Category Archives: Programming

Developer’s Dilemma

Posted on August 16, 2011 by arcster

What’s worse – to have your code not work and understand why or to have your code work and not understand why?

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Windows 7/Java/Oracle SQL Developer

Posted on February 8, 2011 by arcster

Just got a new Dell laptop at work running 64-bit Windows 7. Naturally, some problems are arising: Had trouble getting Oracle SQL Developer (version 1.5.5) to run. First it told me I needed to install the Java SDK. So I … Continue reading →

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Dumping file info into an Excel spreadsheet

Posted on June 9, 2010 by arcster

So you’ve got a folder full of documents and you want to know what’s in the folder, how big the files are, and when they were last modified? And of course you want to be able to filter and sort … Continue reading →

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Making progress with Linux

Posted on June 30, 2009 by arcster

Ok. I’ve calmed down a bit since my previous rant. Apparently there’s an issue running aptitude or synaptic (using Xubuntu Gutsy) on a secured wireless network. It just doesn’t seem to work. I’m sure there’s a fix for it and … Continue reading →

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