Replace PHP 5.3.3 by PHP 5.5.3
I have a test before to compare the performance of PHP 5.5 and PHP 5.3. The result is PHP 5.5 is 20% faster. Now, I replaced PHP 5.3.3 by PHP 5.5.3 at this server, which my blog is on. The...
Upgrade to WordPress 3.7
It is time to upgrade to latest WordPress 3.7. New features here: Background Updates Automatic updates for maintenance and security updates. Daily updates for developers using nightly builds. Stronger Password Meter New password meter to encourage users to choose stronger...
Reset your Adobe password to protect yourself
Got an email from Adobe, it recommend me to reset the password of Adobe ID. There is an security incident happened this month early. So to minimize the potential harm to user account, it is better to reset password. Important...
PHP Batch Test Result on LEMP
It is the test based on the LEMP, or Linux, Nginx, MySQL and PHP, on Centos 6.4 64bit at Burst.net 1GB VPS. Details about the testing bed: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz, 1 cores, 1GB RAM CentOS Linux 6.4...
Install LEMP on Centos 6.4 64bit at Burst.Net VPS
It is a guide to install LEMP on a Centos 6.4 64bit VPS at Burst.net. It is also working on other VPS. LEMP stands for Linux, NginX, MySQL, PHP. First of all, rebuild the OS on VPS with Centos-6.2-x86_64. Other...
Upgrade Calibre to 1.7.0
It is time to get upgrade from Calibre 1.4.0 to 1.7.0. New Features of 1.7.0 Cover grid: Allow using images as the background for the cover grid. To choose an image, go to Preferences->Look & Feel->Cover Grid. An option to...
Checking Valid Emaill address with Regular Expression
This is an example from Wicked Cool PHP, an very handy book for daily PHP coding. I am reading this book now. It has 12 chapters, total 76 tips.
How to config PHP to secure Web Server
There are certain PHP configuration tat affect security features. The following recommended security configuration options is for production servers. register_globals set to off safe_mode set to off error_reporting set to off disable these functions: system(), exec(), passthru(), shell_exec(), proc_open(), and...
New type of media campaign
There are so many types of media campaigns for advertisement. Like television commercial, posters on the street, web site ads, flyers in store, etc. Today, I would like to introduce a new one, Radioactive Media. RadioActive Media is a marketing...
Huge changes of David Yin’s Blog
It is a hard decision. When you saw this post, this blog is moved to new VPS. It is changed from MovableType to WordPress. First of all. I like changes. Changes make us better. It took me about two days...
Windows Update 2013-10
It is update time again. Microsoft 2013 October updates released. There are 26 important updates on my Windows 7.
RIP MovableType Personal
From SixApart official site, MovableType.com or MovableType.org, there has no link for personal license, which is free for blogger. Now It is time say Goodbye MovableType as a personal blogger. As a senior user of MovableType, I am very sad...
What Activities We Do On Smartphones?
This Infographic is produced by Coupon Audit and YIN Information How we use our Smartphones? More than 50% on Gaming, Weather, Social Networking, and Maps.
How to Install ZPanel on CentOS 6.4 64bit
About ZPanel ZPanel is a free to download and use Web hosting control panel written to work effortlessly with Microsoft Windows and POSIX (Linux, UNIX and MacOSX) based servers or computers. This solution can turn a home or professional server...
Upgrade Calibre to 1.4.0
Only one month, Calibre is from 1.0 to 1.4.0. It looks it start to use the big digit for version number. New Features of 1.4.0 Column icons: Allow the use of multiple icons with column icon rules. You can now...