*NIX

Where to get LDAP Explorer

Working with LDAP is not as easy as I expect. I do need to have a good frontend to handle LDIF. There are several LDAP GUI Applications available in public domain but the easiest one should be web-based software solution. One main reason is to run it on localhost without graphical interface like X server and so on. The most popular one I know is called LDAP Explorer which is available for so long and it is a kind of old project. Right now, it is not easy to find and download this software because the main web site (igloo.its.unimelb.edu.au) has been downed for a while. Anyway, I have found a valid one eventually.

How to clone LCD to projector using fglrx

Even though I used IBM ThinkPad T43 for a month, I just have a chance to give a short talk and presentation in this week. So I have to show my slide on a projector. Anyway, Fn+F7 didn't work as expect like I did in BenQ as well as amdcccle which didn't help. Eventually, I find a right way through command line interface. Note that I use driver from ATI, fglrx 8.38.6.

How to configure laptop hotkey in Ubuntu

Today I have a little trouble. All hotkeys of my T43 didn't response my finger by displaying on-screen display. Instead, it was just nothing happen. After investigated 2 hours, I found a solution. It is hotkey-setup.

How to display user's fullname in Drupal

By default, Drupal will have only username and password for such a user. Whenever username is displayed, it will try to call a theme funtion namely username by specified $node. If you want to display user's fullname instead, you have to customize a little bit.

How to manually sort table in Drupal

Drupal provides powerful and flexible built-in table sort functionality. However, it will only work with database query through standard db_query() and pager_query(). In many cases, rows are fetched from external system, e.g., mailbox. We may add a few lines to get the same behavior.

How to compile PHP for Plesk

I would like to enable mbstring and/or iconv in PHP running on Plesk. This is a painful process. I have to compile and install lots of packages. The most important thing is the configure. Note that this host is FreeBSD.