Just found an annoying feature of using GMail via IMAP. (Not sure if it's a problem via the web interface) Say you send an email with someone in the To: field and many people in the BCC: field To: ToRecipient1 BCC: recipient1, recipient2, recip3, etc When you send the...
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Piwik Dreamhost Cron Job Dieing
My Dreamhost Piwik archive.sh cron job has been failing with an error: php binary not found. Make sure php5 or php exists in PATH. I presume this is due to dreamhost changing the PATH env not to include /usr/local/bin so the Piwik archive.sh code is not finding the...
Excuse Me While I have a Nerd Moment
Just having a lunch in a local Rutherford Cafe. There doesn't seem to be a free WiFi Service anywhere around so I've turned on my HTC Desires Hotspot capability and am now on the web writing this. I'm using a HP Mini 110 which came with Windows 7 and Splashtop...
Ubuntu Installation from USB key onto a CD/DVD Driveless Computer
I have a small form factor PC which has an SSD and NO CDROM which I'm trying install Ubuntu 10.10 onto. I tried to copy the ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.iso to a USB Key using unetbootin but when I started the install it complained of needing to find a CDROM and would not...
Access the contents of an ISO on Windows 7
I have been Googling for the past half hour "CD Mounter", "ISO Mount", "Virtual CD for Windows 7", "How can I open a CD/DVD ISO on Windows 7" and found Virtualclone Drive from Slysoft which does the job of mounting a CD/DVD ISO as a drive letter. However I have also...
I just like tables – All right?
I've tried over time to get into using CSS and the appropriate html tags to create tables but in the I want a table. So I've installed the "WP-Table Reloaded" plugin and now I have a wonderful and simple jQueryised interface within wordpress with which to generate and...
HP Mini 110
Just got a HP MINI 110-3538TU Netbook so I can connect back to Work in Australia if needed when I am away from site. Pro's It's small and portable Windows 7 Starter seems to have all that I need (Windows PPTP VPN, Remote Desktop Client (mstsc.exe)). I have installed...
Progress SQL SELECT into file
The things you learn. Send your Select statement to a file using Progress SQL OUTPUT TO myfile.txt. SELECT * FROM MasterTable WITH EXPORT. Perform a self join (alt is the alternate name of the table you are self joining) SELECT MyTable.Name, MyTable.Sales-Rep,...
The Telarah Times Goes Mobile
I have an Android based HTC Desire Phone. I use it to read the news in the mornings after waking up. One of the frustrations I have found is trying to read web pages that are designed for people with 19" to 24" monitors on the tiny Android screen. I appreciate when a...
Before I forget – Sending POST variables using jQuery
You can pass in POST variables as follows with key=value pairs thusly: $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "some.php", data: "name=John&location=Boston", success: function(msg){ alert( "Data Saved: " + msg ); } }); or using an object var ref_num_url =...
