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Online Tools: XSLT Editor

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:42:00 +0000

We do a lot of XML processing at work, and We recently had a project that required we create an XLST. I use Notepad++ and a command line tool to edit/tweak my XSLT file. It is kinda tedious, but It works for me. After using jsFiddle, I thought it would be cool to find a tool that would allow me to edit my xslt file in one place like jsFiddle does with Javascript.

I found this site:

http://www.xsltcake.com/

I ran a simple test and it worked pretty well! It does it’s job.

If you know of any other good tools for working with XSLT let me know.

HTC Sensation – Cyanogenmod 7

watsonda — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:46:02 +0000

I have a HTC Sensation that I modded with CyanogenMod 7.1.0 (Self Kang 10), and I had nothing but problems with the GPS. Anyhow, I fixed it yesterday. I thought I’d share a few links:

This link (http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/14460-cm7-discussion-of-nightlies/page__st__360) lead me in the right direction. The gps.conf file (/system/etc/gps.conf) was messed up. If you look at post # 379, it shows an example of what your gps.conf file should look like. Mine was missing everything belw the “SUPL_PORT=7275″ (Mine was port 7276. and I kept it that way).

Editing your gps.conf file is a little complicated. Here is what I did:

copied gps.conf from /system/etc/ to my sd card.
Mounted my memory card.
Edited gps.conf and inserted the new values. (See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200089 for information on updating your ntp_server)
Once you have updated the file.
Open up ES File Explorer ( see post from directorfer : http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1034631.html)
Save gps.conf over the top of the old one (/system/etc)

Anyhow, my GPS seems to be working pretty good now. The only problem I have is with Waze - It doesn’t seem to recognize the GPS, so I have to turn the GPS on and off again. It works after that.

There is a lot of good information in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1034631.html

-DW

TiVo Remote Control

admin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:23:21 +0000

I just purchased a new TiVo and a new TV. We got the AOC LE24H060 (p.o.s. but that is another story. It was cheap).
I’m not a fan of having multiple remotes, so I wanted to try and program the Power button on the TiVo remote to turn off the TV. The list of codes for the AOC didn’t work. I tried them all. I searched the web and couldn’t find any. I’m pretty sure I overlooked this post (http://tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=302454 — See #2) several times.

It states:

“I doubt you’re still searching for a solution, but in case you are… do the code search. Hold down the TV Power and Tivo buttons together for five seconds, and when the red light comes on, type 0999.
The point the remote at the TV, and slowly go through all the codes by pressing the “Channel up” button on the remote every two seconds. Eventually, if you get to the right code, the TV will turn off. When this happens, press “Enter” on the remote to select that code set.”

After pressing up about 20+ times the TV finally turned off. I had the right code.

The problem. I still don’t know what the code is, but I have one remote for both devices!

SyncBack

watsonda — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:30:18 +0000

I have been searching for a good application that would allow me to sync my projects between computers. I tried a few free applications (like DirSync Pro), but I couldn’t find anything that really worked. A co-worker of mine told me about SyncBack from 2BrightSparks. They have several products, but I have been using the SyncBack SE (based on my needs). It is awesome! The user sets up profiles at each workstation to perform specific tasks. I have one on each computer that I use to transfer files to and from my USB drive. You even have the ability to ignore certain files (i.e. executables and other files that are not needed).

SyncBack SE is definitely worth checking out. They have a 30 day trial. It is just enough time to get you sucked in.

DirSync Pro

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:41:25 +0000

Here is a link to a program I’ve been using lately. It is called DirSync Pro – I’ve been looking for a good way to sync my projects between computers. This seems to work pretty well.

If you have a suggestion please let me know.

C# Object Serialization

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:49:47 +0000

Here is a good link I found for C# Object Serialization

http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index.php/2007/04/27/csharp-tutorial-serialize-objects-to-a-file/

PHP Fatal error….. and PHP Links

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:17:41 +0000

I had to solve a problem a PHP script tonight that was giving a “PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted …” message. Debugging PHP is pretty tough (any tips). Anyhow, I found a site that mentioned using the ini_set(“memory_limit”,”12M”); command. This didn’t work, but I did as suggested and bumped the memory up to 50M and it finally worked. We are trying to parse a large soap file, so I wonder if this is a good practice, or could we have some “poor” coding problems? As far as I can tell the code looks good.

Here are a few links that I found on optimizing your PHP code. There are several, but here are some I wanted to read.

How to Manage Memory in PHP

A HOWTO on Optimizing PHP

Solve PHP Fatal error

How to delete file on reboot in C#

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:33:10 +0000

Here is a cool link on how to delete a file on reboot. This is real nice when you want to automatically clean up after yourself.

Testing

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:29:32 +0000

CakePHP Cookbook

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:49:36 +0000

I am in the process of learning CakePHP. I have finally setup Cake now I am on to the Cookbook..