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Installing Windows XP Mode on Windows 7

Step 1:

Install Windows Virtual PC

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Step 2:

Install Windows XP Mode

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8002

John 4 – Jesus Talks with a Samaritan Woman

An invitation to meet Jesus Christ, the bearer of the water of life, will carry more weight if it is made by someone who has clearly been profoundly affected by his or her own encounter with Jesus, because it is made not by someone who has simply heard about him, but by someone who can be sure “that he really is the saviour of the world” (verse 42). It is a matter of letting people react in their own way, at their own pace, and letting God do the rest.

Browser zoom png fix

I just discovered a fix for removing the white line that appears around PNGs when you zoom in and out in a web browser.

Simply, leave a pixel of transparency on each side of the image that is not solid color.

Contain the PNG in div and clip it by one pixel on each side that you have added the pixel of transparency to.

file.png (With 1px of transparency on all sides, 200px by 100px)

.box { width: 198px; height: 98px; overflow: hidden; background: url(file.png) no-repeat -1px -1px; }

All sorted.

Instagram = instamarketing

I'm not sure if anyone follows Benjamin Madden or Brittany Cairns on Instagram but I've noticed an interesting pattern emerging. Celebrities buy lots of stuff. They have money so why wouldn't they? And of course they like to show it off on Instagram. Guess what! People invariably ask where they got that stuff and like like like. Here's my thought. Instead of companies wasting gazillions of dollars trying to target the masses..choose a few select celebs on Instagram and sling them some freebies. I can guarantee you'd see follow up sales!

The rise of Nokia's s40 OS in Indonesia and India

The meteoric rise of Nokia's S40 operating systems in the mobile market is nothing short of heroic.

Between March and July this year, Nokia's market share has gone from almost nothing to 15%.

Markets like Indonesia and India are showing trends towards cheap handsets that are internet and social media capable. The Nokia Asha 300 for example fits into this niche perfectly.

Can Blackberry compete in this space? Maybe. If they come up with a cheaper product.

How to get a Facebook feed for JQUERY via Graph API

This one had me stumped for a long time. Facebook doesn't make this very clear.

Here's a scenario. You want a Facebook JSON feed for a custom JQuery presentation on your site. How do you do this? And get around oauth requirements etc.

Step 1:

Create a Facebook App.

Step 2:

Once you've created the App you will get an APP ID/API Key and an App Secret. You'll need these to get your feed.

App ID/API Key

1##############

App Secret

5########################

Step 3:

Get your access token by opening a browser. Copy the URL below, replacing the APP ID & APP Secret:

https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=APP_ID&client_secret=APP_SECRET

You should get a screen that shows the following:

access_token = ###############################

Step4:

Get your feed by logging into Facebook Developers https://developers.facebook.com/

Go to "Tools" and "Graph API Explorer".

Step 5:

Select Graph API & Get. The URL will be:

https://graph.facebook.com/USER_NAME/feed/?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN&limit=LIMIT_NUMBER

Replace USER_NAME, ACCESS_TOKEN and LIMIT_NUMBER

Step 6:

User this URL in your get JSON.

#JQUERY #Facebook Graph API

How to import a mysql database (.sql) via terminal on Mac running MAMP Pro

This is pretty easy once you know what you're doing. And is much easier than using PHPMyAdmin and get's around large database files.

The point of this exercise is to update a local database with a mysql dump from a live database, for example.

I'm running MAMP Pro and have created a database via PHPMyAdmin called "testdb".

Open a "Terminal Window".

Type the following command:

sudo /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysql -uroot -proot testdb < dumpdb.sql

Enter your Mac user "password" when prompted.

Keep the terminal open until the import is complete.

If you are using MAMP Pro you should be able to see all of the new files in:

/Library/Application\ Support/appsolute/MAMP\ PRO/db/mysql/testdb

Notes: Replace testdb & dumpdb with the actual name of your databases. If you are having issues getting the path to your .sql file simply drag into the terminal window.

#mysql #mamp #mamppro #import database

A Melbourne man in Sydney (Taken with instagram)

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