Are you a geek or a nerd?
Detailed look at the terms “geek” and “nerd” here: On “Geek” Versus “Nerd” by burrsettles.
View ArticleDaylight savings is still a joke
Ben Franklin did not seriously suggest Daylight Savings.
View ArticleFormatting of printed addresses
How should you format an address on printed labels and envelopes? Formatting addresses for printing in Australia: Typically, the address should be written in three lines: The top line should contain...
View ArticleMilestone: 40 day streak, 7 Minute Workout
40 days in a row of doing the 7 minute workout. Thanks to two simple apps on the iPhone: 7 Minute Workout Challenge and Lift (or via web).
View ArticleHow to use TextExpander to get GPS co-ordinates
Use TextExpander to get GPS location co-ordinates.
View ArticleHow to fix ssh “Remote host identification has changed” Error
Trying to connect to a host via ssh and I’m getting an error: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @...
View ArticleGet SAMBA running on linux
This article here describes how to get SAMBA running on a Raspberry Pi. The protocol, which is known as the Common Internet File System (CIFS) – but was originally called Server Message Block (SMB),...
View ArticleWhat are EPUB and PDF files, and which one should I use?
EPUB files are one of the most popular ebook formats. They have an advantage over PDF files (discussed below) in that they will reformat their content to the size of your screen. This means that if I...
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Convert multiple Microsoft Excel files to .csv files with 3 clicks
I often get given Microsoft Excel files to import them into a database. Normally we’ll work with the files in the Excel to clean up data (phone numbers, Addresses, Titles, etc) but then save them as...
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Cardinality notation symbols
Cardinality specifies how many instances of an entity relate to one instance of another entity. Information Engineering Source: SmartDraw.
View Article10 Terminal Commands That Will Boost Your Productivity
10 Terminal Commands That Will Boost Your Productivity. Discusses touch, cat, less, curl, tar, gzip, chmod, diff, patch, sudo, man, shutdown, !! and !$. Linux, OSX, Windows.
View ArticleHow to knock off a Saddleback Leather bag
How to knock off a Saddleback Leather bag. Pure. Gold. :)
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Why keeping data clean in a database is important
Every user of a database is responsible for ‘gardening’ the database, removing the ‘weeds’, watering and maintaining it. Otherwise this sort of thing occurs. Dad gets OfficeMax mail addressed ‘Daughter...
View ArticleQuick and easy graphs on Mac OS using GraphSketcher
Quick and easy graphs on Mac OS using GraphSketcher. Now open source.
View ArticleTypeScript – application scale JavaScript
TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript development. TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript. Any browser. Any host. Any OS. Open Source. Looks...
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Secret to creativity, intelligence is being able to make connections
The secret to creativity, intelligence and scientific thinking: Being able to make connections. Picture source.
View ArticleOn April 8, 2014, support and updates for Windows XP will no longer be available
On April 8, 2014, support and updates for Windows XP will no longer be available.
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