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DBG: Php Debugger. OK, I’ve gotten Mysql, PHP4 and B2 installed, but the b2install.php script is generating an error, so off to find a good debugging tool. Google led me to this for a step by step debugger. Wow, a single integrated suite would sure be great. And of course,…

Configuring PHP 3 and 4, MySQL 3.23, PHPMyAdmin, gd, Zend Optimizer for IIS 5.0 under Windows 2000. OK, to get to Cafe/B2, a great blogger according the blog Compendium, I had to learn how to install MySQL, a terrific free SQL database and also PHP4. Wow, this was pretty tricky…

802.11 Wireless Home Network Recommendations. The new 802.11a at 72Mbps is coming out. Quite a few folks have been asking me about it. Right now for most homes I’d recommend that you get a low cost 802.11b solution for right now. My buddy Tom Hatsukami was asking and wanted to…

Rich’s Page Rank falls. I’m so depressed! I used to have a Google PageRank score of 4, so I didn’t feel so bad that Ludwig had a rank of 5. Now, I find I’ve just dropped to 2. Whatever the heck that means. Most depressing is that sites that you…

Celestia: A 3D Space Simulator. Wow I was browsing through Sourceforge and went through the most downloaded open projects. Found this incredible viewer of celestrial bodies. Amazing what people have built. It works great and I can’t wait to show it to the kids. Nice thing is that it is…

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. Ok, now that I’m just a self-employeed geek, filing all these tax payments is a big hassle. I’m just bad with paper. Amazingly, the government has an online tax payment system. I’m going to give it a try. Wish me luck!

ITX DIRECT GUIDE / ITX IR Information Company Data. This is a company we have been working with. It has a good Investor relations site. Here is where to get the current quote on Nasdaq Japan and enter 2725 as the stock code quote. Their shares outstanding are in Company…

ZDNet: Reviews. Ziff and Cnet have the two best sites.

Cell Phone Reviews. A list of places that do cell phone reviews.