Monthly Archives: December 2006

Programming Library Conventions

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

Java: Readers and Writers work with Unicode Characters, while Input and Output work with raw bytes. Continue reading →

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Portupgrade on FreeBSD

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

Ran into a “pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format” during a portupgrade on FreeBSD. Here’s the fix. Continue reading →

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Printing Arrays in Perl

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

My quick playing with printing arrays in Perl’s here documents. Continue reading →

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Google Image Labeler – Game or Tool

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

Here’s one I bet you didn’t know about: Google Image Labeler… it’s like a game, and it makes finding Google Images better. Continue reading →

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U3 Removal

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

How reclaim all the drive space on a U3 thumb drive so you can format it. Continue reading →

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Forkin’ Eh?

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

You’ve heard it said, “if you’re going to live in America, learn to speak English” — but how about this, if you’re going to work in fast food, at least recognize the name of the product you’re selling to the public. Continue reading →

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Review: The Green Tree

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Walt Stoneburner

Thinking about trying The Green Tree in Leesburg, VA? Don’t. There’s a McDonald’s up the street with much better customer service. Continue reading →

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