Archive for December, 2009

HTML: Using the alt tag

December 19, 2009

Per the w3c Standards the alt tag is used to serve as content when the element(image) cannot be rendered normally. The means the value define by the alt tag should only display if the image is not available. It was not meant to be used as a tooltip but earlier version of internet explorer ignored [...]

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Windows: Delete large folders

December 12, 2009

Example :rd /s /q test or rmdir /s /q test M$ Reference using explorer you can try highlighting the folder, then hold shift and hit delete. this bypasses the recycle bin

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Google setup a public dns server

December 6, 2009

Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. To try it out: * Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers Google FAQ on the new service

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Windows: TortoiseSVN stop working

December 2, 2009

Issue: if you encounter that TortoiseSVN is not working anymore , it could be related to the gdiplus.dll is invalid on your pc. For some reason TortoiseSVN requires the GDI dll to load properly. This should have been included with the application. But the new version does not include the dll in the bin folder. [...]

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