Monthly Archives: August 2009

Linux / Unix: Change to a softlink’s absolute path (directory)

Posted on August 22, 2009 by W

If you have quick links from your home directory to other places on your server, you might find this command useful: cd -P `pwd` It’s the Change Directory (cd) command with the -P flag (evaluates true base path from softlinks), … Continue reading →

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Open with PTTL – Firefox 3.5+ (Plain Text to Link)

Posted on August 22, 2009 by W

I love the Open PTTL firefox extension, but recently upgraded to Firefox 3.5. One of the add-ons which broke was the “Plain Text to Link” addon. I took a look at the Mozilla Addons page and this is the author’s … Continue reading →

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Office of Sustainability goes live!

Posted on August 21, 2009 by W

Wake Forest’s Office of Sustainability goes live! The office supports student, faculty and staff groups in developing strategic initiatives for integrating principles of sustainability into university programs, from teaching and research to public service and campus operations.

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First neutrino observation

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Clipmarks

clipped from en.wikipedia.org The world’s first neutrino observation in a hydrogen bubble chamber was found Nov. 13, 1970, on this historical photograph from the Zero Gradient Synchrotron’s 12-foot bubble chamber. The invisible neutrino strikes a proton where three particle tracks … Continue reading →

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Good wordpress themeing (and optimizing) videos

Posted on August 16, 2009 by W

http://wordpress.tv/2009/07/12/jeremy-clarke-theming-montreal09/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/07/11/jeremy-clarke-optimization-montreal09/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/07/11/andy-peatling-cooking-with-buddypress/

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Enabling Linked Tables in phpMyAdmin

Posted on August 16, 2009 by W

This is what I was running when I got this to work: WAMP Server 2.0 Apache 2.0.63 PHP 5.2.8 MySQL 5.1.36 Step 1: Edit and run create_tables.sql This sql file is included with phpMyAdmin, in a wamp installation it can … Continue reading →

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nVidia profile (keyboard) shortcuts

Posted on August 16, 2009 by W

If you have recent nVidia software, you can enable the nView desktop manager, and then access the nView Desktop manager’s HotKeys tab. There you will find an option to assign a keyboard shortcut to a profile. I’ve also been trying … Continue reading →

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Access / Enable nVIEW desktop manager

Posted on August 16, 2009 by W

If you have a recent version of the nVidia drivers, but are unable to find the nView Desktop manager, try accessing it via the control panel first. Next, click the ENABLE button Now when right clicking the desktop you can choose … Continue reading →

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Change Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts (Add-on / Extension)

Posted on August 15, 2009 by W

What you need is the KeyConfig add on. Read about KeyConfig and how to configure your keyboard shortcuts Download / Install KeyConfig here (there is no landing page, just a link to install directly – sorry! This addon  is not listed … Continue reading →

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Edit Perl Files in Dreamweaver (with color syntax highlighting)

Posted on August 15, 2009 by W

Get the Perl / CGI Dreamweaver Extension Edit PERL and CGI files in Dreamweaver with color colding and syntax highlighting. Didn’t think it was possible? Well, it is. The first step is to get the free Dreamweaver Extension: Perl Support. … Continue reading →

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