http://translocator.ws ...transporting ideas... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:32:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We received our 6th box of cats today from Woot! Allison got this one. I only got the mysterious "buttafuoco" error message. Anyway, here's what we got... Our Box (#6, 4.8 lbs and 11.7" x 11.7" x 11.7") 1 GFM 3-in-1 Digital Camera (accessories packing is opened, but everything appears to be ... http://translocator.ws/2010/03/06/box-of-cats-6 Allison and I both received our 4th and 5th box of cats from Woot! Here's what we got... My Box (#4) 1 Zune 1089 30GB (refurbished, like new condition, everything included, works!) 1 Framed Star Wars Film w/ Certificate of Authenticity (Anakin Skywalker) 1 Captain Kirk Bobblehead 1 Spock Bobblehead 1 Targus Laptop Cooler (no ... http://translocator.ws/2009/12/22/box-of-cats-4-5 This time my wife and I both scored a box of cats from Woot! Here's what we got... Allison's Box 3 Polaroid Digital Photo Frame Designer Faceplate 1 Belkin Zipper Cases for XM Xpress 1 American Tourist Camera Case 2 Tuffwrap Xtreme for the iPod Touch (pink) 1 SmartWipe Gloves (LCD/Plasma Display Cleaner, 3 Pack) 1 Western ... http://translocator.ws/2009/12/01/box-of-cats-2-3 The Bag of Scaffolding arrived! FedEx still said it would be Tuesday, but USPS said it was out of delivery. So I drove to my office (on a Saturday) and arrived just two minutes before the USPS man pulled up. Close call. :) USPS: You looking for something? ... http://translocator.ws/2009/11/07/box-of-cats Knowing how long a Linux command line task executes can be useful in many situations. For example, how long does it take to... ...perform a backup? [rsync] ...calculate a directory's size? [du] ...find files within large folders? [find] How to time a Linux command line operation: $ START=`date`; COMMAND_GOES_HERE; ... http://translocator.ws/2008/10/07/how-to-time-a-linux-shell-command It is common to create a subdomain named secure.domain.com, and then purchase (or self-sign) a SSL certificate to go with it. The intention is that visitors will see the word "secure" and feel better knowing that a secure communication channel is being used. Not everyone knows what the acronym SSL ... http://translocator.ws/2006/04/09/forcing-ssl-on-a-subdomain If you have ever found yourself on a Linux system that lacks the dos2unix or unix2dos commands, this reference may be helpful to you. dos2unix Single Command Wrapper Script perl -pi -e 's/\\r//' [file] #!/bin/sh # Copy to /usr/local/bin/dos2unix if [ "$1" = "" ]; then ... http://translocator.ws/2006/04/04/homemade-dos2unix-and-unix2dos I consider myself a good speller, but from time to time I need to quickly find out if my spelling of a particular word is correct. This happens very frequently while working on a customer's website, hacking out a new web app for my company, and even while writing for ... http://translocator.ws/2006/01/22/using-google-as-a-spell-checker The following table lists the system and local environment variables for Windows XP. This information is difficult to locate when needed, so I decided to post it here for quick reference.Tip: To quickly open your user's hidden Application Data folder... Open the Run menu (Windows Key + R) Type %APPDATA% in the ... http://translocator.ws/2006/01/14/winxp-env-vars I just ran across a Microsoft KB article that I thought was interesting.Microsoft KB Article ID 314458, Revision 2.0, December 14, 2005 This article explains how to remove the Linux operating system from your computer and install Windows XP. This article assumes that Linux is already installed on your computer's hard ... http://translocator.ws/2005/12/22/microsoft-kb-remove-linux-install-winxp