https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ 2026-05-05T06:30:07+0000 https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/lib/tpl/default/images/favicon.ico text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/2x4_truck_bed_bicycle_rack?rev=1591052021&do=diff 2x4 Truck Bed Bicycle Rack I built a very simple but effective bicycle rack out of a single 2×4 board. What You'll Need * A 2×4 pine board ($2.50) * A 2“ to 3” paddle bit * A Hand Drill or Drill Press * Two 3“ C-Clamps ($10) * text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/2001_saturn_sl2_serpentine_belt_tensioner_problems?rev=1591052021&do=diff 2001 Saturn SL2 Serpentine Belt Tensioner Problems In the summer of 2010 I had a loud tapping noise in my engine compartment. I had a mechanic friend listen and he thought it was the tensioner. He was right, but it took me a dozen hours over a period of a couple months to solve the problem. Ultimately, I had to do a little back-yard engineering. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/about_joel_dare?rev=1591052021&do=diff About Joel Dare Joel is currently working as the lead Software Development Engineer on the KSL.com Classifieds at Deseret Digital Media. He is part of the Marketplace team at KSL.com and is responsible for the General Classifieds as well as the Cars, Jobs, and Homes sections of that site. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/amazon_payment_button_drop_down?rev=1591052021&do=diff Amazon Payments Drop Down Below is an example of an Amazon Simple Pay button. I've replaced the hidden input description field with a select. This gives you a multiple choice drop-down that you can use for things like selecting a shirt size. Here's the full finished code. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/applate?rev=1591052021&do=diff Applate Note: I don't actually use this design myself, but putting it together helped me figure out a good method for Using PHP as a Template Engine, specifically in a Model View Controller (MVC) paradigm. My interest in the iPhone and similar mobile platforms lead me to create a simple text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/auto_mechanics?rev=1591052021&do=diff Auto Mechanics Over the last few years I've done a little of my own mechanic work on my cars. I'm actually starting to enjoy the work and consider it a hobby. 2001 Saturn SL2 Serpentine Belt Tensioner Problems I had a problem with the tensioner on my 2001 Saturn SL2. It was making a very loud tapping noise. Ultimately I had to do a little back-yard engineering to solve the problem. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/base?rev=1591052021&do=diff Base for iPhone Base is a very simple XCode project that allows you to plug a website into XCode and release it as a native app. It is very simple and does not have any hooks into native features. It starts with two UIWebView's (Safari Views) that make up the complete app. If you prefer a single view, simply delete the toobar view in Interface Builder. The top view is a transparent web view that covers the title bar. Then, there's the main page view. This dual view approach allows you t… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/best_headphones_review?rev=1591052021&do=diff Best Headphones Review 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 text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/book_help?rev=1591052021&do=diff Book Help Buy the book. I've priced it at just $0.99 for a few days. When a few people buy the book, that shows Amazon that people are interested in that particular book. As a result, it's pushed closer to the top of the list when people are searching. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/booklet_printing_a_pdf_file?rev=1591052021&do=diff Booklet Printing a PDF File This document describes how to print booklets from letter size documents exported as PDF files. Such as those files created with the “Print to File” option. This process works on my HP LaserJet 1000. Other printers may work differently, depending on what order the pages are in when they exit the printer. You will probably want to babysit the printer to make sure that the pages stay in the correct order, especially when you print the back sides. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/books?rev=1591052021&do=diff Books by Joel Dare I've written a few books. They say we all have at least one book in us. My most recent book is getting great reviews. My earlier books, not so much. The following books are self-published for the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/bucketblog?rev=1591052021&do=diff Bucketblog Bucketblog is a simple photoblogging site that pulls it's images from the RSS feed of a Photobucket Album. It's written in PHP and is released under the MIT License. [Bucketblog Screenshot ] Demo Try the live demo. Notes * Photobucket cache's the RSS feed. It will take time to update (hours for me). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/business?rev=1591052021&do=diff Business Here are a few business documents. Income Stream Plan A template for a short plan for a single income stream. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/buttonwiz_8.0?rev=1591052021&do=diff ButtonWiz 8.0 Create stylish buttons for your webpage using an intuitive, wizard-style interface. Choose from over 200 different button styles. Personalize the buttons with any font, size, or color; you can even add several layers of text. When your button is finished, you can save it to disk or copy it to the Windows clipboard and paste it into any graphics program. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/calories?rev=1591052021&do=diff Quick Calories About Quick Calories Quickly track the number of calories you’ve eaten today. Fast with no frills, logs what you eat without getting in the way. Works offline. No login required. Designed for mobile devices such as the iPhone and Google Android. Also works on the desktop in recent web browsers. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/carbs?rev=1591052021&do=diff Carbs Web App About Carbs Quickly track the number of carbs you’ve eaten today. Fast with no frills, logs what you eat without getting in the way. Integrated Google search box helps you find calories for specific foods when you’re not sure. No login required. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/caustic_instruments?rev=1591052021&do=diff Caustic Instruments Here are some notes about instruments I like to use in Caustic. Guitar For a nice distorted guitar sound I use the PCMSynth with the Dist Guitar preset. OC-2 One of my favorite sounds is the Boss OC-3 Guitar pedal. I don't reproduce the sound of that pedal very well but you can create a similar thick sound by adding a second PCMSynth with the Dist Guitar preset and then reduce the octave knob in the pitch section by one octave. Play the same notes as the guitar machine… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/center_an_amazon_payment_button?rev=1591052021&do=diff Center an Amazon Payment Button I often need to center an Amazon Payment button, but I keep forgetting how. There are lots of CSS solutions. Here's the solution I currently use. Just surround the form in an div with an align value set to center. <div align="center"> <!-- Amazon Payment Form Goes Here --> </div> text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/check_the_network_connection_in_phonegap?rev=1591052021&do=diff Check the Network Connection in PhoneGap 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 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/chinese_scooter?rev=1591052021&do=diff <http://acompliadietpill.ga/#7012> acomplia usa, text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/clump_programming?rev=1591052021&do=diff Clump Programming Clump Programming is a simple process I designed in order to organize my files more efficiently for programming. Rational I've been using CVS for about 10 years. This works well for me, but in some situations there is resistance to CVS either because of it's inconvenience or because of technology limitations. It's also not terribly efficient for an individual developer. As a result, I'm looking for a new process. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/concat_multiple_pdf_files_with_ghostscript?rev=1591052021&do=diff Concat Multiple PDF Files with Ghostscript You can concat multiple PDf files together using Ghostscript. This will “print” each of the PDF's to a sudo printer which writes them out as a file. Because of this, the resulting PDF may be larger and could loose some text and features from the original. Works well on scanned PDF's, Faxes, and other similar documents. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/contact_me?rev=1591052021&do=diff Contact Me I love to hear comments, criticism, and other feedback from people. While supplies last. Limit one per person. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/convert_and_resize_images_with_imagemagick?rev=1591052021&do=diff Convert and Resize Images with ImageMagick This simple command will use ImageMagick's mogrify command to convert a batch of images from one format to another. The -geometry option also resizes them during the conversion. mogrify -geometry 1024x768 -format jpg *.eps text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/copy_a_directory_recursively_using_scp?rev=1591052021&do=diff Copy a Directory Recursively using SCP I often need to quickly copy a directory from one Linux machine to another. An easy command to accomplish the task is the SCP (Secure Copy) command. Here's the general format of a recursive copy. scp -r [/local/path/] [user@host]:[/remote/path] text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/copying_vmware_virtual_machines?rev=1591052021&do=diff Copying VMWare Virtual Machines These instructions assume that I have a virtual machine directory called “Win_XP_Base”. You can, of course, do this with any virtual machine. Copy the VM directory. cp -r Win_XP_Base Win_XP_<name> Switch to the new directory and edit the vmx file. Replace Win_XP_Base with Win_XP_<name> text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/count_calories_lose_weight?rev=1591052021&do=diff Count Calories; Lose Weight Introduction Setting Goals An Accurate Scale Quick Calories System Quick Calories for Mobile Calorie List About Joel text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/create_a_uiwebview_iphone_app_in_xcode?rev=1591052021&do=diff Create a UIWebView iPhone App in XCode Note: These instructions are incomplete... This is a set of instructions on how to create a simple iPhone app using a UIWebView control in XCode. Step 1 - Create A New Project * Open XCode and create a new project text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/data_url?rev=1591052021&do=diff Data URL This is a PHP script that will load the specified HTML document and convert it to a data URL. It's Useful for generating off-line web apps, especially for the iPhone. It makes 3 passes which do the following. * Convert JavaScript to data: text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/digital_finger_paintings?rev=1591052021&do=diff Digital Finger Paintings Here is a picture I painted by finger on the iPhone. I used the Brushes app. Hopefully I can do a little more of this. Sunset from the Train This is a picture of a sunset over the Wasatch Mountains. I painted this looking at the sight through the window of a Front Runner train. It took about 40 minutes. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/digital_video?rev=1591052021&do=diff Digital Video This page moved to Digital Video. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/dokuwiki_template_areas?rev=1591052021&do=diff Dokuwiki Template Areas The image below shows the files you can create, in your template directory, to add content to certain parts of the Dokuwiki page. Click the image to see it larger. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/dynamo?rev=1591052021&do=diff Dynamo Dynamo is a free PHP library that automatically draws basic HTML tables and forms based on the results of MySQL queries. It is open source, distributed under the GPL. It is particularly useful for quickly and easily writing reports using mainly a MySQL query without writing a lot of PHP code. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/easyajax?rev=1591052021&do=diff EasyAjax This is (probably) a temporary document. This is an ajax library I'm writing, to make ajax easier. The library consists of two user functions. Syntax ajaxSetup();ajaxStart(myObj, myMode, myUrl, myFunc); Example // Setup the ajax object var myAjax; myAjax = ajaxSetup(); // Create an example function that will be executed onclick function example() { ajaxStart(myAjax, 'GET', 'hello.php?r=' + randFoo(), 'sayHello(myAjax)'); return false; } // Setup a function that will be e… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/easyvar?rev=1591052021&do=diff EasyVar A plugin for DokuWiki that allows you to insert variables into your wiki page (for example @something@) and have that variable replaced with longer code from a pre-defined file. For more information see the EasyVar page in the official DokuWiki documentation. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/encryption_with_gnupg_and_firegpg?rev=1591052021&do=diff Encryption with GnuPG and FireGPG I worry about the fact that an employee at Google can read all my email. I worry that they know many of the websites I visited and what I searched for. With FireGPG and GnuPG, I can easily encrypt my email. It's a start. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/enom_and_bulkregister.com?rev=1591052021&do=diff eNom and BulkRegister.com I had a bad experience with eNom and BulkRegister.com and this is my story. RegisterFly Way back when, I was a customer of the domain registration service RegisterFly. They had great prices and a decent web interface. Rumour has it that a spat between the owners caused a decline there and before long I started to have serious problems. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/example_driven_development?rev=1591052021&do=diff Example Driven Development TODO Test Driven Development (TDD) is all the rage these days. I personally find it difficult to write tests. I feel like no matter how much time I spend on them, my tests are never complete. I feel like not everything I want to test can be tested. I feel like I'm wasting time writing tests. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/firearm_barter_agreement?rev=1591052021&do=diff Firearm Barter Agreement I found myself in a position where I was going to trade my handgun for another gentlemen's handgun. I couldn't find a firearm bill of sale or buy/sell agreement that worked for a firearm for firearm exchange like the one I was about to participate in. Private party firearm sales are legal in Utah. I hacked together an agreement based on other documents I found around the web. No document is actually required here, but if a firearm registered to me is ever used in a … text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/firefox_reveal_passwords?rev=1591052021&do=diff Reveal Passwords in Firefox In Firefox, if you are looking at a page that has a saved password on it, you can paste the following javascript into the address bar. This will show you the password saved on the page. javascript:(function(){var s,F,j,f,i; s = text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/forums_i_frequent?rev=1591052021&do=diff Forums I Frequent This is a list of forums that I frequently visit and am active on. Writing The Writer's Beat text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/free_photography_sites?rev=1591052021&do=diff Free Stock Photo Search I often find myself in need of a quick stock image. I've found several resources online that allow you to use their images for free. In some cases, you need to credit the artist. Make sure you read the specific site or image terms. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/free_resources_for_building_websites?rev=1591052021&do=diff Free Resources for Building Websites This is a list of free and simple resources I've found for building websites. Each of these sites is better at a different type of site. Go Spaces Great for selling a single product, a small number of products, or for test marketing. Supports physical products, subscriptions or digital downloads. Choose your favorite payment processing service that have no up-front costs such as PayPal and Stripe. Clutter free and responsive design that is customizable. Us… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/git_without_a_central_repository?rev=1591052021&do=diff Git without a Central Repository In my mind, the way git is supposed to work is that two people have git repositories and they pull and push code to each other. In the organization where I work, we also need to push code to live web servers. I imagine those servers as if they are just other git users. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/goal_ideas?rev=1591052021&do=diff Photo Goal Thoughts This is just a short list of thoughts I've had for topics or subjects I might want to set a goal and photograph. - Flashlight / Dark - Spin Photos - Short Video Clips (x Sec) text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/google_gmail_bookmark_that_logs_in?rev=1591052021&do=diff Google GMail Bookmark that Logs In Note: This no longer works for me, but google has updated their page so it's no longer necessary. Check out my quick article on Google Gmail Multiple Account Logins. You can create a bookmark that automatically logs you into your Google Email (GMail) account. This gives you a quick link to your email and also gives you an easy way to login to multiple accounts easily. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/google_gmail_multiple_account_logins?rev=1591052021&do=diff Google Gmail Multiple Account Logins You can now use Google email with multiple accounts natively. To do so, set your bookmark directly to mail.google.com. When you open google, you'll be prompted to login. It seems like which ever account you login with first will become your text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/guns?rev=1591052021&do=diff Guns In early 2010 I purchased a handgun, took the required training course, paid some fees, submitted to an FBI criminal background check, and obtained my Utah Concealed Firearm Permit (CFP). I'm a fan of guns but I don't have enough time or money invested to consider myself an enthusiast. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hasp_driver_windows_7?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hasp Driver Windows 7 To install the Hasp driver for Windows 7 you need the Hasp Dongle Driver. You'll want the Vista Dongle Patch if you're installing 3D Embroidery. Yes, you want the Vista version even for Windows 7. If you're installing the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery software under Windows 7, check out my full text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hasp_driver_windows_8.1?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hasp Driver Windows 8.1 In order to install the Hasp Device Driver for Windows 8.1 you need the Hasp Dongle Driver. If you're installing 3D Embroidery you'll also need the Vista Dongle Patch. Yes, you'll want the Vista patch for Windows 8.1. If you're trying to install the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery software under Windows 8.1, check out my full text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hasp_driver_windows_8?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hasp Driver Windows 8 In order to install the Hasp driver for Windows 8 you need the Hasp Dongle Driver. For 3D Embroidery you also need the Vista Dongle Patch. Yes, the Vista path even for Windows 8. If you're trying to install the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery software under Windows 8, check out my full text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hasp_driver_windows_10?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hasp Driver Windows 10 In order to install the Hasp driver for Windows 10 you need the Hasp Dongle Driver. You also need the Vista Dongle Patch if you're installing 3D Embroidery. Yes, you need the “Vista Patch” even though you're installing it for Windows 10 and not for Windows Vista. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/headache?rev=1591052021&do=diff This page has moved to Headache. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hiding_your_own_traffic_from_google_analytics?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hiding Your Own Traffic From Google Analytics I recently setup a Google Analytics account on this site in order to get a “second opinion” of my traffic (compared to my regular site statistics). What I noticed pretty quickly is that my own traffic was poisoning my results. So, I set out to hide my own traffic. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hobbies?rev=1591052021&do=diff This stuff moved. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/homemade_guitar?rev=1591052021&do=diff Homemade Guitar This page has moved here. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/hosted_applications?rev=1591052021&do=diff Hosted Applications This page has been removed. Its contents were moved over to the Software Projects page. Web App Sites A list of places where you can find (or publish) other web apps. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/how-to_make_iphone_ringtones?rev=1591052021&do=diff How-To Make iPhone Ringtones Here are some instructions for creating iPhone ringtones under Linux. The Audio File Start with an audio file. Just about anything will work; a recording, or a music file. In my example, I start with a WAV file my kids recorded on their cell phone. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/how_to_cheat_at_wild_west_pinball?rev=1591052021&do=diff How to Cheat at Wild West Pinball Background There are some rediculously high scores in the iPhone game Wild West Pinball. Because those scores couldn't possibly be real, I set out to find out how people were cheating. I was surprised to find that very little information about the cheating was around. Eventually I came across a thread that said it had something to do with pausing the game. So, I started pausing the game at various points and eventually stumbled on a bug that will let you get a… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/html_5_lite_page?rev=1591052021&do=diff Light Weight HTML 5 Web Page Template This is a light weight HTML 5 template that I use as a starting point for some of my sites. [Download Lite Page] text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/html_5_soundboard_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff HTML 5 Soundboard Template This is a minimalist template for an HTML 5 soundboard. This is a decent starting point for creating a simple HTML5 soundboard. You'll need to drop a couple of mp3 files in the same directory as this HTML file and make sure they are named appropriately (sound1.mp3 and sound2.mp3 in this example). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/html_5_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff HTML 5 Template This is a minimalist template for an HTML 5 document. I typically use this as a starting point for web based apps. <!DOCTYPE html> <head> <title>[Title]</title> <!-- Internal Javascript --> <script type="text/javascript"> // Put code here or set the src attribute </script> <!-- External Javascript --> <script src="main.js"></script> <!-- Internal CSS --> <style type="text/css"> * { box-sizing: border-box; } body { background-color: white; margin: 0; paddin… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/html_5_twitter_bootstrap_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff HTML 5 Twitter Bootstrap Template This is a quick page template that looks similar to my previous Light Weight HTML 5 Web Page Template but that uses the Twitter Bootstrap framework for look and feel. I use this as a base page for some quick projects. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Title</title> <!-- Bootstrap --> <link href="bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen"> <style> .container { padding-top: 25px; } img { padding-bottom: … text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/html_in_amazon_descriptions?rev=1591052021&do=diff HTML in Amazon Descriptions You can include HTML code in your descriptions on Amazon. I'm using this to spruce up my Kindle book descriptions. In order to do so, you need to take your HTML and encode the less than and greater than signs into HTML entities. Take the following description as an example. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/husqvarna_.hus_files_open_with_adobe_acrobat_reader?rev=1591052021&do=diff Husqvarna .HUS Files Open with Adobe Acrobat Reader 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. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/i_bought_the_late_2016_macbook_pro_with_touchbar_and_love_it?rev=1591052021&do=diff I Bought the Late 2016 MacBook Pro with Touchbar and Love It I've owned the late 2016 MacBook pro for a few weeks and I'm really enjoying it. There's been a lot of hate for the MacBook and it's touchbar, so I wanted to write my views on the matter. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/i_oppose_your_law?rev=1591052021&do=diff I Oppose Your Law I realized recently that, when I hear about new laws, it is my natural instinct to accept them. I find myself asking, “how will this law effect me?” If I don't think it effects me, I'm complacent to accept it, as is. That thinking is wrong, however, and is a big part of why our government has overgrown, at all levels, in the United States. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/iama?rev=1591052021&do=diff Ask me Anything on Reddit I've been a lurker on Reddit for a short while now and I thought I'd try an IAmA to see if there's any interest. I just released the free Random Riff guitar app for iOS and Android. Today at x I'll be on Reddit answering questions. Ask me anything. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/icoaster?rev=1591052021&do=diff iCoaster for iPhone Turn your iPhone into a high-tech drink coaster. WARNING: This application is for entertainment purposes only. Your iPhone is not water proof, so put drinks on it at your own risk! Open iCoaster text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ideas?rev=1591052021&do=diff Ideas My head is swarming with ideas for new products, software programs, websites, and businesses. I drive my family crazy when I blurt out interesting, odd or downright insane ideas from the couch, which I do regularly. Here is a collection of some of those ideas. Some of these are simple thoughts while others I've spent more time brainstorming and organizing. I'd love your text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/installing_husqavarna_3d_embroidery_get_ready?rev=1591052021&do=diff Get Prepared for the 3D Embroidery Install Thank you for letting me install the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery System for you. In order to install the system, I'll connect to your computer over the Internet. I'll need your help to make the install go smoothly. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/installing_husqavarna_3d_embroidery_on_windows_vista?rev=1591052021&do=diff Installing Husqvarna 3D Embroidering on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 I've spent a few hours trying to get the 3D Husqvarna Embroidering system installed under Windows. 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 than I did. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/installing_husqvarna3dembroideryonwindowsvista?rev=1591052021&do=diff If you landed here, you might be looking for my page about Installing Husqvarna 3D Embroidering on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/introduction?rev=1591052021&do=diff Introduction I just lost 50 pounds and I feel great. People are stopping to say things like, “You're loosing weight” or “You look good”. After that, they typically ask, “What are you doing?” That's where this book comes in. I'm excited to share my success and to describe the tools I used to make it happen. I hope that you'll be encouraged and will be successful losing weight too. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/iphone_app_wanted?rev=1591052021&do=diff iPhone App Wanted - GPS Marked Searches So, I just got a new iPhone, and I'm scared to death that it will be lost or stolen. I've protected it with a sticker that offers a reward for it's safe return, but I want to do more. There are not a lot of applications out there for finding your iPhone. I've got an idea for a simple solution. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/iso?rev=1591052021&do=diff iso A JavaScript library that lets you draw isometric 3D like images using isometric blocks. Example Code window.onload = function() { iso = new Iso('isoCanvas', 53); iso.draw(-1, 0, 0, 'grass.png'); iso.draw(0, 0, 0, 'grass.png'); iso.draw(1, 0, 0, 'grass.png'); } text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/isominer_game?rev=1591052021&do=diff isoMiner Game isoMiner is an idea for a game inspired by Notch's Minecraft game. I'll develop a few thoughts on the game and store them here. I don't anticipate a working game for a long while. As I've installed and used the original Minecraft game, I was frustrated by a few quirks. As a result, I'm designing isoMiner with these major goals in mind. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/java_introduction?rev=1591052021&do=diff Java Introduction These are my notes for the Java programming language. I'm a professional programmer but I'm new to Java. I'm jotting down the fundamentals here as I learn them. Hello World An initial Java application looks like the following. public class Application { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello World"); } } text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/javascript_coding_standards?rev=1591052021&do=diff JavaScript Coding Standards Pure JavaScript After becoming very familiar with how to write JavaScript code using the jQuery framework, I started working on a few mobile projects. On mobile devices jQuery is both a little bloated and sometimes incompatible. But, having grown use to it's syntax and it's ability to separate source and ui code, I wanted to find and set some similar standards for coding in pure JavaScript. What I found is that jQuery made me a lazy JavaScript programmer in many … text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/keyboarding?rev=1591052021&do=diff Keyboarding Don't laugh! I recently started to teach myself to play the keyboard. I have a cheap Casio keyboard that I bought for my family. I've connected the keyboard to my computer and recorded myself playing. The plan is to improve over time; we'll see. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/kindle_html_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff Kindle HTML Template I've written a couple of Kindle ebooks. I prefer to work in HTML and the format works quite well once you figure it out. This is a template for starting a new Kindle HTML document. <!DOCTYPE html> <head> <title>My Book Title</title> <!-- CSS --> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body { background-color: white; padding: 0; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; } p { margin: 0; padding: 0; text-indent: 10px; } h1 { margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: center… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/lexar_jump_drive_firefly_usb_flash_drive?rev=1591052021&do=diff Lexar Jump Drive Firefly USB Flash Drive Review Over the last few years I've had 4 or 5 different USB flash drives. But, the Lexar Jump Drive Firefly has proven to be a favorite product. Most of the USB flash drives on the market connect to your key ring directly and have a cap that pulls off. The Firefly has a cap that is attached to your keys and the flash drive pulls out of the cap. This design choice is what I like most about the Firefly. It's also the reason I almost passed up the driv… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/livefoto?rev=1591052021&do=diff LiveFoto Upload photo's, slides, or screen shots and have them displayed on your website in real time. Conduct live slide shows or presentations to an unlimited number of viewers. Upload your images any way you prefer (e.g. FTP or SFTP) and they will be displayed instantly to your viewers. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/login?rev=1591052021&do=diff Login You can login|do=login or go to the admin|do=admin page. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/long_distance_scootering?rev=1591052021&do=diff Long Distance Scooter Touring I'm thinking about buying a scooter, going on a couple long distance rides, and blogging about it. Right now it's a dream. One day I might make it happen. Long distance is relative. I have a wife, two kids, and a day job. So, I'll be doing weekend warrior type touring. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/low_color?rev=1591052021&do=diff Low Color Digital Art My head imposed on a superhero image. First I adjusted lighting, trimmed, and then lightly faded the two images into each other (10% eraser). Next, I converted the image to black and white. Finally, I applied a fairly aggressive gaussian blur and then reduced the image to 6 colors (shades of grey). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/making_this_website_fit_your_iphone?rev=1591052021&do=diff Making this Website fit your iPhone After I created my new site design I decided I wanted it to fit nicely on my iPhone. When I browsed to the site, it worked okay, but I wanted more. I identified the following issues I wanted to solve. * The initial zoom was too small by default. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mal_s_e-commerce_cart_instructions?rev=1591052021&do=diff Mal's E-Commerce Instructions This is a set of instructions on how to integrate some aspects of Mal's E-Commerce into your website. Mal's E-Commerce is a free shopping cart solution available at <http://www.mals-e.com>. Downloadable Products Adding to Mal's * Login at text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/marketing_tips?rev=1591052021&do=diff Marketing Tips This is a collection of free or nearly free marketing tips that I'm collecting. Most of these are not my own ideas, they have been gleaned from books and other sites around the web. Update Your Email Signature It's a simple thing and it will only take you a few seconds. Update your email signature to peddle your latest product. Your signature should be as short as possible (1 or 2 lines) and include a text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/micro_journal_web_and_mobile_app?rev=1591052021&do=diff Micro Journal Web and Mobile App A quick app for writing journal entries. Defaults to just 250 characters. Twitter / Facebook like. I'd like to keep a journal. I typically have good intentions of doing so, but I'll do it for a while and then give up because I don't have enough time. I can post tiny bits of information about my lift in a micro journal, however, and that might work for me. Much like Twitter and Facebook don't take a lot of time to write on. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/minecraft_server_notes?rev=1591052021&do=diff Minecraft Server Notes I'm messing with Minecraft to see if I can setup a server for my Daughter. These are a few notes about the setup. Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) My VPS is running Debian. Here's the command to install Java from the nonfree repository (which was already in my /etc/apt/sources.list file). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mit_license?rev=1591052021&do=diff MIT License The following license applies to some software on this website. Please check the software page to be sure it is covered by this license. Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Joel Dare Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mobile_web_app_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web App Template This is a basic starting point for Web Apps. It is specifically targeted to mobile sizes. Finished web apps can easily be converted to native iPhone apps using PhoneGap. They can also be ported to Palm OS or Android as native apps. [Download Zip File] text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/model_rockets?rev=1591052021&do=diff Model Rockets I dabbled in model rockets for a while, including building my own tiny rocket motors. I don't currently have time, but I hope to dabble in rockets again one day. The Tiny Rocket Project Model Rocket Shopping List Making a Nozzle Drill Homemade Rocket Igniter's Nozzle Notes Paper Tube Calculator Hobby Rocket Motor Law text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mounting_ssh_with_sshfs?rev=1591052021&do=diff Mounting SSH with sshfs You can mount an SSH connection with sshfs. sshfs <user>@<server>:<remote_path> <local_mount_point> You can unmount it with: fusermount -u <local_mount_point> Here's a shell script I use to mount and unmount several servers that I connect to frequently. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mui_framework?rev=1591052021&do=diff mUI Framework mUI is a simple HTML/Javascript framework for writing mobile web applications. It mimics some of the behaviors of the iPhone, which is it's primary target, but it is also browser independent and should work for Android and other mobile platforms. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/my_wish_list?rev=1591052021&do=diff My Wish List This is my wish list. I put items on this list for several reasons. First, because I keep forgetting to buy some of these things myself. Second, because people ask me what I want for birthdays or holidays and I always respond, “I don't know text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/new?rev=1591052021&do=diff Test Page This is just a test page. Why are you here? text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/open_a_url_in_phonegap?rev=1591052021&do=diff Open a Remote URL in PhoneGap 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 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/opinion?rev=1591052021&do=diff Opinion I Bought the Late 2016 MacBook Pro with Touchbar and Love It There have been lots of posts from developers who abandoned the Macbook Pro, but I'm enjoying it. 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 Example Driven Development Test Driven Development (TDD) is all the rage these days. How about Example Driven Development (EDD)? text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/other_interesting_sites?rev=1591052021&do=diff Other Interesting Websites Jason Schuman Jason writes about Cars, Tech, Business, and Music. Free Stock Photo Search A list of sites that offer free and royalty free stock photography and graphics. Forums I Frequent This is a collection of online forums that I frequent. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/outdoors?rev=1591052021&do=diff The Great Outdoors Ultralight Backpacking I've recently taken an interest in Ultralight Backpacking. I haven't actually done any backpacking yet, I'm just trying to prepare for it. My main motivation for this is the recollection of a backpacking trip when I was a young teenager. My brother hiked circles around me on the trail and then we were under prepared when it snowed on us in the high Uintah's in July. We ended up cutting a two night hike short and hitchhiking back to our parents camp… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/pchelpware_support_tool?rev=1591052021&do=diff PcHelpware Support Tool This tool allows your computer to connect to mine via the internet and then gives me control of your keyboard and mouse. This will only work if I'm waiting for your connection on my side, so you must talk to me first. Using this tool, I can help you install software or troubleshoot a problem. To get started, click the download link below. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/philosophy?rev=1591052021&do=diff Philosophy Count Calories; Lose Weight Count calories and lose weight. My story of realization and weight loss. Innovations of My Time Some historical information about innovations that have occurred during my adult lifetime (1995+). Goals X3 A simple idea on breaking a particular goal, such as weight loss, down into 3 tiny parts. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/phonegap_notes?rev=1591052021&do=diff PhoneGap Notes These are some random notes about PhoneGap. The native iPhone toolBar is to short in 0.9.1 when the iPhone status bar is on. A fix is in the last comment on the following page. <http://phonegap.lighthouseapp.com/projects/20116/tickets/40> text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/photography_digital_art?rev=1591052021&do=diff Photography, Art, and Digital Art I enjoy photography, 3D computer graphics, pencil drawing, and painting. I've enjoyed art most of my life but have not worked on as much as I'd like. sketch.joeldare.com My writings about sketching. Ink & Watercolor on Instagram My ink and watercolor drawings posted on Instagram. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/php_pivotal_tracker_class?rev=1591052021&do=diff PHP Pivotal Tracker Class This is a simple PHP class that connects to the Pivotal Tracker (pivotaltracker.com) API and lets you create a story in an existing project and assign tasks to that story. I wrote this because we switched to using Pivotal Tracker at work and I needed a way to insert stories from web based forms. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/play_an_mp3_audio_stream_in_phonegap?rev=1591052021&do=diff Play an MP3 Audio Stream in PhoneGap 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, h… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/play_an_mp3_file_in_phonegap?rev=1591052021&do=diff Play an MP3 File in PhoneGap There is nothing special about playing a plain MP3 file in Phonegap. You can typically just use HTML5 audio. Here's an example. <audio controls> <source src="sound.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> <source src="sound.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser doesn't support audio. </audio> text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/prepaid_phone_as_motorcycle_camera?rev=1591052021&do=diff Prepaid Phone as Motorcycle Camera Advantages * Inexpensive * Always on Wifi built in * Backup photos automatically Phones Cheap pre-paid camera phone using Android. I picked the Moto E. It's running an older version of Android but it works just fine. I only plan to mount it on the motorcycle and use it for photos. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/private_areas?rev=1591052021&do=diff Private Areas The following area's of this wiki are private. You must login to access them. home Information that only my immediate family can access. family Information that my extended family can access. friends Information that my family and friends can access. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/product_reviews?rev=1591052021&do=diff Product Reviews 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. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/public_domain?rev=1591052021&do=diff Public Domain Some software on this website is released into the public domain. Please check the software page to be sure of its license. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, A… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/quick_calculator?rev=1591052021&do=diff Quick Calculator A Google Chrome extension that gives you access to a very fast calculator. This plugin is a simple text entry box that automatically calculates the math that you enter. Chrome App Store You'll find the extension page in the official Google Chrome App Store. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/quickuser?rev=1591052021&do=diff QuickUser JavaScript Library This library has been moved to GitHub. QuickUser is a JavaScript class that maintains user information. There are two versions, one that uses a cookie and another that uses HTML 5 local storage. Each creates a new user ID, if one wasn't already created, and stores an array of user information. Additional key / value pairs can be added by the programmer. No user id or password is required, making login unnecessary. Login credentials could be easily added and tracke… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/quotes?rev=1591052021&do=diff Quotes of Interest “If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” -- Thomas Jefferson “Delay is preferable to error.” -- Thomas Jefferson “I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/recording_stats_on_amazon?rev=1591052021&do=diff Recording Stats on Amazon I've published a few books on Amazon and I was looking around and found that you can use HTML in your description. I also found that you could embed an image into your description by including an img tag. StatCounter.com runs a free service where they will do tracking for you. They can do tracking with Javascript (for your own web pages) or with an image. That's great because Amazon probably won't allow Javascript, but you could track you books by embedding an invisib… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/reddit_pulls_the_wrong_thumbnail?rev=1591052021&do=diff Reddit Pulls the Wrong Thumbnail I spent a bit of time today trying to figure out why Reddit was pulling the wrong thumbnail for a page of mine. Here are some things you should know about how Reddit pulls the thumbnail image. First, reddit will use the facebook graph meta tags if they exist on the page. Those tags look like this. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/reference_books?rev=1591052021&do=diff Reference Books These are the books that I recommend to learn more about the technologies I use. These are affiliate links to Amazon.com. If you follow these links and buy a book, I'll get a tiny bit of your purchase price. HTML, XHTML and CSS For Dummies It's hard to recommend a book titled text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/remote_debug_phpagi_scripts?rev=1591052021&do=diff Remote Debug PHPAGI Scripts You can debug PHPAGI scripts remotely using the debugger from Zend Studio for Eclipse. Requirements You'll need some stuff! * Zend Debugger from www.zend.com. * Apache running on the Asterisk server. Installing the Debugger text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/removing_the_power_brake_booster_pedal_clip?rev=1591052021&do=diff Removing the Power Brake Booster Pedal Clip I own a 1996 Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck. There is a small clip on the brake pedal that holds the Brake Switch and the Power Brake Booster to the pin on the pedal. I recently had the pleasure of disconnecting that clip when I replaced my Power Brake Booster. The clip alone took me a good hour and a half to remove. I hope these pictures will help you remove it more quickly. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/repairing_cracked_laptop_hinges?rev=1591052021&do=diff Repairing Cracked Laptop Hinges My laptop started to crack near the hinges. Apparently, this is a common problem with a lot of different laptops. Mine were cracked, but not yet broken. So, I grabbed some epoxy and went to work repairing them. Here are the steps I took to complete the job. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/replace_text_in_pdf_files?rev=1591052021&do=diff Replace Text in PDF Files * Use pdftk to uncompress PDF page streams pdftk original.pdf output original.clear.pdf uncompress * Replace the text (sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't). * Repair the modified (and now broken) PDF pdftk original.clear.pdf output original.clear.fixed.pdf text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/samsung_sgh-t719_as_bluetooth_gprs_modem_on_palm_tx?rev=1591052021&do=diff SGH-T719 with Palm TX Overview These are details for using the Samsung SGH-T719 with T-Mobile cell phone service as a GPRS Modem on the Palm TX handheld via Bluetooth. Requirements You will need the T-Mobile “Total Internet” package. At the time of this writing, this package is not an option for me on T-Mobiles website, instead there is a text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/save_file_bookmarklet?rev=1591052021&do=diff This page has moved to Save File Bookmarklet. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/save_instagram_photos_from_the_web?rev=1591052021&do=diff Save Instagram Photos from the Web This is a very simple Javascript program that allows you to save photo's from Instagram. The Problem The main problem is that there is an invisible page element (a transparent div) that you cannot see but that prevents you from clicking directly on pictures on the Instagram website. The code below hides this invisible element so that you can right-click on the image and save it. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/scp_command_tool?rev=1591052021&do=diff This page has been deleted. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/search?rev=1591052021&do=diff Search text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/sharpie_drawings?rev=1591052021&do=diff Sharpie Silhouette Drawings I'm a computer programmer and I'm interested in both Photography and more traditional art forms such as drawing and painting. In December of 2012 I got interested in Sharpie marker art. Here are three of the images that I've created. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/sidebar?rev=1591052021&do=diff * Unordered List Item * Another text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/simple_instagram_like_bot?rev=1591052021&do=diff Simple Instagram Like Bot This is a very simple Instagram like bot written in JavaScript. Google Chrome Extension My Social Roller extension is similar to the bot below but is expanded and enhanced. Check it out in the Google Chrome Store. Social Roller for Google Chrome JavaScript Version text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/software_projects?rev=1591052021&do=diff Software Projects ANSI C Libraries CGI-LIB 2.1 CGI-LIB is a FREE ANSI C library for CGI programming. It was originally written by Noel V Aguilar. In February of 2004 I found and fixed a small bug. After contacting the original author, I decided to fix and distribute this new version. It is now distributed as Open Source under the MIT license. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/song_writing?rev=1591052021&do=diff Songwriting Songwriting Checklist A quick checklist of steps for getting started in songwriting. Writing a Song My overview of the song writing process. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/songwriting_checklist?rev=1591052021&do=diff Songwriting Checklist * Select a song structure. * Select the chords. * Write a verse or chorus * Write the intro and/or bridge sections Songwriting Tips * Get to the chorus in 30 seconds to 1 minute * Double the chord change speed, increase the tempo, or increase the volume in the chorus. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/sql_joins?rev=1591052021&do=diff SQL Joins Inner Join Return the rows from both tables where the row in the left table and the row in the right table are relevant based on the where clause. Select main.id, main.name, location.city, location.state from main, location where main.id = address.id; text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/start?rev=1591052021&do=diff I've been pushing various bits of information out of my head and into this site for years and it's updated frequently. I've been using the free Dokuwiki program to organize these pages since 2007. I also store a lot of notes and software code on Github. Index Software Projects A collection of software projects that I've developed. Includes various software libraries, hosted software, mobile apps, Windows software, etc. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/start_komodo_from_command_line_on_mac?rev=1591052021&do=diff Start Komodo Edit from Command Line on Mac There are two ways to get Komodo to open files from the command line on the Mac. The first is to create an alias for the command 'komodo' that launches Komodo with any file you specify. That's how I did it when I first wrote this article, but there's another and probably better way. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/stories_journal_entries?rev=1591052021&do=diff Stories, Hobbies, and Journal Entries Maker Projects Engineering-oriented pursuits such as electronics, robotics, 3D printing, and the use of CNC tools, as well as more traditional activities such as metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and crafts. Auto Mechanics text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/story_board_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff Story Board Template This page moved to Story Board Template. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/strong_passwords_that_appear_random?rev=1591052021&do=diff Strong Passwords that Appear Random Several years ago a customer and I were discussing password security and he gave me a simple idea to create strong web passwords that appear to be random. I've now been using the idea successfully for years. His idea was simply to create a text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/sublime_text_plugins_i_use?rev=1591052021&do=diff Sublime Text Plugins I Use Package Control This tool is the first to install and it allows you to easily install other packages. Use the link above for instructions on how to install Package Control. Once it is installed you can press Ctrl, Option, P to install the rest of these packages. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/super_useful_database_admin_tools?rev=1591052021&do=diff Super Useful Database Admin Tools Genghis (Mongo) Adminer (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/super_useful_php_development_tools?rev=1591052021&do=diff Super Useful PHP Development Tools [ToroPHP] A very small class for making RESTful output from PHP classes. [Kint Debug Output] A replacement for using print_r(), var_dump(), and debug_backtrace(). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/super_useful_web_development_tools?rev=1591052021&do=diff Super Useful Web Development Tools Twitter Bootstrap jQuery jQuery Mobile Font Awesome Table Sorter Mousetrap Underscore.js Hogan.js hoverIntent CodeMirror text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/tech_news?rev=1591052021&do=diff Tech News Web App About Tech News Quick links to the best technology news sources from around the web. Designed for mobile devices such as the iPhone, Palm Pre, Google Android, LG Dare, and more. Links Open Mobile Version You can also drag the Desktop link above to the bookmark toolbar in your browser. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/technical_documents?rev=1591052021&do=diff Technical Documents GIT Version Control Show Files Modified in a Specific GIT Commit Mac Instruction Finder Slow on First Start Write to NTFS Drive in OS X Mountain Lion Batch Resize Images using the Command Line under OS X Installing Soundfonts (SF2) on Mac How to use a Soundfont in Garageband 10 Blank Touch Bar on MacBook Pro Late 2016 Fixing Google Chrome Pinned Tabs on MacOS Linux Instruction Hardware Intel 82801G Under Debian Etch USB Dead after Suspend in Ubuntu 13" MacBoo… text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/technology_news?rev=1591052021&do=diff Tech News Web App This page moved to Tech News Web App. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/test?rev=1591052021&do=diff Test Page This is just a test page. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/testimonials?rev=1591052021&do=diff Testimonials I get comments from people all over the world who read articles on this site. You are the reason I'm putting stuff on this site. Here are a few of those comments. “You are a great man. Thank you very much. It was the wrong size belt. You just got a friend. My name is Tim. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/the_clump_programming_process?rev=1591052021&do=diff The Clump Programming Process This page has moved to Clump Programming. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/the_gun_is_civilization?rev=1591052021&do=diff The Gun is Civilization This is a great explanation about how the gun levels the playing field. I found this quote online and incorrectly attributed to someone else. Then I came across the original article on a blog by Marko Kloos. The blog is below. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/the_innovations_of_my_time?rev=1591052021&do=diff Innovations of My Time Computers The TRS-80, 8086/8088 to modern day. CGA to millions of colors. Cell Phone The brick to the iPhone. Internet Modems to broadband. BBS' to the Internet. Automobiles The hybrid. Television Wide screen. SD (480p) to HD (720p, 1080p, 1080i). Streaming (Netflix). text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/the_most_important_google_adwords_tips?rev=1591052021&do=diff The Most Important Google Adwords Tips There are tips about Google Adwords all over the web, and you should go read a bunch of them. For me, however, these were the most important tips. Confirmed I haven't confirmed any of these. I'm tried hundreds of tips from around the web. I'm going to figure this out, but right now, text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/the_passive_income_experiment?rev=1591052021&do=diff The Passive Income Experiment I made a JavaScript app and scored $50 in 3 weeks. That project gave me motivation to do an experiment to deliver twelve things of value in 12 weeks. Here's what happened with that first project. Eight months prior I was reading a post in an entrepreneur forum and decided to write a script that would text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/things_i_hate_about_zend_framework?rev=1591052021&do=diff Things I Hate About Zend Framework There are a few things I like about Zend Framework. It tries to make your life easier as a programmer. I constantly trip over it, however, which just makes me feel like an idiot. I've been using it for over a year. Maybe I'm not smart enough to use ZF. These comments are specifically targeted at ZF1, I don't currently have experience with ZF2. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/tuckable_deep_concealment?rev=1591052021&do=diff Tuckable Deep Concealment Goals It took me a long time to find a holster solution I was happy with. My current solution meets the following goals. * Tuckable * Requires minimal wardrobe changes * No visible clips or buckles * Allows a heavy text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/tv?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web TV Links I cancelled cable and switched to over-the-air broadcasting and the Internet. Below are links to some of the videos we are currently watching or have recently watched and enjoyed. I'll try to keep these up to date as I watch but online video's tend to text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/tweet_saver?rev=1591052021&do=diff Tweet Saver A Nickel Saver type feed using tweets from twitter. Probably tweets based on a location. It might search for all tweets within 20 miles of a specific area and which contain “for sale”. They would be displayed in no particular order, or maybe just by date, similar to a text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/twitter_mentions_of_page?rev=1591052021&do=diff This page has moved to Twitter Mentions of Page. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/twitter_multiple_personalities_app?rev=1591052021&do=diff This page has moved to Twitter Multiple Personalities App. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/uninstall_the_husqvarna_3d_embroidery_software?rev=1591052021&do=diff Uninstall the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery Software These are step by step instructions on how to uninstall the Husqvarna 3D Embroidery software. These steps are not very detailed at this point. I'll add more detail over time. You do most of the uninstall steps from the text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/unofficial_headsets?rev=1591052021&do=diff Unofficial XBox 360 Headsets Dead Turle Beach X11 My son chewed the cord on my $65 Turtle Beach X11 headset, ruining it. As a result, I went on the hunt for a replacement. Even though the Turtle Beach was a great headset I didn't want to invest in that again, especially if my kid was going to chew on it. As an alternative I tried the official $20 headset, a 2.5mm cell phone headset, and a 2.5mm headset for a cordless landline phone. This has encouraged me to try a few other headsets and he… text/html 2020-06-01T23:32:47+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/upgrading_dokuwiki?rev=1591054367&do=diff Upgrading Dokuwiki I run Dokuwiki on this website and when I get notices at the top of the page I always cringe. After my last update, I'm not sure why they intimidate me. Upgrading is very simple. Here are the steps I take. Before you start, make sure you have some disk space available. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/usb_powered_animated_christmas_lights?rev=1591052021&do=diff USB Powered Animated Christmas Lights For a few years I've wanted to produce some animation using Christmas lights. I while back I stumbled on gniibe's page about controlling the power on some USB hubs. I tried it on half a dozen hubs I had laying around and none of them worked. Later, I found a Targus USB hub on eBay and purchased it. Last night I successfully controlled the power on it's 7 ports. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/useful_vim_commands?rev=1591052021&do=diff Useful VIM Commands The following are commands I find useful when editing in VIM. To make a particular command permanent, add it to your .vimrc file. Auto Indenting To use the indent from the previous line. :set autoindent Syntax Highlighting Turn on syntax highlighting. text/html 2023-05-22T12:50:17+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_awk_on_csv_files?rev=1684759817&do=diff Using AWK on CSV Files You can use AWK to quickly look at a column of data in a CSV file. In my case, the CSV files are in the following format: "field1","field2","field3" To view the 3rd field of every line, you can use the following command. awk -F "\"*,\"*" '{print $3}' file.csv text/html 2023-05-22T12:51:02+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_awk_to_prepend_or_append_data_to_each_line?rev=1684759862&do=diff Using AWK to Prepend or Append Data to Each Line AWK is a tool that is included in Unix and most Unix variants such as Linux and Mac OS X. Using AWK, you can prepend or append data to the beginning or end of every line in a text file. Here's an example. text/html 2023-05-22T12:51:44+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_awk_to_pull_specific_lines?rev=1684759904&do=diff Using AWK and SED on CSV or TEXT Files Using AWK to Pull Matching Lines You can use AWK to pull a specific set of lines from any text, CSV, html, or XML file. Use AWK as a substitute for CAT when you need to pull text from one specific line to another specific line. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_gedit_as_a_php_editor?rev=1591052021&do=diff Using gedit as a PHP Editor This document describes how I've setup gedit as an editor (and really and IDE) for PHP development. As you can see in this screenshot, I've got the syntax for a specific PHP function open in the bottom pane, a file-browser in the left pane, and syntax highlighting. You can't see that I can check the syntax with lint, take snapshots using my text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_multiviews_for_pretty_url_routing?rev=1591052021&do=diff Using MultiViews for Pretty URL Routing I often build small PHP web projects. Typically, I don't want to use a large MVC Framework for the project because it only consists of a few PHP files. But, in many cases, I'd still like Pretty URL's without file extensions. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_php_on_csv_files?rev=1591052021&do=diff Using PHP on CSV Files You can use PHP to quickly get a column of data from a CSV file. Here's an example CSV format. "John", "Doe", "801-555-5555" PHP has the function fgetcsv() which is great for grabbing data from a CSV file. Here's an example script where I loop through a CSV file grabbing the 3rd column of information. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_smartcvs_with_kerberos?rev=1591052021&do=diff Using SmartCVS with Kerberos Note: Although I thought this process worked, it didn't. The server I was connecting to was incorrectly setup to accept ssh-key's, so Kerberos was not being used at all. SmartCVS has it's own SSH client built in, and that client does not support Kerberos. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/using_tail_to_output_all_but_the_first_line?rev=1591052021&do=diff Using TAIL to Output All But the First Line of a Text File You can use the tail command to output all but the first line, or first few lines, of a particular text file. Here's an example. tail +2 input.txt This works very similar to the cat command. Instead of outputting the entire file, however, it skips to the second (+2) line. This is great for outputting a CSV file while skipping the header line in that file. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/video_studio?rev=1591052021&do=diff Video Studio Sorry, this page is no longer available. It once included an Ubuntu CD with some video software on it, which I hoped to sell. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_app_sites?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web App Sites This is a list of websites where they link to web apps. Apple Specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but many of the apps also work with other mobile devices such as the LG Dare, the TMobile G1, and probably the Palm Pre and others. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_app_user_manager?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web App User Manager This is a basic user manager for web apps. It's a stand-alone website that verifies user information and then redirects back to the main app. This allows you to focus on web apps themselves instead of the user verification system. It's written in text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_based_apps?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web Based Apps I've thought about getting a Chrome book, or something like it. Here's a list of web based software that I might be able to use. <http://www.noteflight.com> <http://codenvy.com> text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_projects?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web Projects I'm about to kill almost all of these projects at once, as I transition to a new server platform. Your mileage may vary. 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. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/web_software_testing?rev=1591052021&do=diff Web Software Testing Browser Test * Internet Explorer 7 * Internet Explorer 6 * FireFox 2.0 Form Test * Generate sequential & random data * Also Include !@#$%^&*()_+=-\][|}{';“:/.,?><`~ text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/weight_loss_calculator?rev=1591052021&do=diff Weight Loss Calculator; Punch the Numbers, Lose the Weight If you want to lose 5 pounds in the next two weeks, get this book. You'll lose weight and you'll feel great right away. With the book you get my Quick Calories app FREE. It's an app that lets you quickly track the number of calories you’ve eaten today. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/what_would_google_do?rev=1591052021&do=diff What Would Google Do? The company I work for was recently pulled apart and re-organized. The new company should be leaner, more technical and act more like a “new media” company instead of an “old media” company. From my vantage point, the changes are good. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/whois?rev=1591052021&do=diff Whois Web App About Whois Quick and easy domain name lookups on your mobile. Find out if a domain name is available or get information about that domain. Designed for mobile devices such as the iPhone, Palm Pre, Google Android, LG Dare, and more. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/why_divs_are_better_than_tables?rev=1591052021&do=diff Why DIVs are Better than Tables I struggle with the “DIV vs Table” argument myself. Most web developers, with CSS experience, will agree that DIVs (or other styled elements) are better than tables for site layout, and I agree. Where I generally struggle, however, is when it concerns tabular data. I generally think tables are easier but in a recent project I found a darn good reason to use a DIV instead. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/windows_virus_tips?rev=1591052021&do=diff Windows Virus Tips I am often asked to look at computers that are slow, have popups, or are otherwise acting funny. I switched to Linux many years ago and then to a Mac and I haven't looked back. That typically means I'm “out of the loop” about Windows. Regardless, this page is an attempt to organize some of the best tools and advice I've seen in dealing with these types of problems. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/wish_list?rev=1591052021&do=diff My Wish List I've removed my wish list from the site. It was kinda pointless and I rarely kept it updated. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/woodworking?rev=1591052021&do=diff Woodworking Once in a while I get the opportunity to build something out of wood. I'm not a great wood craftsman but I did have an opportunity to learn furniture building when I was a teenager. I've enjoyed woodworking ever since. Homemade Guitars I built my first homemade guitar in 2013. I plan to build another. Here's some information about the guitar I built as well as lots of plans and ideas for other builds. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/writing_a_song?rev=1591052021&do=diff Writing a Song TODO Note: This article was just started and is currently incomplete. I'm a fairly new guitar player and a late starter. I started to lean guitar in 2012 at 37 years old. I started with the free guitar lessons on JustinGuitar.com. The lessons are excellent but after 3 months I got frustrated with my progress and gave up. In June of 2013 I took some private online lessons at text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/writing_an_mui_application?rev=1591052021&do=diff Writing an mUI Application An mUI application is essentially just a web page with some CSS and Javascript that make it look more like an application. You can use any back-end programming tool that you prefer, such as PHP, Ruby on Rails, Perl, C, etc. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/writing_and_publishing?rev=1591052021&do=diff Text to Speech Editor How to use text to speech to help you proof read your document. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/xbox_360?rev=1591052021&do=diff XBox 360 My wife bought me Call of Duty Black Ops for the Nintendo Wii. I got addicted quickly and decided to buy the XBox 360 console to further my addiction. I played CoD Black Ops, CoD Modern Warefare 2, and am currently playing CoD Modern Warefare 3. Here are some of my tips, tricks, and notes about tinkering. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/xcopy_backups_in_windows?rev=1591052021&do=diff Xcopy Backups in Windows The following is the xcopy command I use frequently to backup files in windows. xcopy <source> <destination> /E /V /H /Y /C /F text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/xhtml_1.1_template?rev=1591052021&do=diff XHTML 1.1 Template This is a minimalist template for an XHTML 1.1 document. I use this as a starting point for many of my own web projects that are started from scratch. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <head> <title>[Title]</title> <!-- Meta Tags --> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" /> <meta name="description" content="A blank … text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/zend_cvs_checkout?rev=1591052021&do=diff Zend CVS Checkout Here's a quick snapshot of my working CVS checkout options for Zend. This allows me to checkout a piece of a larger project. In this case, I'm checking out zweite, which is physically part of the asterisk project in CVS, but I don't want all the empty directories, so I use the