Archive for September, 2009

SOBI2 Joomla and https image problem.

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Installed Joomla with SOBI as a directory module available at

http://www.sigsiu.net/

  1. on the menu  select Components
  2. Sobi2>General Configuration
  3. Entries & Categories Configuration

You can try to change the config key “use_mos_conf_livesite” in the section “compat” in registry editor.

I changed that value from 0 to 1 and it worked.

I found help here:
Article referencing this at www.sigsiu.net



Open url in specific Browser

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

You may have run across sites that require you to use a specific browser to run correctly.

For example Netflix offers instant streaming movies, but you have to use internet explorer. If you forget, you are prompted to open it instead. If you use a different default browser you likely have to go through the hassle of closing and reopening the site in a different browser.

Why not just create a shortcut which does that for you?

Right click your desktop.

Create new shortcut and type the following in the ‘location of the item’ (or substitute wherever you have ie installed)

Make sure to include a space between the browser application executable and the site name.

“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” http://www.netflix.com/

create shortcut

finish shortcut

This will work for other browsers as well, just substitute the browser application location in front of the site address you want to open.

Intellectual property and Eminent Domain

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The concept of government taking private property for the benefit of the community has a long history.

I do find it interesting that no one has ever suggested government TAKE drug patents from the developers, for the common good. Government can take your HOME from you, for a greater good. Why has no one suggested, to cure a sickened healthcare system, public ownership of patents on drugs? Much of the costs in healthcare today are for extraordinarily high prescription drugs. Is eminent domain applicable to this type of public good?

Isn’t it time to reassess the robbery of health insurance, and the profiting at the expense of people who are ill?

What do you think?