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How To Subtract 2 Count Values Using SQL Statements
If you’re developing an application that makes use of SQL statements, you may come across a time when you’ll require to count() values from a table. You may also come across a time when you’ll need to subtract a count() value from another. The good news is that you don’t have to retrieve both count() [...]
Continue reading...How To Fix The Problem Of Icons Disappearing in Your Mac’s Dock
15. March 2011
Sometimes certain icons in your Mac dock will just disappear. For example, the Firefox icon might disappear and you’ll see a blank space with just the Firefox name instead of the icon. I’m not sure why this occurs, but it’s some form of corruption to the dock settings file, so you’ll need to reset it. [...]
Continue reading...How To Open All Mailto Links With GMail Automatically in Firefox
14. March 2011
The great thing about Firefox is that it has a built-in option to set mailto links to open up in GMail. That means you don’t have to stick with Outlook or Thunderbird or any of the desktop programs. To change your mailto handler in Firefox, just go to Tools > Options > Applications tab, and [...]
Continue reading...How To Fix The Problem Of Flash Always Crashing in Firefox
1. March 2011
I love Firefox, but I hate how it works with Flash. Essentially, it doesn’t work and causes hair-pulling frustration. I tried looking around to see if any other people are facing the same problems, and it’s clear that I’m not alone in this situation. From the various posts online, it’s a problem that has plagued [...]
Continue reading...How To Solve The Problem of No Internet Connectivity with VirtualBox
6. February 2011
I tried launching a Windows XP guest using VirtualBox (a free virtualisation software), and found myself in a copy of Windows without network connectivity. It was a trying problem that took me forever to figure out, but I managed to solve this problem by using the Intel network driver instead of the default PCnet-FAST III [...]
Continue reading...How To Extract Email Attachments With PHP
1. February 2011
Looking for how to extract email attachments with PHP? I was too, because I needed to extract pictures from mail that came in. I’ve been looking around, and it looks like the best thing’s this: PHP Mime Mail Parser Class using PHP’s MailParse Extension. It’s an open-source project hosted on Google Code. Tags: Attachments, Class, [...]
Continue reading...How To Find All Unread Mail in GMail
26. January 2011
If you’re using GMail and notice that it tells you that there’s an unread message, but for some reason you can’t find it in your inbox, or all mail, try searching for it. The good thing about GMail is that even unread mail carry labels, so you can actually search for mail that haven’t been [...]
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22. March 2011
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