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  • Changing the Default Windows Wallpaper

    I use remote desktop (terminal services) quite a bit. I also regularly use other remote access methods such as PCAnywhere or VNC. As such, I'm almost always greeted by the default wallpaper when logging onto a PC. Much of this is courtesy of Dell, but others do it…

  • Javascript Redirect Magic

    The comment redirection I'm doing doesn't work with Movable Type out of the box. The problem is that you can return either to the page that submitted the comment (static == 1) or to the comment listing (static != 1). Since I had a pop-up window in the…

  • Firefox Tab Navigation via Keyboard

    While I'm sure everyone else in the world knows this, apparently in Firefox (at least version 1.5, under Windows XP), you can switch between tabs with your arrow keys. Holy Robin Hood, Batman! You see, I've been trying to decide if I could do without the LastTab extension…

  • HTML Titles with Quotes

    As I was working on a project, I noticed that the page was no longer rendering in IE (6.0, XP). Strangely, the title had turned into just the URL, as if there was none, and the styles were gone. On a whim, I moved the title attribute above…

  • Reading PDF Files with GIMP

    I've been using the GIMP for a while now. Part of it is that I don't really want to spend a ton of money on something like Photoshop when I really don't need to do image manipulation that often. GIMP has worked wonderfully for me. But yesterday, I…

  • Tracking with Google Analytics

    I recently signed up for Google Analytics to see what sort of web site tracking they offered. I like the idea of easily-accessible data, and Google has typically been very good at providing just what I need. Since the service has apparently received overwhelming response, Google has turned…

  • Deleting Document from Printer

    I managed to get a document into a "stuck" state. The printer showed the document in the list, and it would show it as paused, as printing, as deleting. But it would never do anything. The solution? Restart the print spooler service. Worked like a champ. Of course,…

  • Windows Genuine Advantage in Mozilla

    According to at least one source (via), the Windows Genuine Advantage program now supports Mozilla browsers (including Firefox) through the use of a downloadable plugin. Sweet!…

  • Using Entry Separators

    It's very easy to insert separators into Movable Type. Simply place them at the bottom of your MTEntries loop, and after every entry you will have a separator….

  • PHP Image Rotation

    While trying to hastily assemble a Javascript image rotation script, it occured to me that you could probably do the same thing with PHP – and it would not only be easier, but more reliable, since PHP happens on the server-side, independent of the browser someone is using….