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Use Excel to Automate Repetitive Code
Have you ever wanted to pull data from an Excel Spreadsheet and place it into a Class or Object in your program? If you need to use a large number of repetitive structures, do you think it would be easier to create and modify them in Excel first? I’ll show you how I’ve used Excel 2007 to create a large table, then used Excel tools to automatically turn them into JavaScript Objects. Continue reading
Customize Your Fresh Windows 7 Installation
If you’ve just installed Windows 7 and want to do some tweaking to make your new OS more functional and to look better, then this walkthrough is for you. Continue reading
Brighten A Dark Foreground With the GIMP Image Editor
A detailed, step-by-step tutorial demonstrating the best way I’ve found to brighten an image with GIMP without over-saturating it. Continue reading
Best Way to Add Syntax Highlighting to Code On Your Website With Python
In this post I’ll show you how you can add Syntax Highlighting to your code without using any client-side Javascript like some syntax highlighter plugins use. Just copy the code to your clipboard, run my script which will put the stylized code into your clipboard, then paste it into your post. That’s it! It’s based on Pygments (Python Syntax Highlighter), which will also automatically generate the CSS you need to add to your site. The result is better-looking than any other method, in my opinion. And it was easier too!
Universal Music Rating and Custom Playlists with Python
I’ll show you how to use a couple Python scripts I’ve written to permanently save your music ratings into the music files themselves and then use these ratings to create custom playlists for use on any player. Continue reading
GreeenAudio – MP3 Tag Editor and Lyrics Display
GreeenAudio is my own customized ID3 tag editor. It only works with MP3s, but it will display album artwork and lyrics, along with all the important ID3 tags. It allows you to easily edit any tag on the display, of … Continue reading
How to Get a Static LAN IP Address From Your Router in Windows and Ubuntu
Most of the time, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will assign you an IP address using DHCP, meaning your IP address will change every couple weeks or months or whenever you reset your router. The same goes for the PCs … Continue reading
Watch Out for the Byte Order Mark (BOM) In Linux
Windows applications often (inappropriately) insert a BOM in UTF-8 encoded files, causing pain and suffering for Linux users. Here’s how to take care of that in Python. Continue reading
How to Insert Unicode Characters in Ubuntu and Windows
Use the Character Map, Keyboard Shortcuts, or an application. Continue reading
Installing Python Packages on Windows and Ubuntu
Installing Python Packages is usually straightforward. In Ubuntu, you can usually find them in Synaptic and Ubuntu will install them for you. In Windows, someone has usually written an msi or exe installer that will install the package for you. … Continue reading