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Save any web page as PDF, without plugins... in Chrome
(I have only tested this in Chrome)When viewing the page you want to save as PDF, simply press Ctrl-P and, from the printer list (Destination) select 'Save as PDF'.That's it!ps: Comments and/or links...
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How to use PostgreSQL with WAMP server
Assuming you have installed PostgreSQL and your WAMP installation is on c:\wamp, you will need to copyc:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.9\libpq.dll to c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\binMake sure you also...
View ArticlePHP, LESS CSS and css/js minify
UPDATE: Link and source updated on 19-apr-2013. See bottom of pageLESS CSS is a pre-processor for CSS that provides lots of added functionality to plain ol' CSS. For more info visit the LESS...
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List of JS/CSS loaders
Here is a handy feature-comparison list of JS/CSS loaders that helped mewhen I was searching for just such a loader.ps: Comments and/or links to this article are most welcome!
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How to cater for Internet Exploder...
I found (yet another) a very handy article that will be of help to anyone that has to support Internet Exploder.ps: Comments and/or links to this article are most welcome!
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Win7 window-title double click does not maximise...
Somehow, I found myself double-clicking on the top border of a window in Win7 and...nothing happened.I had rather hoped that the window would maximise vertically, as it had countless times before.I...
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Extensive comparison of rss/news readers
I recently found this page, containing a large number of rss/news readers and a features table comparison.Now that Google Reader has been shot in the head, this page may just help you find a...
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FreePascal/Lazarus: How to use lookup combo in DBGrid
I recently worked on a project where I used FreePascal in order to create an app that consisted of a single EXE and which did not need to be installed (portable app).I had some difficulty in getting a...
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FortesReports: Misc info
This post will accumulate info on FortesReports, the reporting tool used in Lazarus/FreePascal.Once enough info has been collected and cleaned up, it will be passed on to the Lazarus...
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How to achieve shift-click (contiguous) select on a Lazarus TDBGrid
Please follow this link to my post in the Lazarus forumps: Comments and/or links to this article are most welcome!
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Freepascal/Lazarus decimal rounding vs Excel rounding
I found this thread quite useful, regarding decimal rounding in freepascal/Lazarus.This article also describes a unit somebody has written that handles decimal values more accurately (and also more...
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Compile LESS CSS files and compress/minify CSS and JS files using node.js
Here is what you need to do, in order to- compile your LESS files into CSS whenever they are changed and also compress those CSS files into .min.css (*1)- compress your JS files into .min.js whenever...
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Laravel, Composer, WAMP/PHP 'missing open_ssl' fix
If you are trying to install Laravel and are encountering the 'The openssl extension is missing' error with the Composer installer, here is a fix:WAMP maintains a different php.ini for the Apache dir...
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Saffire Pro 26, Firewire, Windows DPC latency
For the last 6 or so months, I've had a big problem with crackles and pops when playing or recording music, due to DPC latency issues.When I ran DPC Latency checker v1.3, it would show sudden red...
View ArticleI can't update Android apps installed on the sd card anymore
Connect your device to your PC (you may need to have the USB drivers that came with your phone installed)I've recently started having a problem with updating my Android apps.If they were located on the...
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Playing my music from my NAS to a Raspberry Pi player ... and beyond
[work in progress]Due to audio issues with Win7 and 8, I had to move my music playback off the PC and onto a Raspberry Pi.Here is a brief description of what I have:Raspberry Pi I use a Model B+ (Model...
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Make Logitech keyboard media keys work with AIMP
Logitech's Setpoint software does not seem to support the AIMP media player.I have an MK300 keyboard and when I press the volume up/down, mute and pause keys, all is well.However, when I press the...
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I've published my first music album
All work and no play... Well, I decided to have a little fun (while still working) and published an album of my music! Finally! They are all composed and played by me (I play electric guitar; all the...
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Uninstall remnants of Visual Studio 13 and above
Microsoft has created a utility that is run from the command line (administrator level needed), which cleans up any leftover files or registry keys that may be left over after a failed un-install.This...
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Visual Studio 2015 installation issues ('package did not load ...')
[updated 9oct2016]I am using VS2015 Community edition and recently decided to apply some updates that VS suggested, as well as add a few more addins.Once the installation finished, I tried to open the...
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Very useful interactive CSS reference
I came across this very handy, interactive, visual CSS reference guide.It describes all CSS properties and shows how they would appear on a page.And, while studying the above, you may want to enjoy...
View Articleopen source software I use, part 2
[update 26-jun-2016Thanks to Audrina W., I have now corrected the link to SmartyNote that a lot of what is shown here was relevant in 2010 or so but is now out of date.]Continuing on from part 1 of...
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Selecting a worksheet from within a userform in Excel VBA
I came across this problem recently.I had a 'Goto to sheet' button in the main sheet of an Excel workbook that contained a large number of sheets.Pressing that button caused a userform to popup,...
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How to move files into different folders while keeping git (TortoiseGit) happy
Create the folder you want to move the files into.Select all the files and right-drag them (i.e. drag while pressing the right mouse button) into the relevant folder.When you release the right-button,...
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Install Virtualbox Guest Additions to Kali Linux
Start the Kali Linux VM.Edit your official repos list:nano /etc/apt/sources.list and ensure that the following 2 lines are theredeb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-freedeb-src...
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