August 2009
16 posts
3 tags
Loathing ms and their product line
Why would ms excel even have an option to ‘export for web’ if they are going to skip random graph labels and other such items. The missed items are not consistent, they are here there and everywhere. I get handed a project that should have been quick, but it is taking over two weeks because we keep finding ways excel messed up our data!
Aug 31st
4 tags
Checking Out Drupal using a bash shell
Checkout a specific Drupal version: $ cvs -z6 -d:pserver:anonymous:anonymous@cvs.drupal.org:/cvs/drupal co -r DRUPAL-6-13 drupal where “6-13” is the name of a particular Drupal release. You find out the name of the most current Drupal version by going to the Drupal.org home page. A complete list of versions is found at:List of core branches and tags. Once you have a copy of the...
Aug 28th
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Aug 28th
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How to copy a mysql database using mysqldump
How to create a copy of a mysql database using mysqldump, create database and source commands and make your tests on that copy of your original (production) database (of course, in case you have one server to test it on). Back-up the original database that you want to “clone” In case you you have a mysql password for user root you need to use mysql(dump) -u root -p dbname and you...
Aug 28th
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http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-... →
Aug 28th
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Advanced BASH scripting guide →
I can hardly wait to learn stuff from here and improve my scripting skills!
Aug 26th
3 tags
Enable remote access to MySQL →
Aug 26th
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Accountability Pal 0.1.1
Accountability Pal 0.1.1 Copyright (C) 2005 Brian C. Wiles. All Rights Reserved. http://www.accountabilitypal.org/ README January 9, 2005 CONTENTS: INSTALLATION FROM SOURCE CODE ON LINUX/UNIX This program is in its early development stages, but it should work for basic web and file sharing monitoring. If you already know what Accountability Pal is and just want to get down to using...
Aug 25th
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Physics for free! →
This is great! I just came across this great website that gives physics lessons, using Java to illustrate the principles… and  Erik Neumann (author of the site) gives you the source code! I could spend all night reading this site, but I have to go to work in the morning!
Aug 20th
5 tags
Sysprep windows vm →
Seriously, why would I want to devote an entire machine to a legacy OS?
Aug 19th
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Bounce Physics
I am not sure if I could possibly exhaust my fascination with the physics of a bounce. There are so many variations on this apparently simple idea.
Aug 13th
Java plugin Fedora →
Aug 8th
2 tags
Fedora keyboard shortcuts →
Aug 7th
4 tags
Accountability software for Linux?
Hmmm… Accountabilitypal looks like an interesting project. Like having x3watch for Linux. There are other projects that I have been looking at: http://www.hanclinto.com/mediawiki/index.php/BarEleazar makes use of the driftnet project. There does seem to be a lack of this software for the Linux platform… Right now I will be investigating NET-responsibility
Aug 7th
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http://fedorasolved.org/post-install-solutions/sudo... →
Aug 7th
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Fedora 11 on the Asus eee 1005ha: no problems
Last night I installed Fedora 11 on my new Asus netbook (1005HA). I couldn’t have been happier, wireless worked, webcam worked, display displayed and I am very relieved to be rid of that nasty default operating system that comes with most computers nowadays… I plan to take this computer to Drupal LA this weekend, so I may set up a localhost to play around with during the conference.
Aug 5th