Solutions Log

Change or remove drive letters

2011-11-08T21:44:00.001-05:00

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757491(WS.10).aspx

Fix Master Boot Record (MBR)

2011-11-08T21:42:00.001-05:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

Desktop full of lnk files

2011-11-08T21:41:00.002-05:00

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/desktop-icons-turned-into-lnk-files/c9ecc9ea-b41c-425c-8ae8-13d63a14f515

Life Hackers List of Windows Best Downloads

2011-08-02T16:14:00.002-04:00

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/vip/~3/Lnc7lpRCqcw/lifehacker-pack-for-windows-our-list-of-the-best-windows-downloads

jQuery Mock data and connection speed

2011-07-28T12:27:00.001-04:00

https://github.com/appendto/jquery-mockjax

jQuery Templating

2011-07-28T12:26:00.002-04:00

http://api.jquery.com/jquery.tmpl/

Javascript setTimeout Replacement

2011-07-28T12:26:00.000-04:00

http://benalman.com/code/projects/jquery-dotimeout/docs/files/jquery-ba-dotimeout-js.html

Flush DNS cache in Windows

2011-06-27T10:11:00.000-04:00

Flush DNS cache in Windows

Click on the start button
Click on run
Type cmd and hit enter
Type the following in the black windows that opens: ipconfig /flushdns

Flash Builder: Support multiple screen sizes and DPI values in a mobile application

2011-05-12T13:57:00.000-04:00

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/mobileapps/WS19f279b149e7481c682e5a9412cf5976c17-8000.html

Jeep Weather

2011-05-11T22:18:00.000-04:00

I have created another Android app and it is now on the Android Market. Please install it and give it five stars if you have an Android phone. I am working on trying to get these ported over to the iPhone.

https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.KickstandTech.JeepWeather

Fishing Weather

2011-05-11T22:17:00.000-04:00

Signing AIR applications for Android and iOS

2011-05-10T10:09:00.000-04:00

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WSfffb011ac560372f-19aa73f128cc9f05e8-8000.html#WSfffb011ac560372f46768d8712cd1d13954-7ffd

Walking Weather

2011-05-09T08:59:00.002-04:00

Convertible Weather

2011-05-09T08:58:00.000-04:00

Bicycle Weather

2011-05-04T22:28:00.000-04:00

My second Android app is now on the Android Market. Please install it and give it good ratings: https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.KickstandTech.BicycleWeather

Motorcycle Weather

2011-04-12T22:44:00.002-04:00

Here it is folks my first Android app on the Android Market. Please install it and give it good ratings: https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.KickstandTech.MotorcycleWeather

Close Flash Mobile App

2011-04-12T20:44:00.000-04:00

A good article on how to close a Flash or Flash Builder Mobile app built for Android when the home or back button are clicked.

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2010/10/tip-close-your-android-air-app-on-back-button.html

Solution: Windows Media Player library not refreshing

2011-04-01T08:17:00.003-04:00

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/windows-media-player-libraries-how-to-auto-refresh/e93aaf60-aacc-4afc-9523-ed0baca27f00

Solution: 5005: Unknown Error optimizing byte code when building Flash

2011-03-31T22:34:00.003-04:00

Increase java VM heap memory size

Right click on my computer -> properties -> advanced -> environment variables

Make a new variable:
JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS
with the value:
-Xmx1024M

Restart Flash

Solution: IE6 Bug Fixes

2011-03-02T13:05:00.003-05:00

This is great article on how to fix many of the Internet Explorer 6 bugs and frustrations.

http://www.virtuosimedia.com/dev/css/ultimate-ie6-cheatsheet-how-to-fix-25-internet-explorer-6-bugs#min-height

Flush DNS cache in Windows

2011-02-17T09:36:00.002-05:00

To flush or clear out the DNS cache in Windows run the following command in a DOS windows:

ipconfig /flushdns

960 Grid on jQuery-Mobile

2011-02-08T10:02:00.000-05:00

960 Grid on jQuery-Mobile is a great grid solution for jQuery Mobile. jQuery Mobile's grid system only supports columns with equal widths.

http://jeromeetienne.github.com/jquery-mobile-960/

For mobile development use jQuery Mobile

2011-02-08T09:47:00.000-05:00

http://jquerymobile.com/

So far I have had great success with it and I am very impressed with many of the built in features.

Web Design, Development, Hosting and SEO

2011-02-08T09:44:00.000-05:00

For all your Web Design, Development, Hosting and SEO needs visit www.kickstandtech.com.

Kickstand Technology offers Charlottesville web design for local small businesses, non-profit organizations and even start-up companies. Our Charlottesville web design packages offer a custom-tailored, affordable, and full service solution for all your web design needs. With our low monthly subscription service you can be cofindent that your web design is taken care of so that your time is spent on what is important - your business! Our Virginia web design services include building your site in your choice of HTML, Flash, WordPress or even a unique Blogger template. And to make things even easier and more convenient for you, our packages include hosting your new website...and we guarantee a 99.9% uptime.

Call Javascript from Actionscript 3

2010-11-19T11:31:00.001-05:00

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
ExternalInterface.call("your_javascript_function()");

Get a return value:

var x:int = ExternalInterface.call("get_x()");

Pass an argument:

var retval:int = ExternalInterface.call("function()", "args");

Get the path of a mapped network drive in windows.

2010-09-30T14:31:00.002-04:00

You can use the NET USE command in the commant prompt

Start -> Run -> CMD -> net use

Hard Disk Recovery Software

2010-08-30T19:42:00.000-04:00

Testdisk

I was able to recovery my files after my external hard drive failed. Vista would ask if I would like to format my hard drive when I connected it to the computer. The interface is terrible and the menu system is confusing, but I was able to recover my files and it is free.

Windows Vista Image Resizer

2010-08-14T14:39:00.002-04:00

http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/

Solution: QuickTime Error 46: Could not find or load activex control

2010-07-30T20:55:00.002-04:00

The following solution worked for me:

http://research.gerger.com/?view=lab:en&aID=1006#h3:7

Export/Save Windows System Event Logs

2010-05-13T12:40:00.001-04:00

"You access the event logs by completing the following steps:
1. In the Computer Management console, connect to the computer whose event logs you want to view or manage.
2. Expand the System Tools node by clicking the plus sign (+) next to it and then double-click Event Viewer. You should now see a list of logs, as shown in Figure 3-8.
3. Select the log you want to view.
You can export/save each log by completing the following steps:
1. Right click on the log that you want to export on the left hand side of the Event viewer Window.
2. Select the “Save Log File As…” option in XP/2003, “Save Events As” option in Vista/2008R1, “Save All Events As” option in Win7/2008R2.
3. Specify a file name and keep the default file type as .EVT for XP/2003, .EVTX for Vista/2008R1, and Win7/2008R2."

More Information about Event logs can be found (and was referenced above) at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726966.aspx

Solution: Flash movie flickers when using filter effects

2010-04-13T10:20:00.001-04:00

I found that if I used the wmode="transparent" attribute when embedding a flash swf and the movie used the filter effects I would see a flicker when mousing over the item using the filter effects. To correct the problem I set the wmode to opaque.

jQuery test whether object exists

2010-04-13T10:18:00.000-04:00

In jQuery in order to test whether and object or element (div, span, p, etc.) exists:

if ( $('#myDiv').length ) {
// run some code if myDiv exists
}

Good Tutorial on CSS Floats

2010-03-15T13:44:00.002-04:00

http://css-tricks.com/all-about-floats/

CSS Tips & Tricks

2010-03-09T09:45:00.000-05:00

Solution: SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 upgrade error -1

2010-02-18T14:03:00.003-05:00

I was trying to perform an upgrade at a Microsoft site from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005. I had a pop up window during the upgrade analysis process of SQL 2005 that was blank.
The message I was getting in the WI install log located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup000#_computername_WI.log was Error Code: 0x80077370 (29552)

The Problem is in Upgrade advisor. In my case it was failing because .Net 3.5 SP1 was installed.
The following workaround amazed me and worked perfectly:

"Once SQL installation starts create a subdirectory BPAClientunder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\BPA directory. And copy BPAClient.dll (from the sibling bin directory) into this directory."
(http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/SQL-Server/microsoft.public.sqlserver.setup/2008-10/msg00265.html)
The BPAClient.dll file can be found at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\BPA\bin.

Charles Web Proxy

2009-12-24T10:33:00.000-05:00

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

http://www.charlesproxy.com/

Solution: Display issues with Internet Explorer 8

2009-12-11T12:07:00.001-05:00

Problem: Internet Explorer 8 displays web pages weird, strange or incorrectly.

Solution1: Change security setting to the default level
Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Internet -> Default level

Solution2: Make sure browser compatibility mode is turned off
Tools -> Developer Tools -> Browser Mode

Code Syntax Highlighter written in JavaScript

2009-12-01T15:32:00.002-05:00

Display code on a web page:

http://alexgorbatchev.com/wiki/SyntaxHighlighter

Process Explorer

2009-11-27T14:39:00.000-05:00

Process Explorer is a great tool by Micrsoft for tracking down processes that are taking up too much cpu or memory.

Flex Error "Flash player not found"

2009-11-03T14:11:00.000-05:00

http://curtismorley.com/2007/10/09/flex-error-flash-player-not-found-3/

Web Site Testing Tools

2009-10-27T13:08:00.001-04:00

http://www.testing-web-sites.co.uk/testing-tools/

Expected identifier, string or number error message in IE

2009-10-20T14:57:00.000-04:00

Error: "Expected identifier, string or number" error message in IE but works in firefox and safari.

Solution: This error can be fixed by removing the extra comma at the end of the key value pairs of an anonymous function.

Solution: Access Forbidden Error IIS

2009-10-07T09:23:00.001-04:00

Error: HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected
Internet Information Services

Solution: Uncheck the "HTTP Keep-Alives Enabled check box under IIS -> Web Site -> Properties.

How to speed up Visual Studio

2009-10-06T12:14:00.001-04:00

http://labs.episerver.com/en/Blogs/Steve-Celius/Dates/112266/6/Speed-up-Visual-Studio/

Auto Format Code in Visual Studio

2009-10-06T11:49:00.001-04:00

Use the hot key (Ctrl+K + Ctrl+D)

Center Div Horizontially and Vertically

2009-10-05T12:05:00.003-04:00

http://d-graff.de/fricca/center.html

Fix for missing scrollbars for Flash web site.

2009-10-05T10:11:00.001-04:00

Add the following css to the web page:

html {
     overflow: -moz-scrollbars-vertical;
     overflow: scroll;
}

Create a Shortcut to a Network Location in Windows XP

2009-09-30T10:26:00.000-04:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308416

Get the full path of a mapped network drive

2009-09-30T10:20:00.002-04:00

To get the full network path of a mapped drive open a command prompt and type:

net use

Flash Video Players

2009-09-28T15:57:00.002-04:00

Using Javascript to control Flash

2009-09-28T15:56:00.002-04:00

http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/publishexport/scriptingwithflash/scriptingwithflash_03.html

Windows wants to format when connecting PSP

2009-09-17T14:21:00.002-04:00

I went out and bought a new large memory stick for my PSP. When I tried to connect my PSP to my PC then access the files on the new removable drive it said that the drive was not formatted. 1st of all it wanted to format it in FAT32 with a size that was too small for what the stick was supposed to be (3.4GB rather than 7.6 GB). This was my first flag.

Then I found an article about using the PSP to format any new memory stick. I do highly recommend this. However it did not solve my issue. After formatting the new stick via the PSP, windows still couldn't recognize it.

So I continued searching and got nowhere. I even downloaded the Sony Media Go application. This application would not work with my new memory stick either. It did however work with my old one. I decided to update my PSP system software to the latest version (at this time it is v6.00). This is what got me working. After I upgraded I was able to connect and browse through windows just as I expected.

If you need help on how to upgrade the PSP system software please see:
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/SystemUpdates/PSP
Instructions for different ways of updating are in the menu on the left hand side.

one or more arguments are invalid saving a sql maintenance plan

2009-09-04T12:07:00.003-04:00

My problem occured with Windows Server 2003 Ent. SP2 in a 2 node cluster configuration with SQL Server 2005 installed as a cluster.

I tried the most basic new maintenance plan possible. Right click the maintenance plans folder in the tree in SQL server management studio, and selecting new maintenance plan. Then witout configuring anything I click save. I got the error "one or more arguments are invalid."

My SA user was set to a null password.
I gave the sa user a password and then I was able to save a maintenance plan with no problems.

Monitor Contains a Black Border

2009-08-26T21:09:00.003-04:00

I purchased a new monitor today and when I plugged it in and turned on my computer the video contained an ugly black border. Turns out the problem is because my video card has an HDTV setting that needed to be turned off under the video card software control panel. I was able to fix the problem by enabling SLI on my dual video cards.

SVN Cheat Sheet

2009-08-26T11:05:00.003-04:00

Add add a file/directory:
svn add file1

Update:
svn up

Commit:
svn commit -m "Message goes here"

Revert a file to a specific revision:
svn up -r12345 file1 file2 file3

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/Subversion.html

Adobe Acrobat Installation Error

2009-08-24T15:21:00.001-04:00

Error Message: Installed RAM must be at least 256 MB to run this program

Troubleshooting Guide: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403613.html

Vista Save Window size and location

2009-08-13T08:47:00.003-04:00

I have found it very annoying that when you close and reopen windows explorer (along with other windows) in Vista it does not save the size and location of the window. If you hold the shift button down when you close the window it will save the size and location of the window for the next time you open it.

Software to Enlarge Images

2009-08-06T08:18:00.001-04:00

http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/

patch error: Assertion failed, hunk, file patch.c

2009-07-21T13:30:00.001-04:00

When running patch.exe on windows error: Assertion failed, hunk, file patch.c

Add the --binary option when running patch.exe.

Flex Underline Links in a TextArea Component

2009-07-17T12:21:00.003-04:00

import flash.text.StyleSheet;

private function init():void {            
 var ss:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet;         

 // Define an object for the "hover" state of the "a" tag.
 var hoverStyles:Object = new Object;            
 hoverStyles.textDecoration = "underline";
 hoverStyles.color = "#FF00CC";

 // Define an object for the non-hover state of the "a" tag.
 var linkStyles:Object = new Object;         
 linkStyles.color = "#FF00CC";

 // Apply the newly defined styles.
 ss.setStyle("a:hover", hoverStyles);
 ss.setStyle("a", linkStyles);

 // Apply the StyleSheet to the TextArea control.
 myTA.styleSheet = ss;                   
}

Windows Update Error Codes

2009-07-13T14:18:00.001-04:00

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/wuc.htm

Turn off Script Debugging in Internet Explorer

2009-07-12T10:36:00.003-04:00

Description:
The following message pops up in Internet Explorer:
A Runtime Error has Occurred. Do you wish to Debug?

Solution:
Click on the "Tools" Menu in Internet Explorer
Select "Internet Options"
Under the "Browsing" section
Check the "Disable Script Debugging" Checkbox

Regex Cheat Sheet

2009-07-08T14:10:00.001-04:00

http://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions-cheat-sheet/

Maven Cheat Sheet

2009-07-08T14:09:00.001-04:00

http://maven.apache.org/guides/MavenQuickReferenceCard.pdf

mvn site commons.logging errror

2009-07-01T18:39:00.001-04:00

Links related to the mvn site error message:

Invalid class loader hierarchy. You have more than one version of 'org.apache.commons.logging.Log' visible, which is not allowed.

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MOJO-1101
http://mojo.codehaus.org/dashboard-maven-plugin/faq.html#Maven_2.0.9_problem

Maven Java Heap Space Error

2009-06-18T16:31:00.002-04:00

I set the Environment Variable of MAVEN_OPTS to "-Xms512m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m"

RegexBuddy

2009-06-18T11:28:00.000-04:00

Great windows tool for Regular Expressions: http://www.regexbuddy.com/

Setting Java Heap Size for JBoss, Tomcat and Ant

2009-06-04T10:26:00.001-04:00

http://javahowto.blogspot.com/2006/06/6-common-errors-in-setting-java-heap.html

Adobe AIR File association

2009-05-28T10:04:00.002-04:00

Some how the file association got lost and reinstalling Adobe AIR did not fix the problem. To fix the file association allowing you to install or upgrade an Adobe AIR application associate .air files with:

c:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Adobe AIR Application Installer

Must Have Visual Studio Add-On

2009-05-21T14:16:00.002-04:00

Resharper

http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/

Unable to Install Adobe CS3

2009-05-18T19:11:00.003-04:00

If you are unable to install Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. because you get an error message stating it is already installed. Try the Adobe CS3Clean Script

Open and Save ico in Adobe Photoshop

2009-05-17T14:10:00.002-04:00

Download and install the following plug-in: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/icoformat/trunk/dist/README.html

Modify JBoss memory usage

2009-05-08T15:20:00.001-04:00

To modify the maximum memory used by JBoss modify the -Xmx parameter in the $JBOSS_HOME/bin/run.conf.

Maven Skip Tests

2009-04-30T14:12:00.002-04:00

To run maven without running the tests:

mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true

Eclipse "cannot be resolved to a type" error

2009-04-20T09:09:00.002-04:00

Error: I was getting several "cannot be resolved to a type" error messages and red X's on the packages.

Solution: Right click on the project in the package explorer and select Refresh.

Eclipse PHP Development Tools

2009-04-17T10:28:00.000-04:00

PDT: http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/

Eclipse failed during execution error message

2009-04-17T09:50:00.004-04:00

Error: failed during execution of mojo: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:2.0.2:compile

Solution: Modify eclipse.ini file (found in the eclipse installation directory) -vm property with the same java jdk vm used for maven.

Example:
-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_18\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll

Reference: http://archive.hausfoundation.org/lists/dev@m2eclipse.codehaus.org/msg/13206683.1196911797792.JavaMail.haus-jira@codehaus01.managed.contegix.com

Error "Invalid thread access" during Maven import

2009-04-14T14:12:00.002-04:00

When trying to import a maven project using Eclipse 7.1 I got the following error message:

An internal error occurred during: "Importing Maven projects". Invalid thread access.

Apparently m2eclipse importing of Maven projects is not supported in Eclipse 7.1. I uninstalled Eclipse 7.1 and installed Eclipse 7.0 to fix the problem.

Reference:

http://www.myeclipseide.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=23178&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Error: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

2009-04-10T14:04:00.006-04:00

If Java runs out of memory, the following error occurs:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space

java -Xms[initial heap size] -Xmx[maximum heap size] -XX:MaxPermSize=[maximum permanent size]

Example:

java -Xms128m -Xmx256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m

Vista TSSTCorp DVD Driver not installed properly

2009-03-21T18:30:00.002-04:00

I was getting the following error message:

"Device driver software was not successfully installed."

TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632D ATA Device

I was able to solve the problem with my DVD drive with a TSSTCorp Driver by uninstalling the driver, running the following registry fix and restarting my computer. Just save the file to your computer and double click on it. It is like magic.

SQL not acknowleding 64-bit ASP.net

2009-03-18T17:54:00.002-04:00

Are you getting this warning message from SQL?

"32-bit ASP.Net is Registered. Required 64-bit ASP.Net to install Microsoft Reporting Services 2005(64-bit)."

Click Start -> Run
type "cmd" and hit enter

in the command window type the following 4 commands:
1)
cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1
2)
%SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
3)
cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 0
4)
%SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

After these commands are complete open IIS Manager
Select "Web Service Extentions"
Then allow both ASP.Net v2.0.50727 extentions

commands obtained from: here

An Introduction to Hibernate 3 Annotations

2009-01-07T13:00:00.001-05:00

I found a great introduction to Hibernate 3 Annotations: http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/02/08/an-introduction-to-hibernate-3-annotations.html?page=1

Eclipse Error Message: Java compiler level does not match the version of the installed Java project facet

2009-01-02T11:03:00.001-05:00

The java facet version needs to always match the java compiler compliance level. The best way to change java level is to use the Project Facets properties panel as that will update both places at the same time. The Project Facet can be changed via Project Properties -> Project Facets panel.

How often does Windows NTP correct the clock against the NTP server?

2008-12-31T12:01:00.007-05:00

How often does Windows NTP correct the clock against the NTP server?
Well after many hours of investigating I found the answer is more complicated that I thought. An entire list of settings and defaults can be found here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775797.aspx

To answer this question the important registry key is The "MaxPollInterval" registry key. This key controls in timing at which the computer will query for NTP time.

The Key can be found here:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config
Data type = REG_DWORD
Default value = 15

Description
Specifies the longest interval (in units of 2 to the n power seconds, where n is the value of this entry) that is allowed for system polling. While the system does not request samples less frequently than this, a provider may refuse to produce samples when requested to do so.
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739293.aspx)

The clock then corrects itself based on other values in the registry in its range. So basically if left at default it will poll every 32,768 seconds or 546.1333 Minutes or 9.10222 Hours.

The Correction
The "FrequencyCorrectRate" registry entry Controls the rate at which the time service corrects the clock.

The Key can be found here:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config
Data type = REG_DWORD
Default value = 4

The Effect this key has is One over the rate at which the clock is corrected. If this value is too small, the clock will be unstable and will overcorrect. If the value is too large, the clock will take a long time to synchronize.
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775797.aspx)
This value, in units equal to the reciprocal of the rate at which the clock is corrected, is multiplied by the number of clock ticks in 64 seconds, to produce the base gain in the phase-locked loop (PLL) of the clock correction algorithm.
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738293.aspx)

Ok that's nice, but what does that translate to?
Well basically there is a correction algorithm that is built in that will correct the clock in small increments until it is in sync with the source. I could not find this algorithm so if you know what it is please post it in a reply.

If you have more questions about Windows Time Service check the official blog at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/w32time/default.aspx

Internet Time Sources
If you are looking for an external time server the PDC or Primary NTP server for your facility should point externally. NIST or the National Institute of Science and Technology keep the world clock for the US which is in Boulder, Colorado. They also keep several servers around the USA running for people to sync to. You can find the list at:
http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi

How to Install a plug-in or update Eclipse

2008-12-29T10:41:00.003-05:00

Obtain the update site url from the eclipse plugin you would like to add or update. This can usually be found on the project web site.

Open Eclipse > Help > Software Updates > Available Software [tab] > Add Site [button] > Add url to the location field > Check the appropriate options under the update site > Install [button]

How to disable XML and other Validation in Eclipse

2008-12-29T10:07:00.004-05:00

Window > Preferences > Validation and uncheck the appropriate Validator. This will also help speed up the Eclipse refresh time.

MD5 Password Generation via Linux

2008-12-11T19:42:00.001-05:00

You can run the following command in Linux to generate an MD5 password:

echo -n "the_password" | md5sum

GUI Tool for working with Web Services

2008-11-18T09:07:00.003-05:00

soapUI is a free and open source desktop application for

inspecting Web Services
invoking Web Services
developing Web Services
Web Services Simulation and Mocking

Functional, Load and Compliance testing of Web Services
It is mainly aimed at developers and testers providing or consuming Web Services (Java, .net, etc). Functional and Load Testing can be done both interactively in soapUI or within an automated build or integration process using the soapUI command line tools.

http://www.soapui.org/

GUI Tool Alternative to Keytool

2008-11-18T09:05:00.002-05:00

Portecle is a user friendly GUI application for creating, managing and examining keystores, keys, certificates, certificate requests, certificate revocation lists and more.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/portecle

Run Specific Test in Maven

2008-11-12T11:03:00.002-05:00

mvn test -Dtest=[test filename minus extension]

Free CSS Editor

2008-11-12T10:44:00.001-05:00

CSSVista is a free Windows application for web developers that lets you edit your CSS code live in both Internet Explorer and Firefox simultaneously.

http://litmusapp.com/labs

MD5 Password Generator

2008-11-10T09:38:00.003-05:00

This web page will generate MD5 hashes for passwords.

http://www.zappersoftware.com/Help/md5.php

java.lang.IllegalAccessError

2008-10-22T17:12:00.001-04:00

This is most likely due to a bad jar file or two different versions of the same jar file included in the path. Try upgrading or downloading the jar file again.

Linux Mounted Driver cannot remove directory error message

2008-10-21T13:53:00.003-04:00

When running rm -rf [directory name] the following error message occurs:
rm: cannot remove directory '[directory name]': File exists

If this occurs when trying to remove a file from a mounted drive, try unmounting the drive and remounting it.

How to change the default location of a Maven repository

2008-10-20T10:11:00.002-04:00

Modify the settings.xml file to include the new repository location. Change the following line in the settings.xml file:

/path/to/local/repo

How Add Source to Eclipse

2008-10-17T14:50:00.002-04:00

From the main menu at the top select Project/Properties

Select the Java Build Path on the right

Click on the Libraries tab

Browse the tree of libraries until you find the appropriate library

Expand the tree and click on Source attachment

Click the Edit button

Click the External Files button

Select the location of the source files (must be a zip or jar file)

Linux Commands

2008-10-15T20:44:00.004-04:00

How to search files for specific terms:

grep -r [search term] .

How to add items such as svn, mvn, java, etc. to your PATH and set environment variables for all users:

Edit the /etc/profile file and then run .[space]/etc/profile with

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin

How to set an environment variable:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/

export ANT_HOME=/usr/ant/

How to find out where and command is installed such as java, ant, mvn:

which java

which ant

which mvn

How to stop a running program:

First determine the pid of the program:

ps -ef | grep [program name]

Then use the pid to kill the program:

kill -9 [pid]

How to search for a file:

find . -name [filename]

How to unmout a drive (Notice the command is umount and NOT UNmount):

umount [mount location]

How to clear the Java Web Start cache:

javaws -uninstall

How to view the Java Web Start Console

javaws -viewer

How to mount a drive:

mount -t [new mount name (this directory must exist)] [mount location]

mount -t /home/user/share /mnt/floppy

Windows Vista Connect.dll Error Message

2008-10-14T20:53:00.001-04:00

Error message

Component GUID:{7071ECA3-663B-4BC1-A1FA-B97F3B917C55}
Component file: [C:\Windows\system32\connect.dll]
Error: (0x8007277B) .

Additional Info:
Failed to detect Internet connectivity

Description

Received the following error message when trying to connect to the Internet on a Windows Vista computer.

Solutions

TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Windows Vista.

Start, Programs\Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.
Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog
Reset IPv4 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log
Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log
Reboot the machine.

Reinstall network/modem Driver

Uninstall the network/modem driver from Device Manager: select the items and hit Delete. Reboot.

Anti Virus and Firewall Software

Installation or Removal of Anti Virus or Firewall product can prevent the network devices from getting an IP.

Windows Update

Windows update has been known to cause this issue. Uninstall the most recent windows updates.

How to import data into MySQL

2008-07-20T21:24:00.000-04:00

Description

Importing Data into MySQL

Solution

mysql [my_db_name] -u [user_name] -p[password] <>

How to install MySQL Server 5.0.51a on Windows Vista

2008-06-01T21:22:00.000-04:00

Description

Installing MySQL Server 5.0.51a on Windows Vista

Solution

Use mysql-essential-5.0.51a-win32.msi
Download and run Resource Hacker http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
Open ...\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\MySQLInstanceConfig.exe with Resource Hacker
Navigate to 24\1\1033
Delete all text in the window
Press "Compile script"
Exit Resource Hacker and save the result (overwrite the initial MySQLInstanceConfig.exe)
Now MySQLInstanceConfig.exe should start normally.

Solutions Log

Change or remove drive letters

Fix Master Boot Record (MBR)

Desktop full of lnk files

Life Hackers List of Windows Best Downloads

jQuery Mock data and connection speed

jQuery Templating

Javascript setTimeout Replacement

Flush DNS cache in Windows

Flash Builder: Support multiple screen sizes and DPI values in a mobile application

Jeep Weather

Fishing Weather

Signing AIR applications for Android and iOS

Walking Weather

Convertible Weather

Bicycle Weather

Motorcycle Weather

Close Flash Mobile App

Solution: Windows Media Player library not refreshing

Solution: 5005: Unknown Error optimizing byte code when building Flash

Solution: IE6 Bug Fixes

Flush DNS cache in Windows

960 Grid on jQuery-Mobile

For mobile development use jQuery Mobile

Web Design, Development, Hosting and SEO

Call Javascript from Actionscript 3

Get the path of a mapped network drive in windows.

Hard Disk Recovery Software

Windows Vista Image Resizer

Solution: QuickTime Error 46: Could not find or load activex control

Export/Save Windows System Event Logs

Solution: Flash movie flickers when using filter effects

jQuery test whether object exists

Good Tutorial on CSS Floats

CSS Tips & Tricks

Solution: SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 upgrade error -1

Charles Web Proxy

Solution: Display issues with Internet Explorer 8

Code Syntax Highlighter written in JavaScript

Process Explorer

Flex Error "Flash player not found"

Web Site Testing Tools

Expected identifier, string or number error message in IE

Solution: Access Forbidden Error IIS

Error: HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connectedInternet Information Services

Solution: Uncheck the "HTTP Keep-Alives Enabled check box under IIS -> Web Site -> Properties.

How to speed up Visual Studio

Auto Format Code in Visual Studio

Center Div Horizontially and Vertically

Fix for missing scrollbars for Flash web site.

Create a Shortcut to a Network Location in Windows XP

Get the full path of a mapped network drive

Flash Video Players

Using Javascript to control Flash

Windows wants to format when connecting PSP

one or more arguments are invalid saving a sql maintenance plan

Monitor Contains a Black Border

SVN Cheat Sheet

Adobe Acrobat Installation Error

Vista Save Window size and location

Software to Enlarge Images

patch error: Assertion failed, hunk, file patch.c

Flex Underline Links in a TextArea Component

Windows Update Error Codes

Turn off Script Debugging in Internet Explorer

Regex Cheat Sheet

Maven Cheat Sheet

mvn site commons.logging errror

Maven Java Heap Space Error

RegexBuddy

Setting Java Heap Size for JBoss, Tomcat and Ant

Adobe AIR File association

Must Have Visual Studio Add-On

Unable to Install Adobe CS3

Open and Save ico in Adobe Photoshop

Modify JBoss memory usage

Maven Skip Tests

Eclipse "cannot be resolved to a type" error

Eclipse PHP Development Tools

Eclipse failed during execution error message

Error: HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected
Internet Information Services