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Convert anything to Tree Structures in PHP

I recently faced a programming challenge that almost broke my brain. I needed to create a function that could explode any single-dimensional array into a full blown tree structure, based on the delimiters found in it's keys. Tricky part was size of the tree could be infinite. I called the function: explodeTree. And maybe it's best to first look at an example.

Upgrade any version of Ubuntu Desktop

I often hear about people who want to upgrade their version of Ubuntu with tools like apt-get, but if you run a desktop version of Ubuntu, there is a much better tool called update-manager. There are a lot of ways to upgrade Ubuntu. But this one is the best.

Upgrade to Ubuntu Gutsy with Compiz-Fusion

In Ubuntu Feisty I've been using compiz-fusion from Treviño’s Ubuntu Repository in combination with a nVidia driver provided by Envy like in this how-to. Running those cutting edge Feisty versions allowed me to have all the nice features that were being developed and lose some bugs that persisted in stable versions, like black windows & strange borders.

But two months ago I upgraded to Gutsy and you will be happy to know that Ubuntu Gutsy has got every awesome feature & bugfix in it's ...


Disable snapping windows in compiz-fusion

Running compiz-fusion for some time, one thing started to annoy me. Snapping windows. The first thing I obviously looked for was the Snapping Windows Plugin. But that was already disabled. I'm blogging the setting that controls this behavior because it took me some time to find it, I think other people may find it contra productive as well.