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[Code] Show a file in Explorer
I've noticed that some of my favorite programs have options to open the currently selected file in Explorer. I don't just mean that they open the right folder, but that they preselect the right file for you.
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Google Personalized Homepage (IG) - Read a post inline
I've been using the Google personalized homepage for a while as a simple "heads up display". -
Getting Cropper to work in Vista
UPDATE: A new version of Cropper with these changes has been released. Grab it here: http://blogs.geekdojo.net/brian/articles/Cropper.aspx
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Identicons - Ported from Java Servlet to HttpHandler
Identicons provide a nice visual indicator that's unique to each user on a website. It's unique since it's based on the user's IP, but it's not possible to recover the IP by looking at an Identicon so each user's privacy is protected.
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Code Puzzle #2 - Generate random fake surnames - Recap
Code Puzzle #2 posed the following task: Write a simple function which generates fake but passable surnames (read more here). As I'd hoped, I got several great submissions with a range of interesting approaches. I'd like to say that we're all winners, but the rules were clear: "This is a fixed contest; my solution will win first place."
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Code Puzzle #2 - Generate random fake surnames
I'm talking to you, Mr. Thymmet! Step forward and be counted, Ms. Betusen! It's time for another Code Puzzle! My solution will be posted on Friday, 1/12. Get to work!
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Five things you didn't know about me
I tend to keep things down to business on my blog, but after having been tagged three times I decided go with this "Five Things" meme. I'd been planning to write a Hello World thing for my 500th post anyhow. Here goes: