User profiles have moved between Windows XP and Vista/Windows 7 so to create portable logon scripts you need to be able to resolve the correct locations of a users Desktop, Favourites etc. Using Wscript.Shell's SpecialFolders property you can return the correct path...
McDonald’s has Ubuntu
Walked in to the McCafe at Greenhills and the screen had Ubuntu running. McOpen Source - Would you like Fries with That?
Using Databases to Store Hierarchical Data
Databases or more correctly how Databases model things in the real world fascinate me. Reading up on the CakePHP Tree Behavior I found a link to Managing Hierarchical Data in MySQL A really good primer on why database tables use a single table to represent...
Another PHP Framework
Haven't used CodeIgniter but a friend mentioned it and after a peruse of http://codeigniter.com/ it appears to be another good option for a PHP Framework... Seems to have a heap of Tutorials also.
CakePHP – A Love Story
The Dream I have been wanting to use a PHP framework for some time to create a database backed website. The First Attempt I looked at Kohana PHP because that's what Gallery 3 is coded in. But because IANAP (I am not a programmer) and I really have not much of an idea...
Don’t look at me I’m hideous – It’s about CakePHP Y’all
How I got into this mess This is what happens when you are learning. Using the sample code from a CakePHP image upload tutorial Beginner getting debug output from PHP Scripts Couldn't figure out how to get meio_upload.php and PHPThumbs debug output to go to screen or...
Resolve UninstallString from Partial DisplayName
I want to automate the removal of an application using a query to the registry using Visual Basic Script (VBS) to get the Uninstall string (the command that would be executed if you went into Control Panel Add/Remove and Un-installed a specific application). I have...
Cygwin startxdmcp.bat – Displays Blank/Black X Window
Cygwin on a Windows 7 Box. Start Cygwin Bash Shell and issue startxdmcp command: startxdmcp.bat 10.12.13.14 # where 10.12.13.14 is the IP of the remote Linux Box # you are trying to get a login window from # try it raw aswell, no change XWin.exe -ac -query 10.12.13.14...
Getting CakePHP working in your Home Directory
This presumes you know about the security implications of having pages served from you home dir and have taken appropriate precautions to stop unauthorized access: # add a new directory section to apache sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default Alias /mapp/...
Cygwin GNU Utils as a Work-a-round for Broken Windows 7 Search
Remember in XP when you could press F3 type in the file contents you were searching for and be confident you would be able to find all the files that contained a search term. That is no longer the case. You can dig around the W7 Search menus and tell Windows 7 to...
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