http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ 2013-05-18T01:50:09-06:00 http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/lib/tpl/default/images/favicon.ico text/html 2013-05-15T09:13:43-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/php:converting_xml_to_csv_with_php?rev=1368630823&do=diff Using PHP to convert XML to CSV is fairly easy, at least in the situations I've encountered so far. In my case, it would save me significant work if I could simply convert structured XML data into CSV data. Typically, I want to convert only the data in a particular xpath of the original XML document. The PHP function below will load an XML file and convert the elements in the specified xpath to simple csv data. text/html 2013-05-13T19:49:11-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/best_headphones_review?rev=1368496151&do=diff A high quality over ear headphone, a great set of earbuds, and a bluetooth device to save you from yanking on the cord. I don't consider myself an audiophile, but my ears might not be as bad as I thought. Recently, I decided to pickup a pair of headphones. The first set I got cost $180 and they were complete crap. I have better sounding Sony ZX headphones that cost me less than $20. If you're looking for cheap on-the-ear headphones, grab those Sony's, they work great. text/html 2013-05-13T15:16:20-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/product_reviews?rev=1368479780&do=diff Every once in a while a product will stand out to me and I'll feel compelled to write a review. I've also decided to starting listing things I've learned from various books, good books and bad books. Here are my thoughts about various products. eNom and BulkRegister.com The story about my bad experience as I was pushed from one registrar to another. text/html 2013-05-13T15:14:21-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/opinion?rev=1368479661&do=diff I Oppose Your Law My thoughts on why our complacency is bad for us and why we should oppose new laws. The Gun is Civilization text/html 2013-05-10T11:18:29-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/video:cut_video_with_ffmpeg?rev=1368206309&do=diff Here is a quick command that you can use to cut a piece of video with FFmpeg. ffmpeg -ss [start_seconds] / -t [duration_seconds] -i [input_file] [outputfile] Explanation -ss position Seek to given time position in seconds. “hh:mm:ss[.xxx]” syntax is also supported. text/html 2013-05-08T11:49:47-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_projects?rev=1368035387&do=diff BMX Rider My son Ryan's new BMX blog. He's trying to improve his park riding over the next year and we're logging his progress and posting video on this blog. SEO Strategy Forum A web forum to discuss SEO ideas, strategies, and success stories. MasterYourOwnWebsite.com Learn to master your own website using WordPress. Detailed instructions, videos, and tips that help you build your online business. text/html 2013-04-29T07:41:17-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/employee:blog_post?rev=1367242877&do=diff Here's how to research and write a blog post. Research Wikipedia Use as much of the information at wikipedia.com as possible. Do not copy and paste, summarize information in your own words. text/html 2013-04-29T07:39:14-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/employee:start?rev=1367242754&do=diff This is a private area for employee's. It includes instructions and examples for completing specific tasks. Blog Post How to research and write a general blog post. text/html 2013-04-25T09:58:31-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/open_a_url_in_phonegap?rev=1366905511&do=diff I wanted to open a remove website URL instead of a local index.html file in PhoneGap. Although it's possible, and has it's uses, you shouldn't submit an app that does this to Apple for approval. They are pretty likely to reject the app and, if enough developers did so, it might give PhoneGap a bad rap at Apple. Still, the trick is useful for developers to avoiding recompiling over and over again. text/html 2013-04-25T07:31:21-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/play_an_mp3_audio_stream_in_phonegap?rev=1366896681&do=diff I work for a company that owns a couple radio stations as well as a popular classifieds website (<http://www.ksl.com>). We wanted to build an iPhone app that would allow the customer to browse the classifieds website while listening to the audio stream. I decided to implement that using the PhoneGap framework. I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me about 2 days to test all the various suggestions I found on the web and to find this answer. But, alas, here is the working bit of JavaScript c… text/html 2013-04-25T07:26:51-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/check_the_network_connection_in_phonegap?rev=1366896411&do=diff Here's a little bit of Javascript code that will check the network connection in PhoneGap to make sure that the internet is available for public requests. In order to be in the app store your app must work in both online and offline modes. This simple code will satisfy those requirements. text/html 2013-04-23T10:17:27-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/husqvarna_.hus_files_open_with_adobe_acrobat_reader?rev=1366733847&do=diff Owners of Husqvarna Embroidery machines will want their .HUS files to open in something like the 3D Embroidery software. For some reason, I've seen Adobe Acrobat Reader associated with .HUS files on Microsoft Windows. If your .HUS files will not open with the 3D Embroidery software, here's how to fix your file associations. text/html 2013-04-23T09:31:31-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/technical_documents?rev=1366731091&do=diff Mac Instruction Finder Slow on First Start Linux Instruction Hardware Intel 82801G Under Debian Etch USB Dead after Suspend in Ubuntu 13" MacBook Pro (7,1) Using Small LCD Picture Frames in Linux Installation Installing Ubuntu on an Averatec 5500 Laptop Installing Asterisk Under Debian Etch Installing the O2Micro OZ711MX (OZ711M1) Driver Installing PHPEd Under Debian Etch Installing RT2500 WiFi Adapter Installing SmartCVS Installing Sun JRE text/html 2013-04-15T15:32:36-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/installing_husqavarna_3d_embroidery_on_windows_vista?rev=1366061556&do=diff I spent a few hours trying to get the 3D Husqvarna Embroidering system installed under Windows Vista. It took a lot of wrestling but here's how I got it to work. Hopefully, with these instructions, you'll find it much easier to do than I did. Several users has also reported that these instructions work under Windows 7. I've gotten reports from a “Home Edition” user as well as a “64-bit” user. Chances are good that it will work in any version of Windows 7 or Windows Vista. text/html 2013-04-12T08:48:24-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/?image=video%3Affmpeg.pdf&ns=video&rev=1365778104&tab_details=history&mediado=diff&do=media text/html 2013-04-12T08:11:51-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/?image=video%3Affmpeg.png&ns=video&rev=1365775911&tab_details=history&mediado=diff&do=media <img src="/wiki/_media/video:ffmpeg.png?w=386&h=500t=1365775911" alt="video:ffmpeg.png" /> text/html 2013-04-12T07:32:32-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/contact_me?rev=1365773552&do=diff I love to hear comments, criticism, and other feedback from people. While supplies last. Limit one per person. text/html 2013-04-10T10:50:39-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/writing:start?rev=1365612639&do=diff Text to Speech Editor Using a Text to Speech program to help you proof read a document. text/html 2013-04-10T10:48:47-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/start?rev=1365612527&do=diff I've been pushing various bits of information out of my head and into this website for years and it's updated frequently. I use the free Dokuwiki program to organize these pages, which I've been using since 2007. I help people work through a frustration so that they can experience the rush of mastering a problem themselves. text/html 2013-04-10T10:47:39-06:00 Joel Dare http://www.joeldare.com/wiki/writing:text_to_speech_editor?rev=1365612459&do=diff You can use a Text to Speech program, a program that reads your document out loud, to help you proof read a document. I use this as a cheap alternative to paying an editor for some small books that I write. If you use a Mac you'll find the information under System Preferences, Dictation and Speech, Text to Speech. Then, check the box under “Speak selected text when the key is pressed” and make a note of the key combination you need to press. Once you have that checked you can go into any prog…