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Stopwatch Timer Using VBScript / WSH
Where I work, we run some pretty CPU-intensive reports. Users access the reports by clicking a web link, after which the server queries the hell out of database and then returns a neatly rendered PDF....
View ArticleElapsed Timer Using Pure DOS (MS-DOS)
A while back, I discussed a Windows Script Host script for printing elapsed time updates to the terminal screen. It was more a mental exercise for me than something I thought would wow my readers, but...
View ArticleCreate a Distinct Ordered List From an Unordered Duplicate List Using DOS...
As I've stated in previous posts, I'm often forced to use minimalist tools to accomplish a job. In this installment, I challenged myself to deduplicate a list of random numbers (or any values, really)...
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jQuery CDN Boilerplate Starter Templates
*** Template files with pointers to all 25 themes are linked below! *** I use jQuery for a handful of small projects. I do a lot of proofs of concept, and I like to start with a fresh HTML file for...
View ArticlejQuery Hosted UI Themes and Code
This post lists simple copy/paste boilerplate jQuery HTML from which to pull <HEAD> entries. Utilize your choice of CDN from Google, Microsoft, or jQuery. And if you want some pre-made...
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Excel VBA Range to CSV (Range2Csv) Function
Do you ever have to take a list of values provided in Excel (or raw text) and massage them into a comma-separated list? I find myself doing this A LOT. And it usually involves taking a very...
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Fix Firefox Empty Printer List on Debian Squeeze 64-bit
I recently installed Debian Squeeze (6.0.3) 64-bit, running XFCE. While using Firefox 9 (and 10), I found that my CUPS printers weren't showing up in Firefox's print dialog box. All I wanted to do...
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Dynamic Javascript for Multi-Variable Calculations, Used in Loan Calculation...
There's an interesting site I developed a while back for when I was refinancing a mortgage loan. I'd conceptualized it years ago, but hadn't actually set aside the time to build it out. That changed...
View ArticleChanging a Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name in Virginia
I am a small business owner, and I recently went through the chore of changing my company name. The original name I chose was a hasty decision, so I wanted something I'd be a little happier with. The...
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Resolve jQueryUI and Twitter Bootstrap Button Conflict
I've gone through many design iterations with my side project, LoanGrid.net. jQueryUI has been my widget library of choice, but I've recently begun experiments integrating Twitter Bootstrap with my...
View ArticleExecute Document Ready Code on Angular Partials/Views
I'm dabbling with a rewrite of LoanGrid.net, and I'm considering using a single-page app approach with Angular JS as my foundation. An issue I ran into when using views (aka "partials") is that the...
View ArticleDoes 1&1 Store Unencrypted (clear text) Passwords?
Something alarming happened to me yesterday. I’ve been hosting my web sites with 1&1 for years. They offer some very low rates for monthly web hosting– particularly for people like me who don’t get...
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Installing DD-WRT on Rosewill RNX-N150RT Router
I doubt I’m going to break new ground with this post, but I like to use this blog to capture info I’ll use down the road, so here goes. I recently purchased a Rosewill RNX-N150RT router, which is...
View ArticleUpgrade Debian 6 “Squeeze” to Debian 7 “Wheezy”
I’m no linux guru, so when it came time to upgrade my 2 linux boxes, I was a little nervous at first. In the past, I had never stuck with the same distribution for very long, so “upgrading” really just...
View ArticleInstall Brother DCP-7020 Printer on Debian or Ubuntu
Here are some super easy steps for getting your Brother DCP-7020 printer to work with Debian or Ubuntu. Note that getting the scanner to work is a separate effort, which I might detail in a later...
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Install Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox Manually on Debian 7
I have a general disdain for Flash-based applications. But unfortunately, certain sites like Google Finance and Yahoo! Finance seem to like Flash for chart presentation. I had previously installed the...
View ArticleApache and mod_rewrite on Debian
I was recently trying to run a web application I cloned from GitHub, and it wasn’t working. While I’m pretty familiar with Tomcat, this was the firs time I’d tried to use Apache, and I almost didn’t...
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Fix for Android Clock App Crashing after Lollipop Update
Summary: If Android “stock” Clock app starts crashing after a system update to Android Lollipop, you can fix it with the three simple steps listed below. I use a Samsung Galaxy S4 device, and it...
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