Recent content by edpatterson

I am learning/trying to learn CSS from a book, Beginning CSS Web Development ... It eludes to the following /* I saved this as container.css */ /* Define styling of our reusable box */ .box { margin: 10px; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; } /* Make text red only for paragraphs...

thanks a million, works like a charm! Ed

Short version I need to be able to get the current UTC offset from Windows XP machines. Long version I am parsing Unix log files which of course use the Unix Epoch and UTC. 1241639502.989 - ( 60 * 60 * 5) = 5/6/2009 2:51:42 PM via dateadd() unless of course it is daylight savings time, then it...

Thanks, someone on the UbuntuFourms hit it right on the head. The -d switch was putting it into debug mode so no changes were actually being made. The really sad part is I had actually printed out the man pages and highlighted the verbiage of all the switches I was using. I guess I read one...

Ubuntu Server 8.10 I am trying to get the log files from the 2nd instance of squid to rotate. More on that later. When it failed I decided to test my config files so I did the following, as root. Created a log file ls /bin > /tmp/log/bin.log Created a config file, rotate /tmp/log/*,log {...

So, it is not possible without javascript? I do not know beans about javascript.

I am trying to duplicate the Nutrition Facts label using HTML. I have the basic layout covered and now want to be able to add a new unit of measure of it is not listed. I have <tr><td>Serving Size</td> <td><input type='text' name='servingCount'></td> <td> <select name='servingName'>...

All drivers are current, I can type the gettysburg address and still only get the black screen. I never saw the sense in loading in safe mode when holding the power button until it dies then selecting normal works. I have to admit I am not a Vista fan, it is worse than the Millennium Edition...

Sigh, what an incredible piece of crap. HP Pavilion db6000 2 gig ram 160 gig hdd Windows Vista Home Premium The screen goes black after moving the mouse if any of the stock screen savers come up for more than 1 minute. As in all I get is a black screen with a white pointer. Power settings are...

You would be correct in questioning my memory. I was thinking of a new machine my Doctor had purchased. He opted (wisely) for the XP downgrade option hence the rdp working. Ed

I did indeed go the ultravnc route. I'd swear that I've used RDP from XP to Vista in the past. I know I have.... Ed

Dell System 116B Desktop, Vista Home Premium, Wired HP Pavilion Laptop, Vista Home Premium, Wireless Compaq Presario Laptop, Vista Home Premium, Wireless Compaq Presario Desktop, Vista Home Basic, Wired Dell Latitude, XP Pro, Wireless D-Link DGL-4300 I have turned off the firewall & antivirus...

Thanks, that did it! I did take a quick look at the sql browser, so far it is more confusing then the command line :-) Ed

Thanks, I'll look at the browser right after I get this working :-). mysql> update table requests set listid = {select listid from lists where listname = 'Blacklist'} where urlid=89; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server...

Thanks, perhaps where != and is why it failed when I tried it. I swear the mysql console has the most obnoxious beep in the world. Ed