Category Archives: Technology

PHP Date Difference

Finding a quick PHP function for date difference was painful. Now that I found it, here’s the quick easy way. This site was a great help: http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-date-difference.html

PHP Date Difference

Finding a quick PHP function for date difference was painful. Now that I found it, here’s the quick easy way. This site was a great help: http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-date-difference.html

In an effort to get myself out of cloud storage and retain my privacy, I have decided to move my digital life back onto a flash drive. My problem is that I don’t want to pay for it. My goal? Get a nice flash drive without touching my everyday budget.

TSQL – Loop Through Result Set WITHOUT Cursors

There is some controversy about using cursors in TSQL. Overall, I believe they tend to tie up resources and are seen as bad. So how do you get around using them? Here’s how.

Gmail Scripts (Dynamically Manage Your Inbox)

This is a new venture for me. Although this won’t be a very in depth of all the possibilities of Gmail scripting, it will give a quick example of what’s possible.

How to Receive Encrypted Emails From Anyone

Having trouble getting your techless friends on board with PGP/GPG encrypting emails to you? You’re not alone. That’s why I have created a nifty solution, just for you. And everyone else like you. Cryptana.com is where you go to get signed up. With this site, your public PGP/GPG encryption key is stored once, and anyone can… Read More »

PHP Regular Expressions – Remove Comments From SQL Text

This short block of PHP code takes a SQL script and removes the “dash-dash” and “/**/” comments from it. Of course, many languages, including PHP itself, use the “/**/” comment style so this could apply to PHP scripts, as well.

TSQL – Simple Loop Through Result Set Using Cursor

(If you want to AVOID cursors, see: TSQL – Loop Through Result Set WITHOUT Cursors) This is the basic query text to use whenever you need to loop through a result set in SQL Server using TSQL. In this example we are getting every database name and printing it out.

Gmail – How To Filter Out Senders Not In Your Contact List

There is a feature that is not available for Gmail that should be, but I have the workaround. What feature is missing? The one that lets you separate your email based on whether the sender is in your contact list or not.

MIUI ROM for Android Review

MIUI (mee-you-eye) is a ROM that is available on the Android platform. If you’re bored with your stock look-and-feel of your Android piece, or tired of the quirks in your current ROM, you should have a look at MIUI.