Author Archives: Juan

SharePoint 2010: Custom Timer Job Caching Old Code

February 2, 2011 – 9:03 am

I’m new to SharePoint 2010 development, and while I was working on a Custom Timer Job, every time I made a change to my code I noticed that those changes were not being applied… the “old” code was still being used. So, after doing some research (and losing a lot of hair), the way to [...]

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What is a Redundant Server?

June 5, 2009 – 8:49 pm

If you want to know a simple explanation of what a Redundant Server is, here it is: A redundant server is a backup server, up and running on the network, that can take over instantly if the primary server fails. Often, if the primary and secondary are both functional, both will share duties, increasing overall [...]

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Using The Post Method In Ajax

September 22, 2008 – 8:52 am

In the Rasmus’ 30 Second Ajax Tutorial, we’re using the get method to send our request: function sndReq(action) { http.open(’get’, ‘rpc.php?action=’+action); http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse; http.send(null); } But what if we want to use the post method? Well, let’s modify that function to do just that: function sndReq(action) { http.open(’post’, ‘rpc.php’, true); http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"); http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", action.length); [...]

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Denying Directory Listing With htaccess

April 24, 2008 – 2:55 pm

Just type: Options -Indexes That’s it!

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Happy New Year

February 8, 2008 – 2:31 pm

Xin Nian Kuai Le! San Nin Fai Lok! May the best things in life be bestowed upon you and your loved ones!

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Convert Pixels to Points to Ems

January 14, 2008 – 1:54 pm

I was looking for a way to convert pixels to ems for a website project I was working on, and came across this conversion table which, I’m sure, will be a useful reference to you if you ever need to convert pixels to points or ems (or percentage). In case you don’t know, using pixel [...]

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Retrieving The Value Of A Flash DataGrid Cell

January 10, 2008 – 2:54 pm

Well, kinda late, but I wish you all a Happy New Year! This year, I want to blog more. And to accomplish this, I’ll be managing my time better. It won’t be easy but I’ll do it. Okay, now on to today’s tip. Because I’m kinda rusty in ActionScript, one of my goals is to [...]

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