first_page the funky knowledge base
personal notes from way, _way_ back and maybe today
  1. Windows NTFS/FAT32: “How do I change the format type (file system) of a hard drive in Windows?”; wdc.custhelp.com
  2. Microsoft Word 2003/2007: “In Microsoft Word, what is the Spike, and how do I use it?”
  3. Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007: Removing All Smart Tags
  4. Windows 98: “How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode”
  5. NetBeans 5.x/6.x: “What are the NetBeans startup parameters?”
  6. Netbeans 5.x/6/x: “The default font size used in menus, dialogs, views, etc. is too small. Can I make it bigger?”; NetBeans Start Up Parameter --fontsize
  7. Krzysztof Cwalina: The Definition of “Framework”
  8. Visual Studio Team System and CodePlex.com: The Destroy Command is Not Available on CodePlex.com
  9. Visual Studio 2005/2008: “* Assembly Version vs Assembly File Version”; Vikas Goyal
  10. PHP: A Few “Magical” Constants
  11. KLV: Jhn 12:8 on Poverty; A Verse in the Bible Used to Justify the Existence of Poverty
  12. UriBuilder Inserts Multiple Question Marks in Query Strings; C# Cookbook
  13. VMware Workstation 5.x: Installing VMware Tools build-91707 with Compilation on Ubuntu 6.06, Kernel 2.6.15-52-386
  14. Ubuntu 6.06: “Add a User on Ubuntu Server”; howtogeek.com
  15. Ubuntu 6.06: sshfs and fuse: an attempt to mount a cygwin drive; howtogeek.com
  16. bash: “Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash (Command Shell for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Redhat, Linux, etc)”; howtogeek.com
  17. VMWare Workstation: Keyboard Shortcuts; howtogeek.com
  18. vi: Keyboard Shortcuts; keyxl.com
  19. Jacob H. Carruthers, MDW NTR: Divine Speech; Chapter 1: Modern African Thinking about African Thought; A constructive critique of George G.M. James, his Stolen Legacy; p.20
  20. Team Foundation Source Control Command-Line Notes
  21. Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2000 Compatibility Problem: SQL 2005 CREATE TABLE Syntax Fails in SQL 2000
  22. XPathDocument.XPathNavigator Throws NotSupportedException for AppendChild() and AppendchildElement() Methods
  23. C# Code: Using System.IO.FileStream and System.IO.StreamWriter to Write a String to a File
  24. LINQ to Objects: Querying a Generic Dictionary Collection
  25. LINQ to XML: The Equivalent of XPath Assertions; Basic Validation without XSD (schema)
  26. LINQ to XML: Two Ways of Generating the xml:space Attribute
  27. LINQ to XML: Generating XML with a Custom Namespace; System.Xml.Linq
  28. Introduction to the GOF Strategy Pattern in C#
  29. LINQ to XML: Using System.Linq.Enumerable to Generate XML; Code from Mike Taulty, Microsoft UK
  30. M. E. Chevreul; The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts; M. E. Chevreul—His Influence;p. 35
  31. M. E. Chevreul; The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts; Glossary; p. 47
  32. Windows Server 2003: How to enable and to configure Remote Desktop for Administration
  33. php5-cli: running PHP from the command line
  34. iTunes 7.x: iTunes Ignores ID3 version 1.x Tag Information and Embedded Images in MP3 files
  35. Zend Framework Upgrade of SonghaySystem.com: the “legacy” .htaccess file
  36. Zend Framework Upgrade of SonghaySystem.com: Mapping the old URIs with the new
  37. Microsoft Money 2006 Standard: “You cannot change the credit limit or the interest rate for a credit card account in the Standard editions of Microsoft Money”
  38. bash script: a script that generates symbolic links based on subdirectory names in a target folder
  39. XAMPP Installation Notes
  40. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the nodes() Method for SQL Types; Converting XML Data into SQL Types
  41. Adobe ActionScript 3.0 code block: get/set Template; Object Properties
  42. bash Script: a rough draft that splits a monthly Apache web log into days with zgrep
  43. SQL Server 2000: DTS; “Package Ownership Issues”; http://www.sqldts.com/212.aspx
  44. WordPress PHP: “WordPress Restore with phpMyAdmin”; http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/
  45. “Wrong Icons After Installing Internet Explorer 7”; http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=480531
  46. “How to Use Log4J within eclipse in 10 Minutes”; http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3248
  47. openSUSE Package Repositories; http://en.opensuse.org/Package_Repositories
  48. “Installing VMware Tools from the Command Line with the Tar Installer”; http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_newguest_tools_linux.html#wp1127177
  49. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the modify() Method for XML Types; insert text; XML Data Modification Language (DML)
  50. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the modify() Method for XML Types; insert text; replace value of; XML Data Modification Language (DML)
  51. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the modify() Method for XML Types; insert element; XML Data Modification Language (DML)
  52. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the modify() Method for XML Types; delete; XML Data Modification Language (DML)
  53. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: The Use of the nodes() Method for XML Types
  54. SQL Server 2005: “Create Interoperable Native Web Services” Notes; http://mcpmag.com/Features/print.asp?EditorialsID=1299
  55. .NET 2.0/3.0/3.5: Flippant Remarks about Windows Service Projects in Visual Studio 2005/2008
  56. .NET 3.0/3.5: Flippant Remarks about the yield Keyword
  57. Windows XP PROBLEM: Jerky DVD Playback; DVD Playback Stutters
  58. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: Flippant Remarks about Using XPath Assertions Instead of XML Schema
  59. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: Basic XQuery Example
  60. C# Code: Gathering Credentials from the Console; NetworkCredential; ConsoleKeyInfo
  61. Flippant Remarks about Encrypting app.config in Client Applications
  62. Adobe Flex 2 and Fireworks CS3: Fireworks Only Supports mx:Image Elements
  63. T-SQL: Stored Procedure Structure for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000; Command Names Pattern
  64. T-SQL: Stored Procedure Structure for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
  65. T-SQL Code: Example of Connecting to Index Server and Listing Files in Scope
  66. SQL: When to Use Dynamic SQL and When to Use Stored Procedures; Views and SELECT Stored Procedures
  67. T-SQL Code: Stored Procedure AutoDTS_complianceDumps; An Example of Running a DTS Package in tSQL
  68. T-SQL: Stored Procedure Structure for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
  69. Adobe Flex 2: The Minimal MXML Application with an ActionScript3 Package
  70. eclipse 3.x SDK (WTP): Editing the Recent Workspaces List for the Select a Workspace Dialog
  71. SQL Server 2005: Flippant Remarks about the New FOR XML PATH() Syntax
  72. Benjamin Lee Whorf; Whorf, B. L. (1940): 'Science and Linguistics', Technology Review 42(6): 229-31, 247-8. Also in B. L. Whorf (1956): Language, Thought and Reality (ed. J. B. Carroll). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
  73. Richard M. King, M.D., Melanin: A Key to Freedom; Melanin and the Electromagnetic Theory of Life; pp. 58–59
  74. PHP Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect … is not within the allowed path(s)
  75. GNOME/X: Restart GNOME without rebooting the computer
  76. Sun JAXP Tutorial: 3. An Overview of the APIs
  77. Sun JAXP Tutorial: 2. XML and Related Specs: Digesting the Alphabet Soup
  78. Sun JAXP Tutorial: 1. A Quick Introduction to XML
  79. Gang of Four Patterns: Flippant Remarks about Singleton and Monostate
  80. Paternity Action
  81. tar: To unpack a standard .tar file
  82. Ubuntu/Debian Problem: apt refers to the CD-ROM before Remote Sources
  83. Ubuntu Linux Network Connectivity
  84. Ubuntu/Debian Linux: How To Change the Hostname
  85. Conventional TCP Port Numbers
  86. ASP.NET 2.0: Flippant Remarks about Server.UrlEncode and Server.UrlPathEncode
  87. PowerShell Profiles
  88. Office Outlook 2003 PROBLEM: Junk Mail Filter Is Not Working
  89. OpenSUSE 10.2 KDE: How to Set Pop Up Window Size in KDE
  90. How To: Use Impersonation and Delegation in ASP.NET 2.0: Notes; http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998351.aspx
  91. Sony Sound Forge 9.0: Batch Converter Is Bundled in Sound Forge 9.0
  92. Catching Exceptions from System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker; DispatcherUnhandledException Fails to Fire for Background Threads
  93. Flippant Remarks about Canceling BackgroundWorker Operations
  94. Flippant Remarks about Delegates in C# 2.0
  95. DateTime.ToString() Patterns in PowerShell
  96. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: Modify NTFS Permissions from the Command Line; Xcacls.exe
  97. PowerShell and ADSI: Searching the Registry to Find All Available Providers on Windows with PSDrive
  98. PowerShell and ADSI: Searching the Registry to Find All Available Providers on Windows with .NET Objects
  99. Flippant Remarks about Encrypting Elements in web.config; ASP.NET 2.0
  100. SQL Server 2005 t-SQL: Linking an Orphaned Database User to a Server Login