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		<title>How to fix a &#8220;sqlite3.dll missing&#8221; error message in Ruby on Rails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little reminder for myself on how I fixed the &#8220;sqlite3.dll missing&#8221; error message I was getting while setting up a new Ruby on Rails environment. First, I downloaded the latest SQlite3 DLL. (I grabbed the DLL of the SQLite library without the TCL bindings.) Then, I exracted the .dll and .def files to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a little reminder for myself on how I fixed the &#8220;sqlite3.dll missing&#8221; error message I was getting while setting up a new Ruby on Rails environment.<br />
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<p>First, I downloaded the latest <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/download.html">SQlite3 DLL.</a> (I grabbed the DLL of the SQLite library without the TCL bindings.)</p>
<p>Then, I exracted the .dll and .def files to my C:\ruby\bin directory and that fixed my issue. (You&#8217;ll might have to restart your console session.) </p>
<p>These steps will also fix this error message:<br />
&#8220;The procedure entry point sqlite3_column_database_name could not be located in the dynamic link library sqlite3.dll.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hope this helps someone else running into the same issue.</p>
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		<title>How to create migrations in Ruby on Rails that only run in the development enviroment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a reminder for myself for when I want to use a migration to create test data for the development environment only. I thought it would be as easy as using the environment variable ENV['RAILS_ENV'] in the migration to see which environment you&#8217;re in, but this doesn&#8217;t work. After a little searching, it is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a reminder for myself for when I want to use a migration to create test data for the development environment only.<br />
<span id="more-371"></span><br />
I thought it would be as easy as using the environment variable <strong>ENV['RAILS_ENV']</strong> in the migration to see which environment you&#8217;re in, but this doesn&#8217;t work. After a little searching, it is as easy as I thought; you just have to use the constant <strong>RAILS_ENV</strong>. So, your migration would look something like this:</p>
<pre><code>
def self.up
  if RAILS_ENV == 'development'
    # set all of your test data for development...
  end
end
</code></pre>
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		<title>How to add line breaks in a WordPress post</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you find it annoying that WordPress removes all of the &#60;br /&#62; tags from your post? Me too, so I did some research on how to fix this. I found a lot of wonky solutions, but I did find two worth mentioning. First, you can install the TinyMCE Advanced plugin for WordPress. After this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you find it annoying that WordPress removes all of the &lt;br /&gt; tags from your post? Me too, so I did some research on how to fix this. I found a lot of wonky solutions, but I did find two worth mentioning.</p>
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<p>First, you can install the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/">TinyMCE Advanced</a> plugin for WordPress. After this is installed, go into the TinyMCE Advanced settings and enable the option &#8211; &#8220;Stop removing the &lt;p&gt; and &lt;br /&gt; tags when saving and show them in the HTML editor&#8221;. And then you can add all the &lt;br /&gt; tags you want.</p>
<p>The second solution, which I like better is to use &lt;br clear=&#8221;none&#8221; /&gt; in your posts. This will work without any plugins. Now, a couple of things worth mentioning. If you put this tag on it&#8217;s own line in your post, WordPress will put &lt;br clear=&#8221;none&#8221; /&gt; and &lt;br  /&gt; inside of a &lt;p&gt;, thus making it two line breaks. But if you use it on the same line as another sentence, it will only add one line break. Either way, you can control the formatting of the line breaks with CSS using something like this&#8230;</p>
<pre>
<code>
br[clear="none"] {
  margin: 5px 0;
}

.entry br {
  margin: 2px 0;
}
</code>
</pre>
<p>I hope this was helpful. Also, if you want to learn how to stop WordPress from automatically adding &lt;p&gt; and &lt;br /&gt; to your post, read my other post: <a href="http://www.shaunambrose.com/how-to-control-wordpress-html-formatting">How to control WordPress HTML formatting</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to setup a poor man&#8217;s slingbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day at work, I had the brilliant idea of pointing my webcam at the TV so I could watch the Rockies games when I wasn&#8217;t at home. In essence, the poor man&#8217;s Slingbox! I have the Panasonic BL-C131A webcam. I set it up on top of some games and books and pointed it at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One day at work, I had the brilliant idea of pointing my webcam at the TV so I could watch the Rockies games when I wasn&#8217;t at home. In essence, the poor man&#8217;s Slingbox!</p>
<p><span id="more-169"></span><br />
I have the Panasonic BL-C131A webcam. I set it up on top of some games and books and pointed it at the TV. The webcam has a site you can access over the Internet. So, when I log into the webcam&#8217;s site, I can check out whatever is on the TV. I have to leave the TV on since I can&#8217;t turn it on and off remotely. The quality isn&#8217;t exactly HD and you can&#8217;t change the channels, hence the poor man&#8217;s version. But I already had the webcam, so now it can serve two purposes.</p>
<p><a href="http://zephyrshaun.viewnetcam.com/">Click here to check out the webcam.</a></p>
<p>Login: <strong>colorado</strong><br />
Password: <strong>rockies</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to take it down after the Rockies season is done. </p>
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		<title>How to get the sink out of jeans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a problem with three pairs of my jeans&#8230; they stunk! They had a serious funk to them, stale as if I had left them in the washing machine too long. I tried many times to rewash them, but nothing worked. It was like they were perma-stinky. So, I did some research on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a problem with three pairs of my jeans&#8230; they stunk! They had a serious funk to them, stale as if I had left them in the washing machine too long. I tried many times to rewash them, but nothing worked. It was like they were perma-stinky. So, I did some research on the Internet and here&#8217;s what worked for me.</p>
<p><span id="more-122"></span><br />
I washed the three pairs of pants with 1 box (1 lb.) of baking soda, 1 cup of detergent, hot water, medium load and the heavy/heavy setting. And then I dried them in the sun on the fence. And that got rid of the stink!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/3065492272_d2cdae9ddb.jpg?v=0" alt="No more stinky jeans!" width="375" height="281" /></p>
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		<title>How to search in Opera</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a couple of ways that Opera makes it easier to search the Internet and to search for text on a website&#8230; Find as you type This type of search is similar to FireFox&#8217;s find function. Press the forward slash key (/) or the period key (.) and start typing. Opera will find the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are a couple of ways that Opera makes it easier to search the Internet and to search for text on a website&#8230;</p>
<p><span id="more-106"></span></p>
<h3>Find as you type</h3>
<p>This type of search is similar to FireFox&#8217;s find function. Press the forward slash key (/) or the period key (.) and start typing. Opera will find the word as you are typing.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107" title="Opera - Find as you type" src="http://www.shaunambrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/find-as-you-type.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="135" /></p>
<p>To move to the next search result, press F3 or Ctrl + G.<br />
To find the previous search result, press Shift + F3 or Ctrl + Shift + G.</p>
<p>Read more about this type of search <a href="http://portal.opera.com/discover/?feature=findtype">here</a>.</p>
<hr />
<h3>Keyword searches</h3>
<p>This type of search uses keyword shortcuts in the address bar. For example, by default &#8216;e&#8217; is assigned to search ebay. So you can type &#8216;e wii&#8217; in the address bar and it will search eBay for Wii. To view the default keyword searches, click Tools -&gt; Preferences (or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl + F12) and then click on the Search tab.</p>
<p>Also, the keyboard shortcut to set focus on the adress bar is: Ctrl + L or Alt + D or you can press F8. Take your pick!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-108" title="Opera - Keyword searches" src="http://www.shaunambrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/keyword-searches.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="135" /></p>
<p>Read more about this type of search <a href="http://portal.opera.com/discover/?feature=search">here</a>.</p>
<hr />
<h3>Custom keyword searches</h3>
<p>You can also create your own keyword searches. In any search form field, right-click and select Create Search. Then in the dialog box, assign this search to any keyword or letter.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-109" title="Opera - Custom keyword searches" src="http://www.shaunambrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/custom-keyword-searches.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="135" /></p>
<p>Read more about this type of search <a href="http://portal.opera.com/discover/?feature=customsearch">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to update an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone, here&#8217;s how to update to the latest iPhone firmware (2.1) without losing your custom apps, contacts, photos, etc. etc. http://sleepers.net/news/2008/09/19/how-to-upgrade-in-itunes/ I followed these instructions and it worked like a charm. The only thing I noticed was that after I did the restore, my apps were out of order, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone, here&#8217;s how to update to the latest iPhone firmware (2.1) without losing your custom apps, contacts, photos, etc. etc.</p>
<p><a href="http://sleepers.net/news/2008/09/19/how-to-upgrade-in-itunes/">http://sleepers.net/news/2008/09/19/how-to-upgrade-in-itunes/</a></p>
<p>I followed these instructions and it worked like a charm. The only thing I noticed was that after I did the restore, my apps were out of order, but no big deal.</p>
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		<title>How to lose 4.4 lbs in one night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I lost 4.4 lbs playing hockey tonight. I had back-to-back games. The first game was at 8:30 PM; it was a playoff ice game We won 7-6, I had 4 assists. After that I had to drive to the Bladium for my second, inline game at 11:00 PM. We lost 5-3, I had 1 goal. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I lost 4.4 lbs playing hockey tonight. I had back-to-back games. The first game was at 8:30 PM; it was a playoff ice game We won 7-6, I had 4 assists. After that I had to drive to the Bladium for my second, inline game at 11:00 PM. We lost 5-3, I had 1 goal.</p>
<p><strong>Before game 1, in the locker room.</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2780052921_0e085ac51d.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /><br />
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<p><strong>Before game 1, on the bench</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2780052927_3c6a1e3923.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>After 1st intermission</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/2780052931_918e229bc4.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>After 2nd intermission</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2780052937_b0b652a352.jpg?v=0" alt=""  width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>After game 1</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2780052939_5fcc6fe2b6.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Before game 2</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2780067001_7ed931ed92.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Half time</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2780067009_8e1077cd25.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>After game 2, 4.4 lbs lighter.</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2780067013_43cc0531d2.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
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		<title>How to watch the Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bored on a Saturday night, I decided to watch some Olympics. I had two ping pong matches going, two fencing matches and a softball game. By far the best event was team ping pong, Hong Kong vs Korea. It was riveting, back-and-forth, really close except for the very very last match where Ko (Hong Kong) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bored on a Saturday night, I decided to watch some Olympics. I had two ping pong matches going, two fencing matches and a softball game.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27417601@N05/2770177694/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2770177694_e1cb2673ca.jpg?v=0" alt="5 Olymic matches at once!" width="400" height="266" /></a></p>
<p>By far the best event was team ping pong, Hong Kong vs Korea. It was riveting, back-and-forth, really close except for the very very last match where Ko (Hong Kong) got annihilated by Oh (Korea), 11-3. There&#8217;s no audio commentary so you can really hear the action. And the crowd <em>really</em> gets into it too, they chant and everything, it&#8217;s awesome! Korea ended up winning, now they&#8217;re going to play Austria for the bronze medal.</p>
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		<title>How to make a panorama in Photoshop</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photoshop CS3 makes creating a panorama so easy, the only thing you need are the photos for it to stitch together. First, here are some tips when you&#8217;re taking photos for your panorama. 1. Overlap. When you&#8217;re taking photos for your panorama, make sure to overlap each photo by 20-25%. For example, if you have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Photoshop CS3 makes creating a panorama so easy, the only thing you need are the photos for it to stitch together.<span id="more-20"></span></p>
<p>First, here are some tips when you&#8217;re taking photos for your panorama.</p>
<p><strong>1. Overlap.</strong> When you&#8217;re taking photos for your panorama, make sure to overlap each photo by 20-25%. For example, if you have a boat in one shot, move your camera, so that at least 20% of the boat is in your next shot.</p>
<p><strong>2. Shoot your hand.</strong> If you&#8217;re shooting more than one set of the same panorama it can be difficult to determine where the end of one pano series ends and where the next pano series begins. I used to have this problem until I found about this trick&#8230; Take a picture of your hand before you start your panorama and then take another shot of your hand when you finish. Or take a picture of one finger when you start and then two fingers when you finish. You can you any kind of marker you want, but this trick makes it a lot easy to see where your panorama series start and finish.</p>
<p>OK, after you&#8217;ve taken your photographs and loaded have them onto your computer, it&#8217;s time to open up Photoshop.</p>
<p>In Photoshop, click the File menu, then choose Automate&gt;Photomerge&#8230;</p>
<p>In the Photomerge dialog box, click the Browse button to locate and select your photos. Leave the Layout option on Auto. And then click OK and Photoshop will work it&#8217;s magic. If your images are big in file size and if you have a lot of them, it could take a while. So, sit back, relax, have some brownies and milk.</p>
<p>Photoshop will stitch all of the photos together and blend the colors so they&#8217;re consistent across the whole panorama.</p>
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