Posts Tagged ‘how to’

How to fix a “sqlite3.dll missing” error message in Ruby on Rails

August 5th, 2010 at 2:10 pm 35 Comments

Here’s a little reminder for myself on how I fixed the “sqlite3.dll missing” error message I was getting while setting up a new Ruby on Rails environment.
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How to create migrations in Ruby on Rails that only run in the development enviroment

February 13th, 2010 at 12:52 am 1 Comment

This is a reminder for myself for when I want to use a migration to create test data for the development environment only.
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How to add line breaks in a WordPress post

January 16th, 2010 at 3:38 pm No Comments

Do you find it annoying that WordPress removes all of the <br /> 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.

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How to setup a poor man’s slingbox

October 1st, 2009 at 12:16 am 2 Comments

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’t at home. In essence, the poor man’s Slingbox!

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How to get the sink out of jeans

November 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm No Comments

I had a problem with three pairs of my jeans… 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’s what worked for me.

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How to search in Opera

November 13th, 2008 at 3:20 am No Comments

Here are a couple of ways that Opera makes it easier to search the Internet and to search for text on a website…

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How to update an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone

October 5th, 2008 at 12:05 am No Comments

If you have a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone, here’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 no big deal.