16
Jul
Formatting Phone Numbers In Crystal Reports
I would think that formatting a phone number would be a pretty standard task in Crystal Reports so I’m not sure why this bit of information was so hard to find on the Internets. But anyway, for my own reference and maybe to help out someone else, here is how Read more
12
Jul
Correcting Vista’s Media Center Black Screen
While trying to use Windows Vista’s Media Center I ran into an interesting problem. The Media Center would run, but not display. I could hear it starting up, and I could hear when my mouse would hover over an active menu item but the only thing I had to look Read more
11
Jul
Change Number of Post On Archive Pages [WordPress]
My love for WordPress is no secret. I love it because it takes the focus off of how to display content and let’s website publishers produce better content. But every now and then there comes a time when you have to get your fingers dirty. I was looking for a way Read more
9
Jul
Resizing Images Using Windows Vista
I upgrade to Windows Vista about a month ago via a new laptop. If I’m being honest, too date I have yet to have very many objections to the new system and I think it is nowhere near as bad as some of my fellow developers have been complaining it Read more
7
Jul
Javascript Problem w/ WordPress Shutter Reloaded Plugin
<!–end sidebar–> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ shutterSettings = { imgDir : 'http://www.paulhobson.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/shutter-reloaded/menu/', imageCount : 1, L10n : ["Previous","Next","Close","Full Size","Fit to Screen","Image","of","Loading..."] } //]]> </script> <script src="http://www.paulhobson.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/shutter-reloaded/shutter-reloaded.js?ver=2.3" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> try{shutterReloaded.init('sh');}catch(e){}</script> </div> For a reason that I can’t figure out, the Shutter Reloaded WordPress plugin echoing out the javascript references at the close of my side bar and not after my content below my body tag. Read more
3
Jul
Top Five Open Source (OS) Applications
From http://www.opensource.org/, the definition of open source is: Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. The advantages to Read more
27
Jun
WordPress 2.8 ‘Insert Gallery’ Functionality
I upgraded this site to WordPress 2.8 and so far I’ve been liking the difference. The biggest improvement is by far the code editor within the application itself. The more advanced features rival some of the tools that I use at work on a daily basis. The whole admin area Read more
12
Jun
Notepad++ Word Count
Notepad++ Word Count Notepad++ has got to be one of my favorite apps out there. Lightweight and powerful, once I got comfortable with it’s behavior I got rid of both Macromedia Homesite and Microsoft Word. The only feature that I’ve been missing was the word and character counter that is Read more
1
Jun
Getting Past FireFox Aggressive Caching
As a web developer caching is a part of my world. It’s something I have to deal with and account for on a regular basis, but lately something has been really getting to me. Does anybody else think that FireFox’s style caching is way to aggressive? While working with Firebug, Read more