Author: Jeremy

  • Pillars of Faith

    Last week in our Disciple II class with Jay (scroll down), he asked us to come up with five verses or passages from the Bible that give us hope and sum up why we are Christians. 1. Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith…

  • Caching With Zend Framework Using Zend_Cache

    Today I taught myself how to use Zend_Cache and implemented it within 20 minutes. It’s super easy and very effective. Take a look at the code sample below and you’ll be up and running in no time.   Step 1: Setup the Cache {code type=php} $frontendOptions = array( ‘lifetime’ => 180, // Cache for 3…

  • How to backup your website

    Everyone knows (or should by now) that cheap web hosts (Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, etc.) don’t backup your data for you. So you’d better do it yourself. If you’re on any respectable host, you should have ssh access to the box. Connect to your box via ssh and run the following commands to create a backup…

  • It pays to be pink. At least Garmin thinks so.

    For my mother’s birthday I purchased a TomTom One 130. The updated maps had the other half of my road, so I was happy it could navigate more efficiently. Tonight I stumbled across a new site called DealWaiter. I plugged in “Garmin Nuvi” and it had a few results but also had a link to…

  • How do you watch your television shows?

    Midway through Heroes: Season 3 I realized how quickly video streaming technology has evolved in the last few years. Think about the multitude of ways you can now get your fix. Regular old TV Digital Video Recorder (DVR): TiVo, MythTV, cable box DVR Hulu YouTube (and other video-sharing sites) NetFlix’s Watch Instantly Networks’ websites (ABC,…