperature or a quote of the day to your own page. Just pick the gadget you want from our directory of "Google Gadgets for your webpage," customize that gadget, and copy-and-paste the HTML into your page's source code. Then, reload to see the gadget on your page. Find gadgets for your webpage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you want to find something about cooking...

There are two basic categories for web site tracking. 1. Online (Embeded Tracking Code) 2. Log Analysis (Software) Onine This type of analysis has the advantage that nothing needs to be installed on the web server. The disadvantage is that every page requires modification. That is not much of a problem for blogs, or generated content, but it can be tedious to modify a large number of pages by hand. Google analytics is free, very simple to use, and produces excellent reports. Here are the instructions from their site: https://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=27323&hl=en_US How do I track a new website? There are two simple steps required to start tracking a new website: the creation of a new website profile, and the addition of Analytics tracking code to all of the pages you wish to track. Create a new profile 1. From the Analytics Settings page, click Add Website Profile 2. Select Add a Profile for a new domain 3. Enter the URL of the site you will be tra...

Sure we all want a nice looking website, but that doesn't mean you have to use lots of graphics and flash animation. It turns out, you'd be much better off using text instead of graphics. Here's the proof... Use text instead of graphics on your website Nowadays, it seems that every site owners knows how his site should look like: visually appealing, with a large amount of graphics (or even Flash) and, of course, with plenty of images of people, preferably women, preferably barely clothed (or naked). But reality is that what works isn't what people, who barely know anything about web design, think to work. read more | digg story

"Web 2.0" in just under 5 minutes. This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007. Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

Someone put together a list of just about every color related resource (worth mentioning) in the known universe. Designers rejoice! http://www.colorschemes.org read more | digg story

Have you always wanted to find out more about linux, but were not sure where to start? Here is a little information on where to find, and how to run and / or install a linux distribution. What is Linux? Linux is the kernel, or core part of an operating system that is free from any software licenses. Free to download, and install on as many machines as you like. Here's an explanation from http://www.gnu.org/ The GNU Operating System - Free as in Freedom What is the GNU project? The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as "Linux", they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix"; it is pronounced guh-noo, approximately like canoe. Trying Linux First, you may not have known that ...

...and maybe make some money. An article I posted on http://systemnotesorg.blogspot.com discusses how to get more traffic to your site. http://systemnotesorg.blogspot.com/2007/04/search-engine-optimization.html Now let's concentrate on how to set up a blog. With blogger, you don't have to know any html, but if you do, it helps. Getting Started First go to http://www.blogger.com and create a blog. If you already have a gmail account, you have completed the first step. It is really simple, and they walk you through it. Think of a name, and what you would like to write about. O.K., so you have a blog, now what? There is a book title that should help you keep on topic -- " No One Cares What You Had for Lunch " Then start posting. You can set up your blog to receive email, so posting is very easy. Just send an email to the address you set up under settings / email. Making money Well, keep posting something useful, but If you want to make money, don't wa...

Sure this blog is more about systems and programming than it is about marketing, but if you're building a website or blog, you probably have at least some interest in SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ). Basically, that means having other quality sites link back to your site, which is what makes it appear higher in search engines such as google Here are some things to check out: 66 Ways to Build Links in 2007 . If you are interested in making money from your blog, or learning how to get more traffic, check out http://problogger.net . Try a google search on seo, if you want to learn more. And don't forget about the excellent webmaster tools at google. http://www.google.com/support/webmasters and specifically, How can I improve my site's ranking? -- http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=34432&hl=en

This is a great thread from 2000, archived from the old Design Forum site, Dreamless. read more | digg story