Steve Powell

Replacement Router Recommendation – NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750

Many friends ask what network router I would recommend. Currently, I’m recommending the NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart Dual Band WiFi Router (R6700) If you have not replaced your router in the past 5 years, it is time to do so. If your network router keeps dropping, there are several things that may be causing this.

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The Three Broomsticks Logo (from Harry Potter) Huge, High-Resolution JPG and PDF

So, the Internet didn’t have any good vector images of the Harry Potter 3 Broomsticks logo. So we made one. If you need a broomstick , there are several Harry Potter Broomsticks on Amazon (affiliate link) Here too is a 9 panel version sectioned into 8.5 x 11″ pieces.  Print them on your printer onto

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How to define a kilogram instead of just weighing a random chunk of metal

So we just listened to a fascinating story on NPR about how a kilogram is defined as the weight of a cylinder of metal that is stored somewhere in England. There are several official “copies” of that kilogram that are used to set the standard. But now, apparently, not all the copies weigh the same

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PostgreSQL database documentation of to_char() – explaining money and string formatting

The postgres documentation at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/functions-formatting.html is a bit lacking on examples as to how to format money. For instance, the FM template pattern applies to both Date/Time and numeric, so Table 9-23 needs to have FM in it as well. Additionally, the examples in table 9-24 need to have a disclaimer stating that the examples

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Changing and Adding File Extensions Recognized by Dreamweaver CS4

Adobe has a nice document that somewhat explains how to get Dreamweaver to recognize files by their extension, but it hasn’t been updated for cs4 yet (or maybe they moved it?) http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_16410 For CS4, edit the Extensions.txt file found in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4\en_US\Configuration On the first line, find PHP5 and add ,PHP6,PHTML after

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