Category Archives: Asides

Vim: Search and replace in all buffers :bufdo %s/pattern/substitution/ge | update bufdo: applies the following command to all buffers. %s: means search and replace the whole file g: change all instances in a line e: avoids the error when the … Continue reading →

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Sam | 2 Comments

The daily dynamic banner montage is now dynamic again. HostGator disabled cURL for all shared users without giving notice. The cron job that rotates the banner depends on cURL so for about a month now it wasn’t working. I just … Continue reading →

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Sam | Leave a comment

Fixed the problem of text butting up against inlined post images by adding margin-right: 9px; to the CSS entry.

Posted on December 25, 2006 by Sam | Leave a comment

Using the GSpace Firefox plugin you can drag and drop files to store in your gmail account. It’s great for saving Word document revisions because each upload of the same file is saved in a seperate email. GSpace can also … Continue reading →

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Sam | Leave a comment

HubMed Citation Finder. Copy and paste a reference from a pdf and the citation finder will automagically pull it apart and find the article online. It’s like ParaCite, but you can paste multiple references, and HubMed relies more on PubMed … Continue reading →

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Sam | Leave a comment

Download of the Day: Tiny Menu Firefox extension – Lifehacker Make the most of your toolbar space.

Posted on October 26, 2006 by admin | Leave a comment