Posted by Johan Cyprich on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: How To
Linux users frequently have to uncompress .tar, .gzip, or .zip files. There are GUI utilities that can do this, but there may be instances where you have to do this from a Linux command shell. The following commands covers the most used compression formats for Linux.
Uncompressing a .tar File
tar -xvf file.tar
Uncompressing a .gz File
gunzip file.gz
Uncompressing [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: General, Videos
This is an amazing photo of a crescent moon taken at the north pole. I don’t have information on who took the picture, but it is outstanding and the work of a very talented photographer. There is also the possibility that it’s a computer generated image. I’ll let the pixel people figure that one out.
If [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 24 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Programming
I recently created an ASP.NET application for receiving online orders for a printing company. The web form would collect information about the company placing the order, instructions for how the job will be printed and completed (binding, etc.), delivery information, due time, and the type of file(s) that will be uploaded.
Uploads with a Progress Bar
The [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: General
Take the 20-question Soe City Survey here for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift certificate! The Soe City Survey is a decision-making research project at Yale University.
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 14 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: How To
An OS X machine may have trouble finding computers on a Windows network while browsing a local network with the Finder. This may be due to NetBIOS not installed on the Windows Machine. The NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI) is no longer supported on Windows XP (see knowledge base article 306059), so it needs to [...]