It turns out that some time ago, Microsoft released a free command line utility called the File Checksum Integrity Verifier for generating MD5 and SHA1 checksums. Best of all, it’s… Read More »Free Utility to Generate MD5 and SHA1 Checksums in Windows XP/Vista/7/8
I got up bright and early this morning to update my Android SDKs (during HughesNet’s all-you-can-eat bandwidth time between 2am-7am). Much to my dismay, the Android Tools wouldn’t update from… Read More »What to do if you can’t update your Android SDK Tools because “folder failed to be renamed or moved”
I love my Kindle Fire, with one big exception: It does not support proxy servers. I use my fire in environments all the time (i.e. public schools) that require proxy… Read More »Use Opera Mobile to Add Proxy Supported Web Browsing to a Kindle Fire without Having to Jailbreak
I work with file paths a lot, since I email co-workers locations to stuff on our file servers. And even though I try to avoid it, sometimes it’s absolutely necessary… Read More »Easy Way to Copy a File Path in Windows Vista and Windows 7
If you have migrated your WordPress blog from another blogging platform but the post slugs weren’t generated, you can my Generate Post Slugs Plugin to have the slugs generated from… Read More »WordPress Plugin to Generate Post Slugs
The Fire has one thing that an iPad has never had: A comfortable price. I’m not the first person to posit this, but I think Amazon’s new Kindle Fire is… Read More »For $200, the Kindle Fire should scare Apple (and delight most everyone else who doesn’t have an iPad)
Well, folks, I have my Kindle Fire in hand. So far, I think it is more than worth its $200 price tag. I’ll be posting more about it later tonight… Read More »How to Install Your Own Custom Apps on a Kindle Fire
I just downloaded iTunes 10.5 and tried to install it on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. What I got was an error message that said: There is a problem… Read More »An easy fix for iTunes 10.5 (x64) that won’t install on Windows 7 64 bit
In late April, my server got hacked. Most of my php files had code that looked like this placed at the top: eval(gzinflate(base64_decode(‘DZZFssRYokOX… long string of gzipped-base64-encoded php code); I’m… Read More »A PHP Script to automatically clean files affected by the the eval(gzinflate(base64_decode…) hack
The Browser Wars are alive and well. Who will win is anyone’s guess!