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reMultiMatch() - Extracting Iterative Regular Expression Patterns In ColdFusion

Regular Expressions are simply amazing; they are one of the sexiest aspects of computer science. However, they can get very complicated very fast. As the complexity of the regular expression increases, so does its power. A complex regular expression
May 13 2010 04:33 AM
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Unobtrusive Ajax Guestbook

Unobtrusive AJAX Guestbook.XML is easy to use ajax and php guestbook application. Guestbook.XML is crossbrower, skinnable guestbook and web 2.0 script. Guestbook.XML features Skinnable script Easy to use admin panel Uses flat file for storing guest
 
alyaspk
Nov 02 2009 01:59 PM
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BlogEngine.Net upgrade & a new look

Decided to give the ol' blog a MUCH needed facelift; wish I could say I had anything to do with the theme, but alas - my sister got all the artistic ability.  Also took the opportunity to upgrade to BlogEngine.Net 1.5 - a solid upgrade to a very
Jan 27 2010 09:43 PM
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Introducing MooTools ScrollSidebar

How many times are you putting together a HTML navigation block or utility block of elements that you wish could be seen everywhere on a page? I’ve created a solution that will seamlessly allow you to do so: ScrollSidebar. ScrollSidebar allows you
Nov 30 2009 07:05 PM
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SQL SERVER - Fix : Error : Invalid object name 'sys.configurations'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 208)

As you all know that SQL Azure CTP has been released; here, I have included a step-by-step guide for how to configure the CTP: SQL SERVER - Azure Start Guide - Step by Step Installation Guide. For pricing and introduction, please read SQLAuthority News -
Dec 08 2009 06:11 AM
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SQL SERVER - Interesting Observation - TOP 100 PERCENT and ORDER BY

Today we will go over a very simple, but interesting subject. The following error is quite common if you use ORDER BY while creating any view: Msg 1033, Level 15, State 1, Procedure something, Line 5 The ORDER BY clause is invalid in views, inline
Nov 24 2009 09:11 AM
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Subversive install for Eclipse has finally improved!

About a year ago the Subversive plugin moved into the Eclipse foundation and became the "official" SVN provider plugin for the platform. Unfortunately due to a licensing issue popular SVN connectors such as JavaHL and SVNKit cannot be shipped with...
 
Cliff Meyers
Nov 10 2009 05:54 AM
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Funny and Disturbing

OK, maybe it's just me, but when this recommendation from ITunes Genius popped up, I was both amused and disturbed. Yes this really happened.
 
Jan 22 2010 09:24 AM
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Check the Rear-View Mirror Before Proceeding into 2010

An annual end-of-the-year review is one of best ways to make sure your business is functioning well behind the scenes. Alyssa covers some of the most important areas to include in your review. Related posts:Pop Quiz: What are the sources of this
 
Alyssa Gregory
Dec 22 2009 07:10 PM
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jqGrid missing search codes

Recently, I've had a need for presenting tabular data in my MVC-style web application, and I figured this is such a common task that I might as well ask around. Thus I posted this question on stack-overflow about presenting tabular data, and was told
 
Admin
Nov 27 2009 06:18 AM
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Why You Need an Effective Filing System and Tips for Creating One

Are you trying to manage your business with a lot of paper and important information stacked on your desk, thrown in piles and otherwise cluttering your workspace? Alyssa convinces us that an effective filing system is a must-have for any business.
 
Alyssa Gregory
Dec 11 2009 12:10 AM
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Open Source Software - A Free Puppy?

Two weeks ago while attending LISA (the Large Installation System Administration conference), I heard many times that open source software is the way to go; after all, "you can't beat free". During one of the classes, someone from a university IT
Nov 25 2009 04:37 PM
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SQL SERVER - A Common Design Problem - Should the Primary Key Always be a Clustered Index

In SQL Server, whenever we create any key, a Primary Key automatically creates clustered index on the same. I like this feature and I use this feature every now and then. The question is does the change of any column as Primary Key should also create a
Nov 23 2009 06:43 AM
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Adding user to phpbb3 during registration from site

If you are looking for adding user into phpbb3 forum when any user register into your site, than i might help you as i faced the same situation. Today i faced this situation where my client needs the same user in phpbb forum(auto entry) whenever user
 
Rakshit Patel
Mar 06 2010 09:57 AM
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Building a recommendation engine in NHibernate

Well, it isn't really a recommendation engine, it is a sample of one, and I strongly recommend not using it, but I am getting ahead of myself. In the 6th episode of the TekPub's NHibernate webcast, me & Rob worked on creating statistical queries with
 
Ayende Rahien
Dec 07 2009 05:08 PM
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Why Mac Google Chrome is Better

I’m so excited to hear that Google finally released a beta version of Chrome for Mac. I've been using it for a day now and I like it so far. In fact, I have replaced my default browser setting with Chrome. Here are the reasons why I prefer Chrome
Dec 10 2009 03:53 AM
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Cloud computing and the build vs. buy question

Cloud-based, SaaS, outsourced - although the barrier to entry for outsourced services seems to be lower than it was in the past, Scott Lowe wants to make sure that due diligence and complete analyses are performed before jumping in with both feet.
 
Scott Lowe
Nov 24 2009 11:16 AM
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(down)Loading JavaScript as strings

The Gmail mobile team and Charles Jolley from SproutCore have recently published some interesting techniques for loading JavaScript in a deferred manner. Anyone building performant web apps is familiar with the pain inflicted when loading JavaScript.
 
Steve Souders
Dec 08 2009 12:09 AM
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JPolite - Ajax Lightweight Portal Framework

JPolite is a Lightweight Portal Framework based on jQuery – (Ajax Modules) JPolite is a pure front-end portal framework based on jQuery & BlueTrip CSS, with a handful of jQuery plugins integrated. It provides a compact yet powerful foundation
 
alyaspk
Nov 27 2009 05:58 PM
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The Apple iPad: Transitional Device or a Trashy Tablet?

Everyone's talking about Apple's iPad. Despite it being slightly off-topic for SitePoint, Craig couldn't resist looking at the new device. Related posts:Is Apple Creating Ad-Supported Devices?Microsoft Learns the Wrong Lesson from AppleFlash Coming to
 
Craig Buckler
Feb 01 2010 12:35 AM
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Remote Registry PowerShell Module

  About two years ago I wrote a Stand alone registry functions library to help managing Windows Registry on local or remote computers. Now that PowerShell 2.0 has released, I’ve taken the...
 
ScriptFanatic
Jan 10 2010 05:38 PM
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The 5 Golden Rules of Personalized Communications

Making your mass communications as personal as possible can clearly differentiate your business in a largely impersonal broadcast environment. Georgina shows how to speak directly to your audience members. Related posts:3 Golden Rules For Working From
 
georgina
Dec 15 2009 04:45 PM
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The Best of MSDN Blogs – More Minimal Logging in SQL Server

Sunil Agarwal, a program manager from the Storage Engine Team, from the just did another blog posting on minimal logging in SQL Server 2008 and TF-610, this one when using the MERGE statement. Run some of his code in his series on minimal logging and see
Jun 07 2010 05:47 AM
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Linq to Sql Profiler is now on public beta

Well, after talking about it quite often recently, I think it is just about time to make this public. The Linq to Sql Profiler is now on public beta, and it is even more awesome than you could imagine. We are able to get a tremendous amount of
 
Ayende Rahien
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Nov 14 2009 12:41 AM
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Stories of anticipating dead computers: Windows Home Server

Like most geeks, I have a bit of history with dead computers. In the past, I used the "wait until it breaks, and then panic" model, but recently I've begun being a bit more anticipatory, like replacing an old laptop before it actually expires.
 
oldnewthing
Nov 09 2009 11:17 PM
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SQL SERVER - White Papers - Consolidation Guidance for SQL Server - Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008

What are the considerations when creating a consolidation plan for my environment? What are the key differentiators among the three consolidation options? How can I use these differentiators to choose the appropriate consolidation option for my
Dec 06 2009 06:45 AM
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SQL SERVER - Remove Bookmark Key Lookup - 4 Different Ideas

I quite often get request to summarized my ideas about Removing bookmark lookup on this blog post. Bookmark lookup or key lookup are bad for any query as they force query engine to lookpup corresponding row in the table or index as it does not find
Nov 22 2009 07:01 AM
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Visual Studio 2010 roadmap: final release dates now known

Visual Studio 2010 is yet to become full beta 2, but employees already saw the preview and the final release date is announced. In a few days, it'll finally hit the market. Be ready to download this cool new version packed with new features. A little
 
Abel Braaksma
Nov 14 2009 08:04 AM
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Embarrassment-Proof Rules for Business Gift Giving

Keep these rules in mind if you want to avoid embarrassment and prevent losing any potential business opportunities as you embark on your holiday gift giving. Related posts:How Giving Back Can Help Your BusinessThe Art of GivingFurther proof that a
 
Alyssa Gregory
Dec 25 2009 06:24 PM
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SQL SERVER - Comma Separated Values (CSV) from Table Column

I use following script very often and I realized that I have never shared this script on this blog before. Creating Comma Separated Values (CSV) from Table Column is a very common task, and we all do this many times a day. Let us see the example that I
Nov 25 2009 06:20 AM
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Automatically test your Wicket panel HTML markup

Are you testing your HTML markup automatically yet? If your markup does not match the Java code, your Wicket panel does not work. It's easy to get early feedback when your panels are broken: just unit test them! In this blog post I describe a way of
 
Daan
Nov 02 2009 02:11 AM
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SQLAuthority News - Airline Review - Paramount, Kingfisher, Go Air, Indigo, Jet Airways, Indian Airlines, Spicejet

First of all, this is a totally different article that I have ever written on this site. As the regular readers of my blog are aware that I am always traveling due to my different assignments at work. In last two months, I have been on flight for 36
Dec 03 2009 07:07 AM
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Fix WordPress CRONs on Media Temple (dv) Servers

When I switched from Dreamhost shared hosting to Media Temple (dv) server hosting, I had a hell of a time trying to figure out why CRONs weren’t working correctly on the website. I had database backups being sent via CRON jobs so making sure CRONs
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Nov 13 2009 12:16 AM
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ÜberProf and Continuous Integration

One of the features that keep popping up for ÜberProf is that people want to use that in CI scenarios, usually to be able to programmatically check that they don't have things like SELECT N+1 popping up, etc. With build 562 of ÜberProf, this is now
 
Ayende Rahien
Dec 03 2009 11:28 PM
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Rolling a Partition Forward - Part 1

I have covered how to layout a partitioned table across filegroups previously, but have not gone through the steps of rolling a partitioned window – it sounds a simple process but with all the file group and pre-requisites for it to run smoothly
 
andrewhogg
Dec 10 2009 04:15 AM
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jQuery pageSlide Script

As web developers, we spend precious time laying out our pages, using every UI concept in the book to conserve space, while trying to maintain a user’s focus on the task at hand. There are many techniques to use - Lightbox, Carousel and Tabs to
 
alyaspk
Nov 27 2009 08:04 PM
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Windows Management Framework Core is already installed on your system

I've been trying to install Windows Update KB968930 on my XP SP3 machine and kept on getting this error: Windows Management Framework Core Setup Error Setup cannot proceed. Windows Management Framework Core is already installed on your system. This
 
guy ellis
Nov 17 2009 10:22 PM
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Little-known command line utility: clip

Windows Vista includes a tiny command line utility called clip. All it does is paste its stdin onto the clipboard. dir | clip echo hey | clip For the opposite direction, I use a little perl script: use Win32::Clipboard; print Win32::Clipboard::GetText();
 
oldnewthing
Oct 11 2009 08:34 PM
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Overriding generic component’s resolution in Castle Windsor

Few months ago, a user asked the following question on the Castle users discussion group. A friend asked me about the same thing today, so I thought I'd blog this so that's easier to find than the discussion group thread. Anyway, here's the question: say
Dec 08 2009 03:02 AM
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Native Retweets

Users of Twitter created the idiom "RT @suchnsuch said sumfink", and as with @ replies, RT's have been rolled in to Twitter's architecture. Now we have, what I think should be called, the native retweet. It was turned on for early users and more of the
 
Remy Sharp
Nov 19 2009 07:42 AM