Category Archives: Asides

Dealing with PlayStation 2 disc read errors- I used this guide to fix a broken Playstation 2 and it works like a charm now.

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

How to automate FTP uploads from the Windows Command Line – This BAT script uses the FTP command in the command line and automating the actions into a script. The script can then be paired with other processes (like Scheduled … finish reading Automatic FTP uploads and downloads using BAT scripts

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Allen Lew | 1 Comment

I’m now using the awesome WP-OpenID for OpenID authentication in the comments. Also, Gravatars are enabled.

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Allen Lew | 1 Comment

In a similar vain to the Job Board I built for the LA Urban League, I created an event board using WordPress. The main plugins I’ve used are the Event Calendar for the event information and the Geopress plugin for … finish reading Los Angeles Urban League Event Board

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

Inspired by Recruitpress, a job board made with WordPress and a couple of packaged plugins, I’ve just deployed a job board for the Los Angeles Urban League. Basically, I’ve replaced the Secure Form Mailer Plugin For WordPress, used to apply … finish reading Los Angeles Urban League Job Board

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Allen Lew | 2 Comments

If you have a First Name and Last Name in one column in Excel, here’s a tutorial on splitting them into two separate columns (without VB macros) from LauraJ’s blog. It involves using the Data to Text feature. Very handy.

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

If you haven’t been able to install Adobe Flash Player on your Ubuntu 7.10 install, Jayson Joseph Chacko wrote an excellent post with a set of terminal commands to get Adobe Flash installed. Thanks Jayson.

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

Joe Biden’s WordPress blog got hacked with spam links on the footer. Al Gore was similarly hacked a while ago as well. (via Mark Jaquith)

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

In case you have some old floppy disks around and can’t get the files out, try out FlopShow. It’s a free and simple floppy disk restore program.

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Allen Lew | Comments Off

Quick Sprout has some tips on using Facebook to help your career. Reminds me of Guy Kawasaki’s posts on using LinkedIn like 10 ways to use LinkedIn and his LinkedIn Profile Extreme Makeover. (via Lifehacker)

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Allen Lew | Comments Off
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