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Eclipse square bracket [] problem
Saturday, June 6, 2009 18:04 No CommentsSome people will experience a problem with Eclipse when trying to close the square brackets []. Eclipse will complain about not beeing able to evaluate a text selection and it won’t allow you typing that closing bracket. I got frustrated a bit because of not knowing whats going on. It wasn’t possible to write simple [...]
Douglas Crockford: “The JavaScript Programming Language”
Friday, June 5, 2009 19:29 No CommentsIn 4 videos Douglas Crockford gives us a very good overview of Javascript. A must view material for everyone new to Javascript. Douglas Crockford: “The Javascript Programming Language”
WordPress 2.7 – Missing the Visual Editor
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 21:07 No CommentsAfter upgrading to wordpress 2.7, suddenly the Visual editor was missing. After doing a search about it on google, I realized that others had the same problem. Some suggested to reupload all the files, to turn off all plugins etc, but nothing helped. But the answer was easier then that. By clicking on the user [...]
DatePicker – Mootools date picker control
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:35 No CommentsA very interesting and usefull date&time control. Its very small with only about 15kB, easy to install, skinnable and very configurable. DatePicker website
The Mootorial – A Mootools Tutorial
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:26 No CommentsThe Mootorial presents an extensive overview of the mootool javascript framework. A must read for all new motoolers.
Know your Website Neighbors
Saturday, December 6, 2008 17:45 No CommentsMyIpNeighbors.com is a tool that lets you find out what other websites your hosting company hosts under the same IP address.
Linux/Unix File & Folder Permissions
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 18:04 No CommentsFile and Folder permissions on *unix like systems.
Vi editor – Commands
Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:15 No CommentsVi is a Unix/Linux terminal based text editor. Despite its overhelming features it is still popular among Unix administrators. I’ll mention some of the most used commands.
Nude show to prevent terrorism?
Friday, October 31, 2008 2:04 No CommentsOn some airports throughout the globe full body scanners are used in the battle against “terrorism”. These scanners are capable of projecting an image of a passenger’s naked body. Those images reveal not only our intimate body parts but also possible medical details that might be humiliating. That degree of
Satellite tracking data
Monday, September 15, 2008 2:07 No CommentsSatellite tracking data sources – NORAD TLE Sets – Gpredict (Real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction application) – Google Earth Satellite Plugin