The default Windows 7 search feature is a major pain. Especially if you’re trying to find a specific value inside a file and the file […]
PHP, WordPress
WordPress Media Upload Error – No Temp Directory
You can configure WordPress and tell it which path it should use for its temporary directory, for instance to upload media files. In many cases […]
Electronics, Hacks
Turn your DVD Player into a Multi-Region DVD Player
Note that all the information displayed here is readily available from different sources elsewhere on the Internet. Anything you do with it is at your […]
PHP, WordPress
Use Local Avatar on your WordPress Site
If you’re running your own WordPress blog site and you want to use an avatar that is located on your own server instead of on […]
Java, WebSphere
Resolving NoClassDefFoundError Errors in WebSphere ear Files
In some odd cases, the ear file that you have deployed to WebSphere may at some point throw a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError runtime error even though you […]
Java, WebSphere
Use Global properties Files in WebSphere
There are certain cases where you need to use a properties file (ResourceBundle) that can be used in one or more WebSphere Enterprise Applications. One […]
Crystal Reports
Where are the Crystal Reports Service Packs?
Although it has improved over time, navigating through the SAP site can be a bit frustrating if you’re trying to find specific Crystal Reports related […]
Crystal Reports, Java
Use Local .rpt Files in Crystal Reports Java API
Assume your Java application is using Crystal Reports from the Repository Server and for whatever reason, for instance testing or debugging, you want to use […]
Database, DB2, Oracle, SQL
Concatenate Strings from a Column Into a Single Row
Sometimes there is a need to concatenate strings from a column into a single row. Some databases already provide a solution with the GROUP_CONCAT() aggregate […]
Database, Oracle, Regular Expression, SQL
Count Word Occurrences in Oracle String
As of Oracle 11 you can use the REGEXP_COUNT function to count the number of occurrences of a word or string in a varchar. However, […]