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Feb 5 12

How to know the day a date falls on

by Nathan Kowald

I just found this tip on /r/LifeProTips and had to share it. For any given month, all the multiples of 7 fall on the same day. So this month, February 2012 is a Tuesday month. Usage: “Hey Mum, what date is Dad’s vasectomy this month?”. “The 22nd”. So, 7, 14, 21 is a Tuesday, therefore [...]

Oct 30 11

Dropbox – Tracking shared folder changes

by Nathan Kowald

When you set up a shared Dropbox folder with a person or multiple people any file you add or delete from the shared folder is added or deleted from each member’s folder. The Dropbox application on PC and Mac notifies you of any changes to your folders via a notification bubble or Growl notification however, [...]

Feb 17 11

Configuring gVim

by Nathan Kowald

A few years ago a good friend introduced me to the excellent Vi editor. His constant talking about how great it was made me curious. I purchased Learning the Vi and Vim Editors – O’Reilly and learnt the basic commands. The added efficiency XP I gained with each new command made me so happy. To date I [...]

Jun 17 10

Phone Photos

by Nathan Kowald

By simply removing ‘$’ signs from prices, people are less intimidated by them. In six days the iPhone 4 is released. In two days I’ve had my 3GS for a year. Since getting my 3GS I’ve updated my moblog never. Here’s a selection of photos from the past year that should have gone into my [...]

Mar 24 10

Using SilverStripe CMS

by Nathan Kowald

I’ve just finished my first website using SilverStripe – a free Content Management System (CMS) built with PHP. I used Google a lot to find answers to questions I had; this post is a list of these questions and answers. My Server Environment Server: Windows Server 2003 R2 WAMP: The Uniform Server – (with the [...]