tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:13:56 +0000Sharing answers in technology and knowledge-work. Advancing one forehead smack at a time.<br> <strong>"By what will you measure success?"</strong> - pv.http://www.niftygeek.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-3627288079603369812Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:56:00 +00002009-11-26T21:13:56.806-05:00What a great way to get everything in front of me.I've fiddled with all sorts of productivity tools and systems. My favorite hope which I've since mostly abandoned is Getting Things Done by David Allen.I've now downloaded Stickies, free software, available at http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk. It's completely disorganized organization, but that's exactly what I was looking for.I want to start http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/11/serious-hooray-for-stickies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-4600025601907682686Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +00002009-11-22T16:38:28.600-05:00I have some new insight into the hook system. I've read through Drupal Pro development, watched dozens of videos, and tried sample projects.My issue the past few days has been how to present these new insights in a way that someone can 'get it' more quickly. I spent months studying the hook system (from the standpoint of a beginner php developer) and while I could make sense of some things the http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/11/creating-animated-diagram-of-drupal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-4326657872191942169Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:21:00 +00002009-11-22T15:40:50.441-05:00Are you having trouble with links simply not offering you the chance to click on them?After adding a padding value to a couple of links on a wordpress blog I found that I was no longer able to click the links. The same held true after adding a margin to the same block.The problem occurred with two elements that were position(ed): absolute(ly);. Since my renewed interest in web design and http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/11/links-and-css-layers-used-with-absolute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-5048727602044420135Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-07-17T19:06:47.332-05:00Disable AVG Antivirus and other services.These written down from version 8.5 (free version).To turn off the Resident ShieldDouble click the program icon in the bottom-right hand cornerClick on "Tools" in the file menu and select "Advanced Settings" from the drop-down bar.In the window that opens, click to select the "Resident Shield" option.On the right hand side under the "Resident Shield http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/07/disable-avg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-666560252739163437Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:49:00 +00002009-07-16T21:50:41.378-05:00For Norton 360 Version 3.0.0.135Turn off Norton 360 Antivirus Open the programClick "Settings" in top navClick "Antivirus" under "Detailed Settings"Click the pill looking button next to AutoProtect until it says "Off" right next to the button.Norton Antivirus is now disabled. If you're troubleshooting you may want to also.... Turn off Norton 360 Firewall Open the program (if not already open)http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/07/turn-off-norton-360-auto-protect-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-6805652888890367969Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:33:00 +00002009-07-16T21:52:24.219-05:00Moved to: http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/07/turn-off-norton-360-auto-protect-and.html - apologies for any inconvenience.http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/07/shut-off-norton-360-antivirus-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-5137280126081611959Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:16:00 +00002009-06-20T22:34:01.207-05:00The locations of the files you will need to edit.[driveletter:]\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf (only if there is a permissions issue)[driveletter:]\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.confC:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hostsSee this for the official apache virtual host documentation if you get lost. I say that because every tutorial on the web told me to do that. I didn't in fact find it http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/06/setting-up-xampp-for-multi-site-serving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-8604012584490263177Sat, 30 May 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-05-30T17:54:17.087-05:00I found a variety of syntax errors when debugging a PHP script lately. Since the PHP parser isn't the clearest when it comes to debugging (and these were terribly elusive) here are are some methods that I found to solve the problem.The line numbers associated with the errors were no help at all - the error just wasn't found on line 1. And then when the line number changed, it was not found onhttp://www.niftygeek.com/2009/05/elusive-php-syntax-errors-strange-fix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-8038611399591405694Sun, 03 May 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-05-08T23:46:25.739-05:00When I started this blog a week or so ago, I didn't think the first few would be dedicated to Firefox features but I have to mention Quick Searches before letting go of the keywords tips.I was talking to Matt (Drupal enthusiast extraordinaire) about how I'd found what I thought was a more convenient way to search. I was both surprised and happy to be wrong again when he explained searching http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/05/create-quick-search-in-under-minute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-4407653137898461819Sun, 03 May 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-05-04T12:21:22.835-05:00I tried using FastDial for FireFox but it didn't do everything for me that I needed.Having each of my most used pages ready to click whenever I opened a new tab was hip but unfortunately it wasn't fast enough for me. An intuitive-type person might like FastDial. You're presented with boxes where small representations or icons are displayed for you to click on.That's too many steps for me. Whenhttp://www.niftygeek.com/2009/05/bookmarks-i-need-fastest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889409.post-1602144108603027137Sat, 02 May 2009 20:36:00 +00002009-05-02T15:54:58.930-05:00As I've found a new focus for the site, I'm going to be sharing the answers to the questions that have befuddled me during the course of my knowledge and technology work.All of the old blog posts have been deleted (they were largely useless anyway), and I'll be posting as regularly as I can with the answers I come up with about working in technical support and knowledge-work.I define knowledge http://www.niftygeek.com/2009/05/fresh-start-for-my-tech-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrick Vincent)0