Mark Headrick's Blog

Blog has been upgraded to WordPress v2.6!

MarkRH — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:37:14 +0000

Yep.. that time again to upgrade my blog to the latest version, WordPress v2.6. Once again, I had to edit the /wp-includes/vars.php to force $is_apache to true because the server software reports back as WebServerX. Following is the server detection part of the script:

// Server detection
 
/**
 * Whether the server software is Apache or something else
 * @global bool $is_apache
 */
//$is_apache = ((strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache') !== false) || (strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'LiteSpeed') !== false)) ? true : false;
$is_apache = true;
 
/**
 * Whether the server software is IIS or something else
 * @global bool $is_IIS
 */
$is_IIS = (strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Microsoft-IIS') !== false) ? true : false;

Other than that, the upgrade went smooth!

Four more movies added to DVD collection.

MarkRH — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:27:35 +0000

The movies I had lent to my parents have been returned so I can now add them to my DVD/Home Theater page. They are:

In addition to the front DVD cover, I have also included a trailer. I will admit that some of the trailers with these last eight additions are not as good as some of the previous ones; however, the process took much less time and effort as I just downloaded existing flash trailers I found on the IMDb site versus making my own from better quality source material. I might see if I can find a better source to use as these seem to be 25fps and if memory serves the Pathfinder one has an audio problem in the middle of it. Anyway, while I was at it, I also updated some of the content on my DVD/Home Theater page.

Four movies added to DVD collection.

MarkRH — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:28:35 +0000

As I had mentioned previously, I’ve purchased some new DVDs and here’s four of them that I’ve added to my DVD/Home Theater page:

I have some additional movies left that I need to add; however, those are currently being borrowed by my folks; thus, I don’t have the DVD covers I can scan in at the moment. All of these movies have a trailer available for viewing as well. Cloverfield and National Treasure I bought new. Delta Farce and Flags of Our Fathers I bought as part of a 4 for $20 deal of previously viewed movies at Block Buster.

Photo Gallery has been upgraded to Gallery2, version 2.2.5

MarkRH — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:25:52 +0000

My photo gallery has been upgraded to Gallery2, version 2.2.5 which includes a number of security patches and fixes. The upgrade went smooth and without a hitch!

Samsung LN52A650 52″ Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV added to Home Theater

MarkRH — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:27:26 +0000

Well, after many years of wanting to get a widescreen TV, I finally bought myself one! It is a Samsung 52″ 1080p LCD HDTV, model LN52A650. I’ve had it about a month and love it! As it turns out, according to the AVS Forum, it is one of the better models to get. Needless to say I’ve been watching a lot of movies on it lately. I am actually behind on adding movies that I’ve bought to my website. I’ll get around to adding those later.

I currently have my Denon DVD-2200 DVD player and Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8240HDC DVR cable box connected to my Denon AVR-3806 A/V receiver, via component cables which are then connected to the TV via component cables. On the right is an image from my DVD player I took while watch Star Wars Episode III.

I have learned much concerning HDTV since purchasing this and following the AVS Forums and will most likely write another article concerning what I have learned about all this HDTV business.