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`npm i -g missingDependency`

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:10:34 +0000

title says it all really. “works on my machine”npm publish

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Collaborating on WordPress Site Development

mcmonkeys1 — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:44:02 +0000

Just how does a team of 2+ people go about collaborating on WordPress site development? That’s something I’ve been fooling around with over the last while now. Having used Git and SVN for programming work, it seemed like a no brainer that this was probably the way to go. SVN has fallen out of favour…

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Reload Autohotkey Script when Modified

mcmonkeys1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:31:39 +0000

I just made an update to reload Autohotkey script when modified. There are a few ways to do this. When I am editing a script directly I use these hotkey functions: ^!s:: Send ^s ;save this file (this assumes your editing this file when you press it though ; TODO: NEEDS FIXING! <-why? most…

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Micro$oft no longer supports Windows Gadgets

mcmonkeys1 — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:24:00 +0000

So apparently Microsoft no longer supports windows gadgets AKA windows sidebar AKA desktop gadgets. But why? The reasons stated are that they present the possibility of posing a security threat. (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows/gadgets) Upon further reading of the security threat posed (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-GB/security/advisory/2719662) they basically describe the same threat that installing ANY PIECE OF SOFTWARE WHATSOEVER poses. Microsoft…

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Free DynDns (Sort Of)

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:36:00 +0000

So I wanted to access my home network from outside. My ISP doesn’t hand out static IPs and DynDns doesn’t work on my router / also i don’t want to pay for it anyhow. Solution: All I really want is my IP address. This can be displayed from sites like whatismyip.com very easily. We’ll do…

Viewsonic VG2436wm-LED

mcmonkeys1 — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:33:00 +0000

My awesome new Viewsonic VG2436wm-LED monitor (pics pending). Another fantastic gift to myself ;-) Thanks Ros! No problem, anytime Ros. 24″ 1080p, colours look vibrant, contrast ratio is high. Viewing angles are no great shakes, but no worse than other monitors. The most stand-out feature is pivot support (rotation) so that monitor can go into…

Dennis Ritchie is dead. Long live UNIX and C!

mcmonkeys1 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Sad news and no fanfare for the passing of this s/w giant =( Father Of C And UNIX, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away At Age 70

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“C Programming in Linux” by David Haskins. An alternative to “The C Programming Language” by Kernighan and Ritchie

mcmonkeys1 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:41:00 +0000

I found this great book for learning C. Lesson 1 is the usual “hello world” console app, but literally the next example dives into using it as a CGI script. It teaches all the usual C console output stuff, but concentrates on web programming with C and apache web server. This is great, as the…

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Dijkstra & Mathematics Inc.

mcmonkeys1 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:54:00 +0000

Pretty funny, this is swiped from the Wikipedia entry for Dijkstra. He’s a pretty important figure in computer science. “One of Dijkstra’s sidelines was serving as Chairman of the Board of the fictional Mathematics Inc., a company that he imagined having commercialized the production of mathematical theorems in the same way that software companies had…

Programming humour

mcmonkeys1 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:42:00 +0000

Pretty funny tutorial on C language pointers. DISCLAIMER: Strictly for nerds only!http://pastebin.com/vQbu9Lek

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Software Patents

mcmonkeys1 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:23:00 +0000

Great video against software patentability funded by the fsfIt gives a nice bit of history and background. Link is here: http://patentabsurdity.com/watch.html

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