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My Problems with “Brogrammer”

I wish I had not navigated to CNN today, but since I did, I feel I have to participate in the debate. I don’t like the term Brogrammer, and here are my reasons. 1. It’s ambiguous, like “metrosexual” (remember that!?). … Continue reading

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Access Database Join on Memo Column

Yes, I occasionally have to use Microsoft Access. Sometimes, this pain is self-inflicted. Ran into an error today that I had not seen before: SELECT SomeField FROM ATable LEFT JOIN AnotherTable ON ATable.SomeField = AnotherTable.SomeField; Cannot join on Memo, OLE, … Continue reading

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New Means of Contacting Us

Our phone number is now toll-free (866) 535-3874. Hope to hear from you soon!

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uptime

Got stability? 17:27:59 up 220 days, 59 min, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.17, 0.09

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Unsolicited Feedback

A friend went to my website today and had a few excellent comments. Although I often ask friends for feedback on my work, but I find that, like subatomic particles, their opinions change when prodded. But today, my friend’s comments were … Continue reading

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Minoff4Constable.com Is Live!

A Candidate Rises About a month ago, we were approached by Barry Minoff, a referral in need of a website. He knew of the work we did for A & R Motorsports, liked the style, and needed a website for … Continue reading

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Benchmark Building and Construction Deployed!

We just launched Benchmark Building and Construction’s first website. Check it out here: http://www.bbctexas.com. At Benchmark Building & Construction, our primary focus is quality custom buildings and light-to-medium industrial construction. Whether you are building a new workshop, a home, a … Continue reading

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Configuration of Ruby On Rails ActionMailer for Microsoft Exchange SMTP

You may find that your Microsoft Exchange server is not configured for AUTH LOGIN over STMP, and only supports the Microsoft-specific AUTH NTLM. When trying to use the default Net/SMTP library with an AUTH NTLM server, you’ll receive the 5.7.4 … Continue reading

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Creating a rotating banner for CS-Cart with bxSlider – Part 1: Creating the block code

Everything that you need to create a rotating banner in CS-Cart 2 can be created from existing open-source resources. Here, I describe how to create a rotating banner using bxSlider that integrates well with the existing banner management component in … Continue reading

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Upgrades to St. Rita Readers

After a lengthy upgrade and redesign period, the latest version of St. Rita Readers has been released. The site underwent an upgrade of the existing Rails 3.0.3 codebase to 3.0.5, with some minor tweaks to the Controllers and Models to improve efficiency. … Continue reading

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