Get iPlayer basic commands

install: sudo apt-get install get-iplayer

search: get_iplayer [name-of-programme]

download: get_iplayer --get [number-of-programme, ex: 123]

radio: get_iplayer --type=radio digital [name-of-programme]

with subtitles: get_iplayer --subtitles  --get 123

subtitles only:  get_iplayer --subsonly --get 123

 

Old website: http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer (read more)

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Blackberry and Google Mobile Sync : Can't synchronise after wiping out Calendars

The solution:

  • Calendar > (menu) Options and type wipe 
  • Google Sync > (menu) Options > Reset Calendar Sync
  • Google Sync > Sync now

The story:

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Display Taxonomy Term Description in Drupal 6

Unless one is versed coder, there's no easy way to display Taxonomy Term description in Drupal 6. all of the online posts would involve some sort of coding.

But then I found some clues, and finally solved the problem with TVI: Taxonomy View Integrator

It provides an easy way to have your taxonomy description appear on the Taxonomy's page.

Download and install (from the above link) as usual in /sites/all/modules. (read more)

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Site5 and Cron: Drupal 6 & 7

Cron jobs on site5 are placed in the Programming Centre. You can also type 'cron' in the search box and the link to the relevant page will appear.

It's a straightforward and easy to setup, providing you know the commands that you need to enter

In Drupal 6, the command

wget www.mysite.com/cron.php

should work.

For Drupal 7, go to /admin/reports/status and near the top you will see a link for external Cron run, that looks something like this: (read more)

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Notice: Undefined index... in Drupal 7 & Search 404 module

I installed the Search 404 module on Drupal 7 and started getting the following notices, whenever the Search 404 would run:

Notice: Undefined index: module in ds_search_form_search_form_alter() (line 387 of ~/sites/all/modules/ds/modules/ds_search/ds_search.module).
Notice: Undefined index: module in custom_search_form_alter() (line 103 of ~/sites/all/modules/custom_search/custom_search.module).
(read more)

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Upload file and memory limit php: Drupal on Godaddy.com

Yes, this takes some time to make it working.

After spending 3-4 hours on the net, I finally managed to increase the File Upload as well as the Post Max size limits; also the memory Limit. Solved!

The beginning

Godaddy (Linux package)  limits are as follows:

File upload = 8 mb; maximum post size = 64 mb; memory limit = 64 mb.

Back in 1and1, I used to put a php.ini file in every drupal installation (root of a website), with the following simple script: (read more)

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MobileMe for Linux: easy

My wife needs full access to Mobileme on Linux (Mint, Ubuntu based) because of her work.

I tried User Agent switcher for Firefox, following this post - it didn't work (she couldn't upload).

I tried something similar on Chromium, following some other post - didn't work.

I tried installing Safari 5 on Linux via Wine - didn't succeed.

I tried installing Safari 4 via Wine - I was told that a "newer version is already installed"... (read more)

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Lilypond tweaks: Lines

Slur: a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato (smoothly). (Wikipedia)

A slur is a curve drawn across many notes. The starting note and ending note are marked with ( and ) respectively. (Lilypond)

a4( b16)

Options: (read more)

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Drupal 7 tweaks

I was searching for this one several times. Found it here:

Clean urls on Drupal 7 with 1and1.

When I go the Clean URLs form there is no "Enable or disable the Enable clean URLs checkbox". All I get is: (read more)

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Lilypond tweaks: Repeats

Common repeat:

\repeat volta 2
{ a b c d }


Repeat with volta

\repeat volta 2 {a b c d }
\alternative {
{ a b c d}
{ a b c d}
}


Repeat a number of bars:

\repeat percent 4
{ a b c d | a b c d}


To show numbers above the repeated bars, put this before the repetions begin:

\set countPercentRepeats = ##t

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