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03/31/2008 07:18 AM
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IMHO, DIY OCR is NP
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I always have a need here or there for some quick and easy OCR work. I used to use a combination of djpeg.exe and gocr.exe to handle my occasional conversion of text from images to text.
There are now a lot more newer programs out there that are a lot easier that those two files and [...]
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01/31/2008 07:00 AM
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Debugging Javascript
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I have always used Firebug (a firefox extension) to debug my javascript applications. However, it appears that the Dojo 1.0.x libraries load javascript via AJAX mechanisms. Firebug does not support the debugging of JavaScript that is loaded via AJAX.
Luckily there is a workaround. There is another firefox extension by the name of fireclipse that [...]
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01/04/2008 02:14 PM
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Remote Debugging with PHP
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A few years ago I found a way to do remote debugging with Komodo and XDebug. However, my latest efforts to repeat that have been futile.
I decided to go down a different route this time and try it with EasyEclipse for PHP. NOTE: for this entry I am using WAMP5 on my local [...]
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01/04/2008 09:55 AM
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Get Bigger: Expanding your VMWare Hard Drive
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I recently needed to expand the main drive that one of my Virtual Machines was using. I didn’t find any built in menu options that allowed this, but I did find that VMWare has an external utility that does this for you.
Information on the Virtual Disk Manager can be found on their website at:
WMWare Virtual [...]
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12/28/2007 05:39 AM
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Simple CLI Batch File for Handbrake
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I currently have a Palm Treo that I use for everything in my life. One of its many uses is to watch TV series while I exercise.
Of course, to be legal, I buy the DVD set of a TV series off of ebay or Amazon.com. Then comes the problem of ripping them to [...]
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12/20/2007 08:16 AM
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GMAIL Searches: Where did I put that email?
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Gmail has recently improved the way in which you can search for your email messages. With the various search operators and terms you are bound to quickly and easily find exactly the email message you are searching for.
Here are some of the commands I use:
from:
from: mindy {finds all messages from mindy}
to:
cc:
bcc:
to: jack@wishtips.com {finds all messages [...]
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12/18/2007 05:23 AM
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Shell Improvements for Windows
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I recently came across details regarding the future command shell for Windows starting with Windows Server 2008. This long overdue shell replacement is being made available as a download for Windows XP and Vista.
More Information on the shell can be had on this Power Shell link.
You can download the shell from the Shell [...]
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10/01/2007 01:23 PM
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Do you need an Upgrade?
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I recently was trying to work out a problem wherein I was supposed to determine the version of a directory of MSI files. The catch was that I needed to do so on the command line rather than with fancy gui MSI tools.
After searching for over a day for a good tool, I decided [...]
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09/12/2007 02:33 PM
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Who said I should share?
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There are times when I am working with windows that I want to lock down the workstation in such a manner that I do not want to have any file sharing enabled.
Recently I heard of a way to disable simple file sharing from the registry. Of course, you try this at your own risk!
Simply [...]
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06/28/2007 08:51 AM
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Being Fickle with Directories - pushd & popd
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Ever get in a Linux directory and realize that you like this directory, but you need to take a quick little fling in a different one? Your current directory can’t give you what you need at that moment, but you know you want to come right back to it when you are done.
Well, throw [...]
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