Serious Japery http://www.apurvap.com/blog Apurva Pangam's happy mediums Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:07:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Changing Sender Email – PHP Mail Function http://www.apurvap.com/blog/2011/06/changing-sender-email-php-mail-function/ http://www.apurvap.com/blog/2011/06/changing-sender-email-php-mail-function/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.apurvap.com/blog/?p=111 Pretty simple function and an elegant use of parameters/optional header fields in order to achieve the look of sending an email from a particular email address/sender using the PHP mail method.

$Name = “Your Name”; //senders name
$email = “your-email@adress.com”; //senders e-mail address
$recipient = “PersonWhoGetsIt@emailadress.com”; //recipient
$mail_body = “The text for the mail…”; //mail body
$subject = “Subject for reviewer”; //subject
$header = “From: “. $Name . ” <" . $email . ">\r\n”; //optional header fields

mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $header); //mail command

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Anyway, after a decent struggle trying to connect Sequel Pro to my Bluehost database, I found Jason’s post and similar information in a Bluehost forum that didn’t come up in searches as easily.

First, add your IP to Cpanel > Databases > RemoteMySql. Bluehost makes it simple by letting you hit the Add button next to the autodetected IP.

Second, in Sequel Pro:
Host: your domain name (without the http://www)
Port: 3306
username: database_username
password: database_password

Hope this helps!

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But I just got this email to reset my password, and it also made me smile about the increasing UX maturity of Deloitte’s IT Services.

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A recent trip down to Paso Robles ended up being a fantastic time – visiting some new wineries, and getting to know my own tastes better. Places I ended up visiting:

  • Turley
  • Ortman Family Cellars
  • Cregors
  • Fratelli Perata
  • Peachy Canyon
  • Lone Madrone
  • A J Spurs
  • La Mexicana 2

The highlight of the trip was finding a winery whose wine club I plan to join. It’s really rare to find a place with all good wines in their repertoire. Pictures of the trip are up on my flickr!

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So the check marks on the list have actually started. The first one to go is #20 – a 50 mile bike ride.

And usually while you’re checking off things, you should do it for a good cause as well. So today’s bike race for the American Diabetes Association was worth it. Along with Chris, Cyndie & Adam – this was a race that was fun, exciting, and quite tiring.

Time to get back to checking more off the list.

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  1. Experience the Spain countryside
  2. Travel across at least 3 countries in Asia (preferably with my mom/dad)
  3. See the Niagara Falls, from both sides
  4. Drive up the Pacific Coast Highway from San Diego to Seattle
  5. Spend a weekend in the Oregon wine country
  6. Eat at The French Laundry
  7. Learn to speak Spanish to an okay proficiency level
  8. Donate blood
  9. Find a place to volunteer on a regular basis
  10. Discover an amazing new band in the city
  11. Spend a day at a gorgeous beach – nothing but eating, playing, drinking, and enjoying the sunset
  12. Collect a really meaningful art piece
  13. Go fishing in the pacific northwest
  14. Learn to swim better
  15. Take a dance lesson
  16. Complete a 10 mile day-hike where the view from the top is breathtaking
  17. Grow an urban garden
  18. Party all night in New York till I see the sun rise
  19. Go see a ballet or opera
  20. Do a 50+ mile biking trip
  21. Brew a Flemish sour ale, only to make me appreciate the Duchesse de Burgogne even more
  22. Prepare an amazing 5+ course meal for two
  23. Teach someone to cook independently
  24. Design & launch a meaningful product or service that others will use
  25. Make a new friend
  26. Build a tangible piece of art
  27. Make veal stock from start
  28. Learn & practice yoga
  29. Open up my life and heart to someone
  30. Help a complete stranger for the good

So there we go. Not vastly unlike lists you’ve never seen. It’s all about starting to check it off. Pictures shall serve as proof.

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The need for the outlet of thought, formulation of ideas and execution of work is what is making me do this a third time around.

It’s been sometime now that I’ve been trying to take some time out to write – some time to put some ideas to screen. The roadblocks this time, as always, tend to be topical, than purely time constrained. So here goes, a simple list of topics I’d like to start touching upon, as a recap of learnings and insights.

- Designing in the economic trenches, and how this can affect our future (sustainable design, designing better processes)
- Food, and how everyone is becoming a foodie
- Cooking through philosophy, deconstruction at its best
- Reducing waste, the carbon footprint
- Exploring a new city – San Francisco
- Living healthier – the half marathon challenge
- Finding happiness – gratitude, love, and the need of solitude

These should be a good start to things to archive here – finer brush strokes of the everyday life.

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