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iglvzx

12:51 AM

Gah, too many ginormous pictures: superuser.com/questions/427677/…

Paul

1:05 AM

@iglvzx Is there a way to get SE to reduce the size of the image it imports?

iglvzx

@Paul Imgur has the APIs for it. I have no idea why SE doesn't utilize it.

PNGs shouldn't be resized, but JPGs should. If someone posts a large JPG screenshot, that's their fault. :P

Ah. It looks like images are automatically compressed to 1MB or 2MB automatically, according to the Imgur FAQ

Paul

@iglvzx The "import from web" is a useful feature that would be redundant if we had to download and resize images. It would be great if the import box had a "max width" field.

iglvzx

@Paul Oh. That is a better idea. I forgot you can just link directly to a remote image

Oh wait. That uses Imgur too

Paul

Yeah the import from web takes the image from the source, and uploads/resizes to imgur. If we could influence the resize it would be better.

Or even if markdown would support setting image dimensions so you could scale it down (with click for full size)

Bob

1:21 AM

@Paul Wasn't there something to reduce the displayed size?

Like appending s or m to the end of the image name?

Paul

@Bob I don't know - have you see this before?

Bob

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Q: Resizing an image in a post?

Is it possible to resize an image in an answer? For example, How important is PhD research topic to getting a job? has an answer that should have the image in the answer, but it's too big. Is there a way to handle resizing?

There's even one directly addressing resizing on upload

7

Q: Automatically resize uploaded images

Possible Duplicate: Thumbnail image on Stack Overflow Embed smaller version of images from imgur.com to reduce traffic Could large images of more then 640 pixels wide automatically be resized to reduce loading time and band width use? Not that I have a prehistoric internet connection...

feature-request images

Paul

@Bob Ah cool. Stick an 'm' on the end. Done

winona

1:54 AM

How will I know what php version is the cPanel is running?

iglvzx

@winona The Stats box, usually on the left

Click "expand" is you only see a couple of details

winona

related to my question above: here is my problem

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Q: Wp e-commerce not compatible with cPanel or php version

I just installed the plugin wp e-commerce in my website and I got this error: The website encountered an error while retrieving http://mywebsite.com/wp-admin/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly. So I did some research, and found out that this is cause by the version of...

php wordpress php5 wordpress-plugin cpanel

iglvzx

@winona Isn't that a WordPress plugin? Did you install wordpress first?

winona

yes, I installed the wordpress first then after installing the wp e-commerce plugin. I got this error.

iglvzx

@winona How did you install the plugin? Did you sign into your WordPress and use the dashboard?

winona

2:08 AM

yes, thru the dashboard.

iglvzx

And now you can't get back into the dashboard?

winona

yes..

iglvzx

Ok. You'll probably have to manually edit some files in your WordPress folder to remove the plugin. I'm not sure how to do that.

winona

Then I tried to remove the plugin folder then I can see my dashboard again. So clearly the problem is the wp e-commerce plugin.

I also tried installing the plugin in a different cPanel (diff hosting provider) and works perfectly fine. So, maybe there is a compatibility issue with the cPanel or php version?

iglvzx

@winona cPanel is just a configuration/management front end. Try comparing PHP versions between the two

winona

2:15 AM

I will try that.

They differ on the php version.

How can I change the version from PHP version:5.2.17 to 5.3.10 ?

iglvzx

@winona There's your problem! WordPress requires PHP version 5.2.4 or greater :)

winona

Yikes. So how can I changed that?

iglvzx

@winona You'll have to ask your host. I don't know if you would have the privileges to manually upgrade PHP, especially if you are on virtual/shared hosting

Oh boy. It looks like my PHP is outdated too.

lol

Journeyman Geek

2:45 AM

eheh.

Thats one reason i don't use a shared host

iglvzx

@JourneymanGeek I was looking at my host's prices for VPS, and I found a bug. I secretly hope it's just a good deal:

Journeyman Geek

lol

i pay something like 3-4 dollars a month ;p

iglvzx

@JourneymanGeek for VPS?

Journeyman Geek

ya

iglvzx

Where?

Journeyman Geek

2:50 AM

buyvm.net

They don't have stock most of the time, sadly, so you need to be on their mailing list/rss feed. Also get an account way before the stock comes out

iglvzx

Ok. I'll look into that. Thanks

Journeyman Geek

now that i'm losing my business grade internet, i'll be hosting most of my stuff on one of the 256 mb setups

I've been with them a year, there were some initial issues, but they've been reliable so far

unlike my last vps provider

who vanished off the face of the earth ;p

lucky i was paying hosting monthly with him

HackToHell

3:09 AM

@JourneymanGeek VPS can host stuff right ?

15$ per year is awesome !

@JourneymanGeek Can you please ping me if you find out that they have stock ?

Journeyman Geek

@HackToHell: best thing is to get on their mailing list

and get an account early, else its hell - since it takes a while to activate, especially if you want to 15 dollar a year package

and it happens like twice a year and tends to be utterly nuts

HackToHell

3:24 AM

Registered,entered thier mailing lists, fingers crossed now ;p

Journeyman Geek

XD

it'll take a while. I think they've had one sale since i got my hosting a year ago

unrelatedly, anyone else noticed the new via arm/android systems?

Sathya

3:58 AM

@JourneymanGeek yeah, just read about the,

Journeyman Geek

4:09 AM

looks interesting, and likely easier to hack than a raspi

iglvzx

5:36 AM

Mac experts, please inform this user on how upgrading Mac OSX works:

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Q: Mac doesnt find update to 10.6.0

Im trying to update mac from 10.5.8 version to 10.6.0 in order to install my CS6 photoshop but my mac doesnt want to find the update when i click check for updates. This question might seem uneducated but i dont own a mac its my friend computer for which i bought the Photoshop for. It just seem...

mac updates

Nevermind, I got it. :)

mcnemesis

6:29 AM

Hi all, am in a situation where i need to upgrade python2.4 to 2.7, then upgrade apache and mod_wsgi too to be compatible in this new environment. Problem is, the client doesn't have a Lincese for RHEL5, and they are unwilling to change to CentOS.

Worse of all, the client is remote, and the people in charge (on his end) can only work with rpms (they can't grok installing from source). Now, the question is, can I make yum on RHEL5 point to CentOS repos, and then use it to upgrade the above, or can I build rpms on CentOS, and then give em to these dudes to upgrade their RHEL5?

Paul

6:43 AM

@mcnemesis Your main problem is that RHEL/Centos rely on specific python versions for many system activities. So you have to install 2.7 alongside the system python otherwise you'll break things.

mcnemesis

@Paul, i realize the dependency issue true, but would I be able to then use a python mod_wsgi application alongside apache with this sort of environment?

Paul

Yeah you can do it, you just need to be careful. There are a few tutorials around saying how to go about it safely.

mcnemesis

My biggest issue is that all this has to doable in a simple way -- with only rpms if possible.

Paul

7:03 AM

@mcnemesis It is probably worth asking this as a question on SF (if it hasn't already been answered there). What you want to do is fairly common, but constructing an rpm that won't blitz your existing python would need care

mcnemesis

@Paul thanks. Let me try that too

Paul

This article shows the building of rpms (for a different version host but the principle should be the same): blog.milford.io/2012/01/…

Bob

Does anyone know anything about the legality of XP CD image downloads? Specifically, this site: forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/… (seems to be the same place that provides links to legal Vista/7 images)

HackToHell

@Bob It's legal as long as you have a original key

Bob

@HackToHell I was going to suggest it here.

HackToHell

7:08 AM

The key's resent there are non-genuine and windows will nag you to buy a key

Bob

He needs the CD to run SFC.. nothing to do with installing Windows.

HackToHell

@Bob It works, i downloaded 7 image from digital river

Paul

What? That question wasn't for W7 in the end?

HackToHell

Yes, but it must work with XP too

Bob

@Paul Apparently not

HackToHell

7:10 AM

The place of download of ISO do not matter unless it is untouched

Bob

@HackToHell I didn't notice they provided keys. It's looking dodgier by the second. And XP was before most people had enough bandwidth to download CD images comfortably, and this is not a MS source. At least, it doesn't look like one.

HackToHell

@Bob I torrented my XP ISO, after I broke the CD. I replaced the pirated key with my own, so no probs

Bob

And this is why we make backup CDs. Or images, either way.

Journeyman Geek

++

then again, i'm lucky enough to have copies of most of the OSes i use lying around somewhere

hmm, anyone familiar with iscsi? I'm wondering if its possible to set it up without a FQDN

Bob

Heh. I think I accidentally threw out a perfectly good Win98SE CD

Paul

7:15 AM

I use iscsi between my server and a QNAP nas

Journeyman Geek

(i'll likely ask a proper question in future. It isn't worth the effort if i need to set up a local DNS server, just to set it up)

@Paul: likely will use a debian or centos system as the target, just want to run a system temporarily without messing around drives and OSes too much

well, ya, do you need a FQDN, or could you use a fake one?

and ugh, i need a dhcp server for it... this is starting to look a little more complicated

Paul

Ummm, I just IP to point at the NAS

Journeyman Geek

eh, if its that simple, its worth taking a look at

Journeyman Geek

7:33 AM

I think i'll ask a fuller question about it at some point, I don't understand a lot of it ;p

Sathya

0

Q: Which Thinkpad series runs Ubuntu best, T or X?

not that I'm unhappy with my Edge 13 (0197-6GG). I've had problems with power managment, keyboard sensitivity, the sound output jack, the VESA output port causing hangs after use, etc. but it's been a hardrock solid case. I'm willing to continue my venture with Lenovo's new line, whatever is con...

12.04 laptop lenovo thinkpad compatibility

apparently this is 'constructive'.

-4

Q: Mac document conversion possible?

Most instructions for document conversion seem to be specific to Microsoft products. Is there a way to convert documents coming from a Mac system, so that I can work with them on an Ubuntu computer?

apple file-format conversion

and apparently, since I cannot VtC, I should not be flagging for VtC either.

Journeyman Geek

@Sathya: the answer to the first one is really to look at thinkwiki ;p

Sathya

Yeah, I think I'll stop flagging on Ask Ubuntu.

Journeyman Geek

lol

missing mod powers?

Bob

@Sathya Huh.. OS X formats to Linux through Microsoft products? Sounds... painful.

Sathya

7:38 AM

desperately, yes.

Journeyman Geek

lol

@Bob: the problem isn't that question. Its the lack of specificness

Sathya

I mean seriously if this is a "good" question I shouldn't be wasting my time cleaning up

Bob

@JourneymanGeek I'm not saying the that's a problem, just I wouldn't even think of going through that kind of process.

Journeyman Geek

most MSO documents are vaguely openable on linux

Sathya

if that was on Super User that question would've been VtC'd and blasted out of the orbit by now

HackToHell

7:40 AM

formatting goes awry in linux

Journeyman Geek

@Sathya: true fact. One reason i joined SU was the problems i had finding good help with the Ubuntu community ;p

Sathya

@JourneymanGeek also, consider the first revision when I had flagged askubuntu.com/posts/140417/revisions

Journeyman Geek

I mean, i don't ask too many questions here, but i find there's a better chance of finding a decent answer

Sathya

If I had suggested the edit to the state it's in, it'd be rejected

Journeyman Geek

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Q: How do I format an SSD to be used as the hibernation drive? (Acer S3)

I have an acer aspire s3 ultrabook. It comes with two separate drives, one 320 gb hdd and a 20 gb ssd, which Windows uses for hibernation. I formatted the ssd and installed Ubuntu on it. I know this question doesn't really belong here, but I figured you guys are smart and might know the answer. H...

ssd format

how is this even an ubuntu question?

Sathya

7:43 AM

askubuntu.com/questions/139107/… is a dupe of askubuntu.com/questions/55247/… but because the latter contains no answers, my flag was disputed.

I mean, come on.

Bob

@JourneymanGeek What are the chances of it being kicked over to SU?

Journeyman Geek

noooo

well actually

its an interesting question

Bob

I don't think I've personally seen any AU questions migrated over (nor have I been here long, so... :|)

Journeyman Geek

actually

its a VERY good question, if it were on SU, since it isn't something you'd normally be able to do

Sathya

@Bob stats tell me no question has been migrated from Ask Ubuntu in the past 90 days

@JourneymanGeek yeah, I agree. ship-shape it a bit and it's a fine fit for Ask Ubuntu

Journeyman Geek

7:46 AM

wait

they have no option to flag to move to SU

WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Huh.. what do they have?

Journeyman Geek

nothing. Only meta

Bob

Wow.

Journeyman Geek

flagged and commented

I'm thinking it either uses the ssd for caching, or there's some driver for it

(and this kids, is why you image systems BEFORE you install a new OS on it. Or After. I have 4 images of my quadbooting r61 ;p)

Sathya

lol

...

-1

Q: How do I format an SSD to be used as the hibernation drive? (Acer S3)

I have an Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook. It comes with two separate drives, one 320 gb hdd and a 20 gb ssd, which Windows uses for hibernation. I formatted the SSD and installed Ubuntu on it. How do I format the SSD so that Windows recognizes the SSD as the hibernation drive, like the way it came ou...

windows ssd format

not sure question wasn't migrated :/

Bob

7:55 AM

@Sathya I wonder if even the mods there have can migrate? Cause.. telling someone to cross-post?!

Sathya

@Bob all mods have migration privilege

Bob

@Sathya Then this is just weird.

Journeyman Geek

posted on MAU about it ;p

Sathya