by Michael Roberts | Jul 27, 2010 | Technology
So when I first started using Outlook years ago, I never really liked the default stationery that people used. I’m sure some of you remember how some of these things looked. Like this one…
I hated those. So I was always a ‘text’ guy. As the years went on, I started using a stationery. I think it was Outlook 2000 at the time. So from 2000 to Outlook 2003, and then Outlook 2007, and soon Outlook 2010. I never remember the location of the .html file for the stationary. It seems that a.) is changes with each version b.) I can never find the version information that I need at the time and c.) the directory you put it in is always hidden… thus, I’m putting the location for stationery for Outlook 2007 here so I don’t forget.
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Stationery
There, now I’ll remember.
by Michael Roberts | Jul 21, 2010 | AT&T / iPhone
So to complicate an already f’ed up situation with AT&T, they have an outage today (7/21/2010) that started around 9AM ET and has gone to at least 2PM (as of now). So, it may be time to start looking at new providers if this keeps up.
by Michael Roberts | Jul 20, 2010 | Pro Cycling
So everybody is up in arms about this “chain of events” at this year’s Tour de France in that Contador didn’t wait for his rival, Andy Schleck, when Schleck’s chain came off after an attack towards the end of Stage 15. In the long run, it probably won’t mean very much. Yes, Alberto did apologize on his youtube channel, and I think that’s a good thing. Yes, he was boo’ed on the podium when he received his yellow jersey. Yes, we all know that Schleck needed those seconds going into the time trial. However, let’s get real for a minute. Schleck, while very strong in the moutnains, is still no time trialing champion. And don’t give me that shit about the TT champ of Luxemburg either… There were only 4 people competing, and that included his brother, Frank. And since they just continue to trade the road and TT champ jersey each year, it’s not like he had much of a competition.
I’m saying all that to say this… Alberto is just better right now. Sorry that it has to be said that way, and I really am pulling for Schleck, but face it. It’s Alberto’s world. He’s won the last 4 grand tours he’s been in, and the real ‘chain of events’ we need to be worried about or be talking about are how many Grand Tours he could win… in a row.
by Michael Roberts | Jul 16, 2010 | Technology
Ensure you have the most recent version
Upgrading to the version 3.0 (as of the date of this article) will address many security vulnerabilities, including the protection of your wp-content/plugins directory, and your wp-admin folder. These directories in 2.x versions had security issues and as such were prime targets for attacks. Also be sure to upgrade all of your plug-ins, where applicable. Regardless of how many WordPress sites you may be running, or how hard it may be to upgrade 10’s or 100’s of them, it’s better than having all of their content deleted and thus having to do reinstallations anyway.
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by Michael Roberts | Jul 15, 2010 | Technology
The below script is a quick PHP script that connects to a mysql database to test connectivity.
<html>
<body>
<?
$host = "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
/* Connecting, selecting database */
$conn = mysql_connect($host, $username, $password)
or die("Could not connect");
/* select the database */
mysql_select_db("user") or die("Could not select database <I>user</I> Database<br>");
?>
</body>
</html>