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Repair Remote Desktop (RDP) File Association

Now the rdp files will open

Out of the blue, not one, but two, computers lost the RDP file association and clicking on the saved RDP files, opened the Open with... dialog, not the remote computer. I have no idea what caused the problems, but it was likely either a Windows … [Continue reading]

Redirected Pages Keep Reloading in IE7 (Solved!)

For the last two weeks I've been trying to figure out why pages on Slipstick.com (and to a lesser extent, on Outlook-tips.net) kept reloading. I first realized there was a problem when the 48 hour stats tracker (from Jetpack) showed a large jump in a … [Continue reading]

Why my (almost brand new) iPad will probably never see iOS5...

Update: I broke down and installed iTunes on my laptop. Install went smoothly, both for iTunes and iOS5. To a new-ish iPad owner, whole backup and restore process was confusing though. Was restore going to restore iOS4 or just the apps? It seems to … [Continue reading]

Places Bar in Windows 7 & 8

Although Windows 7 (and Vista) make it easier to find folders, thanks to the Favorites and Libraries, some applications use the older Open/Save common dialog. And yes, it still supports Places Bar. You can add up to 5 places to it, replacing the five … [Continue reading]

Going Nuts... WordPress and VBA Code Samples

There is no nice way to say it: WordPress sucks for VBA code samples. The way it handles HTML coding isn't so hot either. WordPress was designed so people don't need to know anything about HTML. I've worked with HTML for 15 years. I understand HTML … [Continue reading]

Part 3: Custom Excerpts

While I was working on the index, I decided I wanted to include a short excerpt instead of just making a list of hyperlinks. We're using a custom excerpt that was too long and while the RSS excerpt worked ok, I wanted shorter and control over the … [Continue reading]

Create a list of pages in a parent category

In Create a list of pages in a specific category, I showed how I created index pages for my WordPress site. It works great except with two categories. These two categories are parent categories and the code includes the child categories too. Because … [Continue reading]

Create a list of pages in a specific category

I moved slipstick.com into WordPress as a CMS and wanted a list of articles in each category, on separate "index pages". On my old site, I used a fairly simple asp script to read one folder and list the files in the that directory. Each folder had … [Continue reading]

Can't Preview Word 2010 Docs in Windows 7

When you try to preview Office documents in the File, Open dialog, an error is returned. The same document previews as expected in Windows Explorer or other Office applications. Steps to repro: Open Word Go to File, Open Select a folder where there … [Continue reading]

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