Line Counts by Command Line
For line counting in c/cpp/h source files: find . -name '*.[c|h]' -o -name '*.cpp' | xargs wc -l
Mouse Buttons in Win32
To respond to special mouse button actions in Win32, we need to register the virtual command actions with the callback loop to detect the special mouse button action. For example, Continue Reading →
Reading wide characters with wifstream
Should we want to use wifstream to read unicode characters directly from a file, we will encounter an implementation quirk with newline detection in the standard library. Carriage returns and Continue Reading →
WordPress Updates asks for FTP Credentials
When attempting to run wordpress updates, wordpress can ask for ftp credentials. This can be caused by a conflict between the user/group ownership of the wordpress installation’s files and the Continue Reading →
Manual Flash Player Updates
While the Flash Player updates usually run automatically on machine restart, it is possible to keep Flash up to date while still running important operations. We can keep the machine Continue Reading →
MSB6001
While Software Engineers are undoubtedly more familiar with the C#### or LNK#### errors generated by Visual Studio, MSB#### errors are more indicative of a problem with the compile or compile Continue Reading →
C2143 in cstdio
It is rather interesting when the standard library returns compile errors: 3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\cstdio(39) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '{' before ':' 3>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft Continue Reading →
Ascension Photography
Ascension Island Conservation has shared a series of my photos… Also reshared by the Ascension Heritage Society
Northern Lights Forecaster
Ever wanted to know when to stay up late, or to get out of the city to see the northern lights? Northern Lights Forecaster predicts when the northern lights will Continue Reading →
StaticErrors
Overview StaticErrors is a gem to help with the creation of static error pages. It allows you to use a dynamically generated page as a template, so all of your Continue Reading →