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Unpack an RPM
Just needed to unpack an rpm on my Ubuntu Box so I could send my brother one of the chkconfig init.d scripts. To do it required the following: sudo apt-get install rpm # need this for rpm2cpio utility rpm2cpio therpmyouwantounpack.rpm | cpio -idmv
Windows CE 5 (Symbol VC5090) Remote Control on a Shoestring
I have a Symbol VC5090 mobile computer. The Symbol remote control client starts at 1400+ AUD and rises from there. So to work around this I Googled for vnc for Windows CE 5. Download efonvnc from sourceforge here. You need the ARM version for the VC5090 Because the...
Joomla Module Position Display
The benefit of having a sister doing web devel. Handy tip on how to see your Joomla Module positions: http://www.cageofwords.com/?p=266
Resize all files using ImageMagick’s convert under Windows
This is a very quick script to resize all files of type jpg to 1024x1024 (longest edge becomes 1024 pixels) and name them "1024-originalfile name.jpg" using ImageMagick for Windows Open a command prompt and cd into the folder containing your jpg's and run the...
Save Energy Go Green
I was reading some Dell promo stuff talking about intel vPro technology which gives the ability to boot a remote computer which has been shutdown as long as it's got a network connection and power to the motherboard. Amazing stuff. And having it would mean you can...
Subversion has it’s uses, and a good Git tutorial
I have just returned to using subversion for my work related documentation. The reasons: subversion in comparison to git allows you to easily check out 1 directory in the repository and then re-commit that back as needed. (because each directory in a subversion...