Archive for September, 2009
Notepad++ FTP: Integration with WinSCP
The previous version of Notepad++ (5.4.5) had a history of lockups and crashes, I experienced sporadic problems as did many others. A new version has been released (5.5) which claims to have fixed those issues. The development team determined that the plugin FTP Synchronize was one of the culprits of the crashing, and the new [...]
Read moreWYSIWYG Text Widget Editor for Wordpress
I just ran into an excellent plugin for Wordpress that should be included with every install.
The default Wordpress installation offers a basic Text Widget editor that requires HTML knowledge and experience (basically the Wordpress editor in ‘Code’ view). When handing off the Wordpress installation to clients with little to no HTML experience, it is [...]
Notepad++ Explorer vs Light Explorer
The Notepad++ Plugins directory offers two different “File Explorer” plugins, with very little detail on what makes them different. The difference between the two is very significant, and one should be used over the other in almost all scenarios.
The “Light Explorer” plugin claims that it’s “[light] not only in weight but also in speed.” This [...]
Dropbox without “My Dropbox”
Dropbox is a great tool for automatically backing up and syncing files between computers. A default install of Dropbox automatically creates the folder “My Dropbox”, which you then have to dump your files into. There is a way to avoid this, and use any existing folder you wish. Before starting on this guide, be sure [...]
Read moreAnti-Internet Explorer 6 Campaign
If you are still using Internet Explorer 6 as your main internet browser, I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to update. You can easily update to the newest version of Internet Explorer or try another browser such as Firefox.
IE6 is plagued with issues and security holes, so much so that even [...]
jQuery UI Datepicker Inline Select
It is well documented on the jQuery UI site on how to take a value from Datepicker when calling it from an input field. However when embedding Datepicker on a page (associating it with a div instead of an input field), you have to add a small amount of code to easily capture values from [...]
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