Flash DataGrid Component Style and Sorting
Date: 28th October 2007 Category: flash 49 comments
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Not the simplest Flash components to style, but the DataGrid component has it all in there, it just takes patience and help from others to find all the right attributes to touch. The table presentation is elegant but the key is the ability to sort non-string data correctly. Credits to kirupa.com for the fine tuning (link below). The San Marcos Preserve website has changed hands, so the live version is no longer available.
Apple Mac OS X Recovery Ideas
Date: 10th October 2007 Category: macintosh 63 comments
Start key commands, Repair ideas and the Cache that has to go.
Mac addict label
Date: 24th August 2007 Category: macintosh 48 comments
The other day i got labeled a Mac addict. It is the operating system i would choose for my everyday use. Apple and i have a long history, but that is another story. For my audience in this blog, i thought i'd list my history of operating system exploration.
Wireless Zero Configuration service is not available
Date: 16th August 2007 Category: misc No comments
The Dell Inspiron 6400 (XP with SP2) with the Broadcom Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (4.100.15.5) developed a nasty habit of dropping wireless connection and refusing to acquire an IP address via DHCP. In running diagnostics, provided by Broadcom somehow Windows Zero Configuration wireless was disabled. The user in this case loves to use the icon on the lower right to connect so i added a problem that must be fixed. Microsoft provides a knowledge base article for this problem see the link below. Back to the wireless problem. Dell tries hard but their web site reminds me of the maze in "The Shining". Luckily, the fix was not an update to the Broadcom mini-card. Basic house cleaning cleared the Dell's wireless. Delete all wireless connections from memory and rebuild the wireless connection you need from scratch. So goes Windows, trying to solve one problem can lead to additional damage. (Use at your own risk!)
Links:Factory default an original Airport Base Station
Date: 26th July 2007 Category: macintosh No comments
The original single ethernet Airport base station (very old) was difficult to reset. Following the Apple instructions to the letter (see link) failed to upload the default configuration from any of the Intel based machines i tried. Luckily I had access to a G4 Power PC which is about as old as the base station. The Airport Admin utility on that unit was version 4.2. Worked without a problem.
Links:Filemaker 9 warming to SQL
Date: 22nd July 2007 Category: misc No comments
No not really. Wishful thinking, as Filemaker continues to suck the life out of its customers. (TechNet membership) See Bob Cusick's article at Bob's World.
Links:What RAID level (1,3,0+1)
Date: 21st July 2007 Category: macintosh No comments
The definitive online interactive tutorial of RAID levels. Mirroring, Parity, independent and distributed and more. An excellent job by Advanced Computer & Network Corporation.
Links:RAM install for iMac 24
Date: 19th July 2007 Category: macintosh 2 comments
Apple has great installation guides for RAM. The 24" iMac install is simple, however, RAM is so very important and quite difficult to troubleshoot if flawed. Care should always be taken. The guide is worth reviewing.
Mysql dates() functions overview
Date: 2nd July 2007 Category: mysql 4 comments
A very good overview of the Date and Time functions in Mysql from databasejournal.com ( from 2003). Here i have stuck just to the sql. Please see the link to read all the details.
Migration to Web 2.0 (JQuery)
Date: 22nd May 2007 Category: php 1 comments
Need an intro to Ajax and PHP in eight pages. Found one. I did a quick sketch to assist my later description to a good friend.