I thought that I’d share my experiences of updating php specifically for fedora core 5, as that’s what’s running on one of my companies dev servers. The reason for the upgrade? Magento eCommerce requires version 5.2 and fedora 5 only has 5.1.6. In the end it’s a very simple process, by sharing it I’m hoping to save you some of the pain.

1. cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
2. wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-fedora.repo
3. yum –enablerepo=remi update php
4. apachectl graceful

PHP 5.2 is now installed and apache has restarted and is now running the newly updated php.

As this update was forced upon me by Magento, there is one further requirement. The mcrypt library.

1. yum –enablerepo=remi install php-mcrypt (don’t yum install php-mcrypt – as this will get you an incompatible version for your newly updated php).
2. apachectl graceful

You should now have version 5.2 of php and Magento will have all of the libraries that it needs to run. Easy when you know how!

FotoViewr. Stunning photo galleries for your Flickr photos. Flash slideshows for your online photos.

Developed in flash and using the papervision 3d library is FotoViewer. A truly beautiful way to browse your facebook or flickr photos. There are a few different methods of viewing, but I’d recommend viewing all of them in fullscreen. Simply stunning.

Techcrunch my daily source of tech news, has a write up showing what the new Firefox mobile browsing experience could be like.

The Firefox team have come up with some really neat twists, that really take into account the constraints placed upon users by mobile devices, like the cumbersome input of text. They partially overcome this with contextual actions that appear when you’d expect them. Checkout the video, or head on over for Techcrunch’s write up.

Firefox Mobile Concept Video from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

BMW’s new concept car GINA Light Visionary Model, is an amazing take on how we look at design, and how we become so accustomed to a way of doing something that we forget why we do it that way. Well in this case not BMW, read more about it here

Graffiti Research Lab » L.A.S.E.R. Tag

These guys are doing some very cool stuff with a projector, lazer pointer and a large building/ canvas.

ThankYouWare: GammaToggle Page

I’ve been alerted to this little app (via Boagworld) for the Mac, which allows you to toggle your gamma settings and see things as if you were on a PC. Macs’ come with Gamma correction, and so when we’re looking at things it all looks great and bright, try not to forget our cousins over on their PC’s they may not see the world as beautiful as it is.

Now there’s no replacement when designing for the web for checking on multiple monitors, but for quick glimpses this may be the tool for you.

ScribeFire: Fire up your blogging

I came across this Firefox extension a short while ago and until today it’s been open as a tab within NetNewsWire. Awaiting me to take action and install. I’ve now done this, and to test out the extensions capabilities I’m posting about it using it!

Usually I use Safari as my browser of choice, but I really want to write more and this may provide the push for Firefox (3).

We all have to start somewhere. And this post is my start, well at least on this blog it is. Many times before I’ve tried. Started well, and then faltered. It’s not as easy as you’d first think writing a blog!

So where have I gone wrong in the past? Well, I think I’ve tried to follow advice. You know the sort. If you want to get and keep readers then keep to a topic/ meme. Write consistently and keep it interesting. All very sound advice I’d have to say. Apart from the bit about keeping to a topic. Perhaps it’s my own fault for taking that too literally, in trying to rigourously follow that rule, I’ve left myself struggling to find things to write.

This time it’s going to be different. This is a general blog, where I’m going to write about anything and everything that’s of interest to me. Be that politics, technology, or anything else out there. I’ve always got an opinion, however misinformed it often is. This blog is going to be my platform to just get it out there.

So where did the blogs name and title come from? Well I’m from the North East of England, and up here there’s a dialogue of spoken English called “Geordie”, I’m not really down with it, but I thought it was a good way to get past the, what should I call my blog? problem.

So translations:

Geordie: Ye knaa what ah mean leik

English: Do you know what I mean?