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HOW-TO: Fix “Multiple AttachmentData objects were returned” errors in Atlassian Confluence

By rsheaves | Published: August 13, 2010
So, if you found this blog post, I assume you’ve run into this particular problem in your installation of Confluence. And you’ve probably also found the Atlassian KB article, RuntimeException Multiple AttachmentData objects were returned when only one was expected, which is only marginally helpful at best. The “resolution” suggested by Atlassian — “Rename the [...]
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HOW-TO: Rip audio CDs to FLAC format with Rubyripper

By rsheaves | Published: August 12, 2010
So, you’ve liberated yourself from the prison of proprietary audio formats like MP3 and decided to move to an open format with growing industry support and a far superior sound quality: you’ve selected FLAC. And if you run a GNU/Linux distro on your computer, there may not be a more bulletproof tool than Rubyripper for [...]
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HOW-TO: Install VirtualBox OSE Guest Additions in Debian testing (squeeze)

By rsheaves | Published: August 8, 2010
For the impatient or inattentiveInstall the virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 package and you’re all set. So, you want to run Debian testing (squeeze) in VirtualBox at a screen resolution higher than 800×600. Admittedly, this is not a complicated problem to solve, which is precisely why this post is so short. But first, note that Beastie is eating a [...]
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HOW-TO: Change the default Thematic navigation bar to display categories instead of pages

By rsheaves | Published: July 24, 2010
So, I figured that tweaking the Thematic WordPress theme that I recently selected as the basis for my blog would present no challenge whatsoever. I mean, it’s PHP, right? Well, yeah, but … The stumbling block Child themes and the filter system. Period. I don’t think I’ve ever stumbled across a less-intuitive design. (Admittedly, this [...]
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HOW-TO: Install Apache Tomcat 6 on FreeBSD 8.0

By rsheaves | Published: July 19, 2010
On a recent whim, I decided to spend a Saturday morning attempting to install Apache Tomcat 6 on FreeBSD 8.0. It turned out that it’s not as straightforward as some GNU/Linux distros*; particularly those that are Debian-based. Through some trial and error, though, I got things working as I liked. *It also turns out that [...]
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