WordPress’ Secret Admin Panel
As I was attempting to update my email address in a WordPress blog, it was stuck. A notification said: There is a pending change of the admin email to xoxoxo@xoxoxo.com
Category Archives: Technology
PowerShell With Uptime – Getting Days Only
There is a handy and free tool to check your system’s uptime called “Uptime”. (Clever, no?) It can be downloaded at http://uptimeexe.codeplex.com. While it is very easy to use (just navigate to it in a command window and type “uptime”), it doesn’t give much of an option for formatting the output to include only the days. So, a… Read More »
Script Storage Update
This is an update to a previous post. In another post on this site, it was said that Dropbox Paper is the code storage of choice. This has changed. As of today, I much prefer using Microsoft’s GIT code repository known as: devops.azure.com. The benefits are numerous. Ability to revert back to previous versions Ability… Read More »
Windows 10 Taskbar – Small Icons With Date (SOLUTION)
The engineers at Microsoft decided that people who want to save screen space are not interested in knowing the date.
Javascript Date is One Day Off
In JavaScript, dates are based on the UTC time, the starting timezone which all others are based on. You may have a date in JavaScript that should be one particular date but for some reason changes itself to the previous day. The way to fix it is to add the timezone offset to the date.… Read More »
Evernote – Bulk Creating Tags
Yes, it is possible to create massive amounts of tags in Evernote rather quickly. You will just need a text editor. First of all, don’t bother trying to use the standard plus-sign on the Evernote left pane. It won’t help you do anything except add one at a time, and will actually be a pain.… Read More »
Tricky Spam
An email came through that looked somewhat official but had a few “tells” to show that it was fake.
Code Comments For MiniMap
There is a great way to mark sections of your code with a highly visible indicator that requires less effort to identify. It’s preference, for sure. I would imagine that certain people might find this a gaudy way to comment their code, while others would appreciate the practicality of it – because, boy, is it… Read More »
jQuery Toggle Firing Twice
When trying to toggle an element on a page using jQuery, you might have the toggle happen multiple times. In other words, you click the event listening element (such as a link) and the element you want to toggle expands and collapses, then once more expands and collapses. Obviously, this is not the effect we… Read More »
Windows 10 Update Reset My Start Tiles
One major inconvenience with Windows is the way the OS applies updates. While I could drone on about my opinion on Windows vs Linux updates, I’ll keep this simple. Last night I chose to “Update and Shut Down” my laptop. Now, logically, one would think that the updates would be applied prior to shutdown and… Read More »