Curl on PHP/Apache/Win7 (64bit)

Technology
I recently  updated my hardware at the office, and i switched from Win7 32bit to Win7 64bit. Almost everything worked fine in the new environment, other than a small/big problem with the curl library in my PHP/Apache installation. The configuration was fine - I was pretty sure I followed all the necessary steps to make it works: enable it in php.ini by removing the leading semicolon in "; php_curl.dll", copying libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll in windows/system32 directory (or somewhere else

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Recipes
This is a recipe my mom ported to Italy from her birthplace - Ethiopia. It's a meat based spicy dish (and my favorite one), using a spice mix called berberè. 1 Kg of meat 1 big onion (chopped in small pieces) 2 hg of butter 2 cans of peeled tomatoes 4 spoons of berberè Melt the butter and the add the onion, making it brown a little. Then add the berberè and mix it all togheter. After it is completely amalgamated, add the meat, mixing, then the tomatoes (keep mixing!). A spoon of olive oil, then

C'mon Apple!

Android
Yesterday I was reading PC World news, and I stumbled across this article: Apple to Samsung: Don't Make Thin or Rectangular Tablets or Smartphones by Melania Pinola (read the article here) I read it, and at first I though it was kind of a joke directed to Apple, until I realized it was true. I read it twice, 'coz I wasn't really sure about it, then I googled around to check the Apple "experts" declaration. Section 2-40 and 2-41 list "suggestions" from Apple to Samsung about how they should

OpenVPN on Android/Galaxy Tab 7

Android
In the last days I was in need to connect to the company network to do "some regulations" (... like Garrus ;) ), and my OpenVPN connection was not working. I tried from my HD2 and I had no problems, so I did my job from there (complaining about having the smaller screen), repromising to myself that as soon as possible I'll had to fix it. Today was time to do, but it was not so easy as I though. The hardware is a Galaxy Tab 7 (GT-P1000), with a custom rom based on Cyanogen 7.1 (kernel 2.6.35.7,

Do you really need to root your Android phone?

Android
The answers is: depends. Well, rooting your phone means getting root level privileges on your android phone. Root is THE user on your droid system, the one who can change system setting, and possibly make your phone stop working ;)   If you are a "standard" user, you don't really need root level privileges on you phone. All the applications you need (Facebook, Twitter, messaging, and so on) will be available to install, and you'll not have to care too much about permissions, other than relating

Galaxy Tab 7"

Android
I finally got a Galaxy Tab 7" and start playing with it. It's a nice tab, small enough to be handled using one hand, and big enough to easily browse web pages or access servers over RDP. But... Yes, there's a "but". After two days of use, I changed my mind about 7" or 10 ". The size matter, and the size is related to the use you'll do of your device. For business and traveling, I think the 7" is more suitable. Small enough to be carried around easily, and the weight doesn't matter too much

Does Android need Antivirus?

Android
In last months on the App Stores (oops... hope Apple didn't mind I used that copyrighted/patented/reserved word!) the Antivirus apps for Android are proliferating. Everyone wants it, just to install and then recognize it slow down so much his droid to make it far less usable than before. But droids really need antivirus?   Actually android virus are very few, cannot widespread as Windows ones, and cannot do much damage to your phone if you don't allow it, giving them superuser permissions on a