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Easy Linux Command for Text Replace over Multiple Files
January 25, 2011On Windows, there are a host of nice free editors like Notepad++ to do a search and replace over multiple files quite easily, and that’s exactly how I do it. However, with a powerful command line console at your disposal in Linux, doing the same is as easy as executing a single statement. Now I [...]
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Reduce Eye Strain by Adapting Monitor to Time of Day
January 24, 2011Nowadays, we’re all tied to our computers whether it be during the work day or at night when we come home or even on the weekends. If you have been suffering from eye strain from staring at your monitor too long, there is a nifty little program that will dynamically adapt your monitor colors to [...]
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Convert WordPress Pages to Posts and Back
January 19, 2011Today I swapped themes on a WordPress installation and it decided to display all my pages in the navigation bar. Rather than find another theme, I simply decided to recreate them as posts. After a simple permalink change, I started to create. copy, paste, and delete manually each page to post. After about the third [...]
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Widgetize Multiple Sidebars in WordPress
January 12, 2011Though it may not look it, I often like to dig through WordPress theme code and touch it up to suit my needs. While I may be using a free theme for GHG, I have created numerous other websites with completely custom themes from scratch. I have also started with free HTML web templates that [...]
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Bypass WordPress Recent Posts Widget 15 Post Limit
January 10, 2011WordPress is a great blogging platform and GHG itself uses WordPpress to publish its content. I’ll save all the great things I can gush over about WordPress for another day; today I’m going to tell you how to exceed the WordPress Recent Posts widget’s 15 post limit. If you’re reading this, then you have probably [...]
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Universal HDTV Calibration Settings for Near-Optimal Performance
January 9, 2011I touched on specific HDTV calibration settings for a Samsung LCD set, but if you don’t have that specific model then doing these simple tweaks will get you near-optimal performance from your own HDTV regardless of the make or model. Hiring a professional can cost several hundreds of dollars. If you could get 90% of [...]
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Handle Images/CSS/JS as PHP without httpd.conf Using .htaccess
January 7, 2011This one took a few hours to figure out, but I finally have a solution that works on at least two different web hosts. Sometimes you want to supercharge your image or CSS or JS files with some PHP code in the innards. This is great for generating dynamic content based on the arguments you [...]
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Optimum LN46A560 LCD HDTV Calibration Settings
January 5, 2011I bought the Samsung LCD HDTV LN46A560 a few years ago and it’s been nothing but a joy to use. If you have one like I do, you can further improve your enjoyment experience if you follow these pre-tested calibration settings. Most people will just use their TVs out of the box without messing with [...]
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What Do You Do with Old Calendars?
January 5, 2011It’s January and that means one thing: time to toss out those 2010 calendars! If you’re like me and really hate wasting stuff, there’s a great way to reuse your old calendar and extend its life. I often use the clear cover 3-ring binders that let you slide in documents in the front and back. [...]
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Star Wars A-Wing with Exclusive Pilot Figure
January 5, 2011Just unearthed this from an old hard drive this morning and just about made my day. I can still smell the new toy scent from the day I opened that baby. Sadly, it’s sitting in my closet right now. However, these A-Wing pictures should give it the recognition it deserves. The unique thing about this [...]