Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Part of my job entails working with multiple Excel spreadsheets simultaneously. You would think with four monitors I would have no trouble. For whatever reason, Microsoft decided that Excel will open all spreadsheets in the same instance of Excel, causing it to be nearly impossible to quickly glance back and ...
Posted in Annoying, DIY, IT, Microsoft, Software | No Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Today I taught myself how to use Zend_Cache and implemented it within 20 minutes. It's super easy and very effective. Take a look at the code sample below and you'll be up and running in no time.
Step 1: Setup the Cache
{code type=php}
$frontendOptions = array(
'lifetime' => 180, // Cache for 3 minutes
'automatic_serialization' ...
Posted in Amazing, PHP, Programming, Software, Web Development, Zend Framework | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Everyone knows (or should by now) that cheap web hosts (Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, etc.) don't backup your data for you. So you'd better do it yourself. If you're on any respectable host, you should have ssh access to the box.
Connect to your box via ssh and run the following commands ...
Posted in Backup, DIY, Hosting, IT, Linux, Programming, Software, Technology, Web Development | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Midway through Heroes: Season 3 I realized how quickly video streaming technology has evolved in the last few years. Think about the multitude of ways you can now get your fix.
Regular old TV
Digital Video Recorder (DVR): TiVo, MythTV, cable box DVR
Hulu
YouTube (and other video-sharing sites)
NetFlix's Watch Instantly
Networks' websites (ABC, CBS, ...
Posted in Amazing, DVR, Entertainment, Google, Hardware, Hosting, Software, TV, Technology, Web Development | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
My back yard is full of bare spots so I thought it was time to re-seed. Since Walmart is usually cheaper than the competition, I check there first when I need something. I searched for "grass seed" on Walmart.com and got results that couldn't have been more off.
Related posts:Speed Up ...
Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
For some reason, Microsoft decided it would be fun to make it nearly impossible to view the HTML source of an email in Outlook.
Below are the convoluted steps to make it accessible. Most of the steps are for the initial setup which makes a new icon available ...
Posted in Annoying, Depressing, IT, Microsoft Outlook, Ridiculous, Software, Web Development | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Viruses can be tricky. Even if your anti-virus software is kept up-to-date on a daily basis it may not catch the newest threats. What would you do if a virus infected your computer? That depends. Can you run a virus scan? Can you even login? I ran into that problem ...
Posted in Annoying, Depressing, IT, Software, Virus | No Comments »
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Do you have an economy-grade website host? Me too. BlueHost is great for only $6.95 per month but its response times and transfer rates are terrible. Fear not — Amazon S3 to the rescue. For pennies a day you can supplement your cheap website host using ...
Posted in Amazing, Annoying, Blog, DIY, Deals, Entertainment, Hardware, Hosting, IT, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Unfortunately, many websites that collect email addresses do so without your best wishes in mind. Case and point: I decided to help meetup.com this evening by clicking on one of their sponsored ads. Because of the way Google AdWords/AdSense works, the ad hoster may not get any revenue ...
Posted in Ads, Annoying, Depressing, Ridiculous, Software, Web Development | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Thanks to Paul Reinheimer for sneakily tagging me.
I made it to the state tennis tournament 3 out of 4 years in high school.
I read the entire DOS manual when I was 5.
I've owned a house since I was 23.
In 1993 and 1994 I saw every state in the U.S. and ...
Posted in Flash, Gaming, House, Life, Programming, Relationships, Software, Stocks, Vacation | 2 Comments »
RSS Feed