Apr 19

So one day I had the need to programatically resize images using a php webserver. Subsequent research leads me to imageMagick, a port of the java library of the same name. The best part is that the library is Open Source, and therefore freely available to the public at large. A more difficult part was configuring it to play nicely with my local development server, XAMPP running on my MacOS 10.5 box.

With occasional fumbling and chasing after red herrings I eventually succeded in installing the imageMagick library, enabling all kinds of OO image resizing goodness.

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Apr 8

After nearly a week of great anticipation, the wonderful Postal Service (the United kind) delivered my desired computer components to my parent’s house. My mother was in town Saturday, so she decided to bring “that box” with her. Unfortunately she forgot to tell me about it, and I forgot to ask, though I knew that she would likely bring them. As a result, she drove back to their hometown, with “that box” still in her possession. It was a noble effort, at least. I stopped by the next day to finish the delivery, and within a few days, had the opportunity to put the pieces together. The parts list begins after the break.

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