Recently I have been trying to install some plugins on the Eclipse IDE (I was installing the CDT (C++ toolchain)) and ran into some issues. If you have an issue that looks something like this:
Problem Occurred
An error occurred while installing the items
session context was:(profile=PlatformProfile, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.p2.engine.phases.Install, operand=null –> [R]org.eclipse.ant.ui 3.4.1.v20090901_r351, action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.actions.InstallBundleAction).
The artifact file for osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.ant.ui,3.4.1.v20090901_r351 was not found.
… then you probably want to look here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/477944
The short story is that you will want to install pde and jdt extensions first. Thankfully you’re in Linux so you can do it in one command:
sudo apt-get install eclipse-pde eclipse-jd
…bliss 
Maybe it’s something in the air at the moment, or maybe it’s because the darkness is drawing in early but it appears that all that fumbling in the dark has caused a few data “blunders”. Just when you think there’s something pretty bad coming out of the Apple stable (there appears to be a bug in Snow Kitten that just deletes all your data) but Redmond comes bounding back on to the stage, re-affirming it’s position as the bumbling idiots of IT. Oh yes, Microsoft have managed to “almost certainly” loose all the data that customers paid them to look after.
… we (Microsoft) must now inform you that personal information stored on your device – such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos – that is no longer on your Sidekick almost certainly has been lost
No official line yet on Apple doing similar, but we’re holding tight for Google.
Whilst I’m in the throws of trying to decide for myself whether or not to plump for a new iPhone when it finally comes onto Vodafone it’s painfull to hear that Windows Mobile 6.5 will arrive soon and it’s likely to suck.
I’ve loved my Windows Smartphones for many years now, mainly because of its fantastic integration with Exchange, but iPhone has that now too so what am I left with in Windows?
Decide amongst yourselves.
Some studies I come aacrossare pretty useless, some are very useful and some are between. This study which shoes that works out that people who own Macs, tend to have more money and buy other stuff too. I think the comments explain most of the sentient points and for once, it hasn’t dissolved completely (yet) into a “mac/pc is better than pc/mac”.
Large income households buy more stuff, which includes possibly a Mac. “Mac users have more money” is not necessarily true.
… quackadilly (in the comments)
amen.
Depending on your exposure to all things Geek, you may, or may not have yet come accross a new technology that is being touted as “the new e-mail”. Bold claims like this are nothing new, they just carry more weight when they’re carried by “the big G” (Google).
The new technology is called “Google Wave” and is a pseudo e-mail system that looks something like a constantly updated (dynamic) email. In essence it’s an attempt to solve the problem of ever expanding email messages that get bits added and added, then broken (when the message gets Forwarded to someone outside the original CC), and add some extra functionality. This video (attempts) to give a better description (judge for yourself!)
All clear? Excellent.
OK, so where is it now? Well Google has opened up a “Beta” (an initial implementation that allows them to fix bugs and make it good enough for full public release) and invited 100,000 users to give it a go. Will it catch on? Well who knows. It’s a bold move, and they’ve taken a good step in making it all open source so that others can have have a go making clients and integrating it into whatever system they’re running. Whilst they’re taking a “we’re just trying to make life better” stance, it does, to me, smack a bit of AOL’s attempt to privatise the internet. We like GOOG but we know that they can be just as dangerous as AOL and Microsoft in their quest for world domination. The “Wave-Protocol” is not just the “Wave-Protocol”, it is the “Google Wave Federation Protocol”.
At least you can always “Opt-Out”
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
Has anyone done this? It’s not an easy thing to do with any degree of accuracy.
I’ve been working off my own homegrown financial models, based on a number of KPIs, namely:
- “Organic” Visitors (predicted)
- PPC traffic based on Google Adwords Estimator
- Average Order value (estimated on market knowdlege)
- Average conversion rate (based on data from here)
- Unit shipping costs
- Amortised Returns Factor (A % of gross order intake)
- Card processor margins
- Staff rates etc
Does anyone have any good models built, or some spreadsheets with a better starting point? Would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Matt
Was just hoping any readers could take a second out of their day to maybe do me a favour. I have setup a beta stage for a new revision for the Freetxt site, and I was hoping you could give it a good hammering and let me know how it stands up. The beta is located here and it would be great if you could fire it up and let me know how it goes.
The thing I am most worried about is security. It uses a particular type of authentication and session management that I haven’t used before and I don’t know how hackable it is. Please pass me any feedback in the comments. I know there are some basic layout issues still, but please let me know about broken links, unexpected behaviors or security holes.
Thanks for your time if you can manage it. Much appreciated.
Happy Christmas
Matt
Not tried this yet, but it seems reminiscent of the old GoogSpy (what happened to that. did it become something else in the end do i remember?)
Anyhow, I’ve been hearing good things about this so though I would put it out there and let you test for yourself.