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We’ve got a project where we need to send a text file export to the user. Since it’s all stored in the database, the simplest way is just to dump the data from the page. Unfortunately, if it’s a knowe MIME type, like a text file or pdf, teh browser opens it internally. […]

Sometimes (who am I kidding, most of the time) when we install a new VS.NET instance on a dev box, we get this error:
Visual Studio .NET has detected that the specified Web server is not running ASP.NET version 1.1. You will be unable to run ASP.NET Web applications or services.
The proper way to solve this […]

I went to the hardware store last night, and walked out with a brand new Dremel and 24′ of aluminum L-struts. Tonight, I’ll cut it up and start fabricating the frame for the homebrew laptop case.
I think I can fit it all into a 3″ deep case if I do a little trickery. […]

HARDWARE Gentoo on Fujitsu-Siemens S7020 - Gentoo Linux Wiki
Further information about the 915GM chipset, which is apparently different from the standard 900GMA and is not supported in the stable version of xorg
(tags: linux 915gm 900gma intel gentoo howto)

HARDWARE Dell Latitude X1 - Gentoo Linux Wiki
More 951GM info, with drm stuff
(tags: linux 915gm drm gentoo howto)

i915 […]

I’ve been installing gentoo on the basic setup. The case is temorary, because it’s a bit too small, but it serves to hold things together for the moment, while I get things set up and wait to get all the parts together.
Pictures here.
Full setupFront shotNot much to it, is there? 

GMA 900 & Linux | linux
A guide to configuring xorg.conf to support the GMA900 card. Has a special note about kernel options which are not enabled by default in a gentoo installation.
(tags: linux gentoo gma900 intel hardware howto xorg x11)

Apples To Oranges - CSS For Bar Graphs
This is cool. Create really pretty bar […]

Google Help : Cheat Sheet
A list of helpful operators for google searches
(tags: google reference search)

Treehugger
Great blog about environmentally friendly living and products.
(tags: blogs environment gadgets activism)

USE Flags explained - Gentoo Linux Wiki
A good listing of available USE flag.
(tags: gentoo reference linux)

The Daily SuDoku
Sells cheap SuDoku e-books and has daily free puzzles of varying difficulties
(tags: sudoku games puzzles daily)

Solitaire Battleships
A very fun and interesting puzzle game, which is the predecessor to today’s “Battleship” board game.
(tags: battleship puzzles games)

Gentoo Forums :: View topic - NetGear WG511 Installation Guide
A good installation guide for the WG511 card in gentoo.
(tags: […]

ARRchie McPhee toys has possbly the most entertaining product ever for those long board meetings: The What Would A Pirate Do? Deluxe Spin Folder! Simply spin it around and resolve yourself to its piratey whims.
What Would A Pirate Do? 

We pushed an ASP.NET project up to our staging server the other day, and saw the strangest thing. The application worked perfectly fine, except it wasn’t picking up the CSS or any of the images. My first inclination was that we were using absolute URLs, but verified that they were in fact relative.
The […]