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10-06-2009 11:58 PM

Can't modify the "Key Tip" for the toolbar in Word 2007

We were trying to upgrade an Wod 2003 template (dot) to 2007 template (dotm). This template has a custom toolbar and the toolbar still seemd to work in Word 2007. Problem was, the key tips ware all messed up like my buttons are being assigned key tips...
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08-25-2009 2:17 AM

Array Simulation in CLI (Windows Batch)

Just wanted to share one of things I get busy with during my free time. This is like an array or Hashtable if you prefer. Whatever. Just copy and save this a batch file (.bat) and run from CLI @ECHO OFF SET __TEST.FNAME=Ray SET __TEST.MNAME=Allen SET...
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07-20-2009 10:04 PM

The find command in Windows commandline

Hmm... I feel like I just had a de javu... But anyway.. I hate browsing through a long log file. Does the GREP command in Linux exist on Windows? No... But windows have something like this... find "The String You're Looking For" SomeFile...
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07-08-2009 8:35 PM

Setting a drive letter to a directory in windows

In my work I work with different code branches and requires me to switch from one directory to the other. Wouldn't it be good if we could give a directory a drive letter of its own? The following batch code does just that. #define the directory you...
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01-09-2009 3:59 AM

Revisiting my fundamentals... Creating a new directory in cmd

I was setting up my workspace today and noticed that my wrist was hurting. Sometimes, we just so forget to get back to our fundamentals and leaves us stressed. We don't always realize that they could make our job easier. So I was creating the directory...
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03-25-2008 1:33 AM

Parsing Excel Date with POI - JXLS

Just a quick post from me here. I couldn't find any resources on the internet, I couldn't remember how I found this solution. Here's the scenerio. When you try to parse and Excel sheet using JXLS, unless your Excel sheet column is formatted...
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12-03-2007 6:03 AM

Tab browsing - Simple, yet so useful

Ok, so I got a little bored... I was trying to experiment with my firefox browser... I usually switch through tabs by doing ctrl + tab for left to right tab browsing. But I wanted to to it backwards... I just experimented with the keys and got ctrl +...
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08-24-2007 1:43 AM

Open multiple firefox tabs using a batch file

Hi! Just want to share this with you guys. I know this is very elementary but I find it useful. I was reading though tipidpc before I got this idea from one of the threads there. I usually open many tabs, all the same tabs in my firefox browser everyday...
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07-17-2007 5:14 AM

Changing drive letter to make that Portable HDD work in Windows 2003

We recently switched to windows 2003 as our workstation. The Portable HDD that I used before, doesn't work anymore. It did install the driver but apparently there are some problems. I approached my team lead and he showed me how to make it work. Because...
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10-04-2006 10:59 PM

Java and Vista not playing well together

A friend sent me an e-mail attachment with this news from javalobby dated Tuesday, October 03, 2006. I don't have the exact URL but could at least post the news here on my blog. I wonder what Microsoft has been up to. I don't know if this is a problem...
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