So, here are the settings for a Sharp Aquos LC-32D62U LCD TV:

SwitchResX Custom Resolution for Sharp LC-32D62U

They fit really well with my overall scheme except that the pack lacked icons for quite a few of my most used programs. Luckily, he included a .psd template so I created some extra icons. I also redid the Firefox icon to look a bit more snazzy as sometimes the icons can get a bit confusing when they are all white/gray.

Enjoy!

Download .zip of icons here, or .icontainer here, preview below.

In case it wasn’t obvious the icons are for (from left to right, top to bottom): Cyberduck, Textmate, jDownloader, Photoshop, Ventrilo, Firefox, Terminal and Linkinus.

In my last post I mentioned that I had written and lost a php based site to assist media managers in scraping for trailers. One of the issues the media managers face is scraping for movie trailers. The only large and stable enough repositories out there for movie trailers are Apple Trailers, Yahoo Trailers and YouTube. Unfortunately Apple Trailers seems to remove trailers after the movie has been released for a few months and Yahoo trailers doesn’t seem to have a mass of HD trailers or any real structure (although I have not really investigated it). The issue with YouTube is that while there are plenty of movie trailers in HD quality, it would be virtually impossible for the media managers to automatically select the best trailer from the search results.

In steps the php based database. Users can visit the site and add trailers to the database by simply inputting the IMDB ID of the movie and the YouTube URL. The trailer then enters a moderation queue which is then approved/deleted after it has been verified. The media managers then can query my site and are returned with the correct, verified YouTube trailer for that particular movie based on its IMDB ID.

Why am I describing the need for this database and how it works? I have decided to post the source for the php site on github. It is currently almost a base CodeIgniter install as I haven’t had a chance to work on it too much but if you are an experienced php/CodeIgniter developer and feel like chipping in, post a comment and we can talk.

The P5N7A-VM work was moving along nicely this weekend to finish off the current issues involved. I know you all are saying “what could possibly be taking so long?!” but the remaining EHCI+OHCI issues are not a simple or quick fix. I’m sure many of you currently running the P5N7A-VM are experiencing a similar message on -v boot or are experiencing sleep/waking issues. If there is anyone here running a P5N7a-VM with absolutely no auto-sleep/sleep/wake from USB issues, post your kext list, DSDT and BIOS settings.

However, HighJinx from the #natit community suggested I give the CodeIgniter (CI) framework a try when rewriting it. I only started using CodeIgniter yesterday and must say that the framework really speeds up the coding process and makes your code a lot cleaner. The MVC structure might take a little while to get used to but if you have any previous programming experience, it shouldn’t be too difficult. So, if you are new to php or haven’t tried CI yet, give it a try.

What I haven’t been able to find yet is a suitable coding application for php and the CI framework. I tried Dreamweaver, Aptana, Zend Studio, Notepad++ and all have had various problems. If anyone has a suggestion, please post a comment!

I had been using GoDaddy for about a year now and while nothing was ever rally wrong with their service, the site and ftp were a bit slow and their ‘control panel’ was such a mish-mash of links and information that it was always slightly tedious to do anything. Last week I did quite a bit of research into good web-hosts. I did way more research than was necessary and looked at everything from shared hosting, to cloud hosting, to VPS hosting. During my research I came across the full spectrum web-hosting quality from superb to atrocious. I looked at Rackspace, Liquidweb, Midphase, eleven2, OVH, mediatemple among many many others. However, I was smart enough to realise that VPS or cloud hosting was completely overkill for my site and I decided to go with a quality shared host.

After wading through the WebHostingTalk forums I came across SharkSpace. I did not come across a single negative review and all current customers were giving extremely positive reviews. Coupled with the 50% off shared hosting plans for life, I was sold.

I did not expect much from shared hosting but I must say that SharkSpace has been beyond fantastic. The site and ftp are fast, support is almost instant, they use cPanel, the client area is well laid out and easy to navigate, they offer quick install apps (such as this WordPress) – and all for $4.95/mo on the Hammerhead plan. Amazing!

So if you are currently using GoDaddy, BlueHost, etc. etc. I highly recommend moving to SharkSpace.

Now on to some more pertinent information for 98% of you visitors:

I know some of you are simply visiting here waiting for the full install package for your P5N7A-VM to be released and I swear to you it is still being worked on. I have promised that it would be out a few times already but I actually intend to uphold my promise this time when I say that you will be getting it by the end of January.

PS: I do not work for SharkSpace, I simply endorse quality products and services. If my view of SharkSpace changes over the coming months as I use them, I will certainly post about it.