Sergey, from Ukraine wrote in to the site to point Nginx for Windows users to his 3 add-on programs:

  1. Add-on to install Nginx as a service: NG_SRVINST
  2. Utility to convert from an Apache virtual host to an Nginx server: NG_SITE
  3. Program to manage and control the Nginx service. It automatically restarts if Nginx freezes. Stop, start, and view status in system tray: NG_TRAY

Please check these programs out, and leave comments about what you think. The above pages are in Russian, but have English instructions. Note that I have not tried these programs myself, but and passing these links on in the hopes that if will help other Nginx for Windows users.

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FedEx brought me my Christmas present 6 months and 2 days early, my iPhone4. I know I’m not the only one to put together an article like this, and that some photos are blurry, but hey, I was excited to get my new toy. Clicking a photo will open the original large (~3 MB) photo. Here are my official iPhone4 unboxing photos:

Removing the iPhone4 box from the FedEx box

The iPhone4 box by itself

iPhone4 with the box lid removed

iPhone4 still in the box

Back of the iPhone4 removed from its box

Back of the iPhone4 with box contents

Back of iPhone4 versus iPhone 2G

Front of iPhone4 versus iPhone 2G

Side view iPhone4 versus iPhone 2G

Plugged in iPhone 2g with iPhone4 starting up

Plugged in iPhone 2g with iPhone4 showing iTunes connection screen

iPhone 2G Sync in Progress with locked screen iPhone4

iPhone 2G home screen with iPhone4 Restore in Progress

So what do you think? Are you going to buy an iPhone4? Already ordered or reserved one? Already got yours? Let me know in a comment below. Thanks for stopping by.

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upgrade Upgrade Thesis 1.6 to Thesis 1.7 in 14 stepsThe Thesis theme and framework for WordPress recently released their latest version, 1.7 for download. There are several improvements in this release and the upgrade process from Thesis 1.6 is fairly simple, but there are several steps to carry out a smooth transition to version 1.7.

Step Zero. Before you start the upgrade process, it’s a good idea to backup your WordPress database using phpMyAdmin and if you are nervous and want to save your Thesis settings separately, use the Thesis Settings Export Plugin to save your previous settings.

  1. Download thesis_1.7.zip.
  2. Unzip the thesis 1.7 zip file to your Desktop or somewhere that you can easily find it. The extracted folder is called thesis_17.
  3. Using FileZilla or another FTP client, log into the site you want to upgrade.
  4. Navigate to the /wp-content/themes/thesis_16 directory.
  5. Download the “custom” folder to your local computer to create a backup.
  6. On the remote site, navigate up to wp-content/themes/.
  7. Upload the new Thesis 1.7 folder (/thesis_17) to your /wp-content/themes folder.
  8. Go into the Thesis_17 folder in the /wp-content/themes/ directory on the remote server.
  9. Copy the “custom” directory that you downloaded earlier into the thesis_17 directory.
  10. In the “custom” folder, change the file permissions for “cache” from 755 to 775.
  11. Also in the “custom” folder, change the file permissions for layout.css from 644 to 666.
  12. Inside your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance → Themes, and then activate Thesis 1.7.
  13. Visit the Design Options page from the new Thesis links on the left side of your WordPress dashboard, and make sure that Thesis is not giving you a warning about the file permissions on your layout.css file.
  14. Click the “Big Ass Save” button.

If it is easier for you, you can click here to view video version of this tutorial. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.

Please note that some of the links on this page are affiliate links. I am a Thesis affiliate because I love their product and use it daily. I only endorse and become an affiliate for products that I believe in. This site is running the Thesis framework, and I think every blog and small business website should run Thesis as well.

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