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java convert string to Object?
Asked by xiaofanku : 27 November 2009 - 03:56 AM
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Answered by syndeticdotorg
: Today, 09:38 AM
I assume you mean that you want to convert the given string (stored inside a cookie) into an Employee domain object. First, I wouldn't do it the way that you're trying to do it. Instead, I wou... full answer >
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What are the "Bad Parts" of PHP?
Asked by juliesteele : 09 November 2009 - 12:13 PM
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Answered by ChrisBloom7
: Nov 09 2009 03:58 PM
In a security sense, the "Bad Parts" of PHP are simply bad habits that formed around conveniences included in PHP 4 and earlier. Many hosting companies still run PHP 4 or run insecure versio... full answer >
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What's your backup system at home?
Asked by odewahn1 : 17 November 2009 - 10:23 AM
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Answered by Marc Gayle
: Today, 01:46 AM
Well....I had 1 iMac, 1 Windows 7 box + 1 Windows XP laptop + 1 PS3 + HP MediaSmart Server (running WHS). The WHS box would automagically backup all of my Windows machines no problem, and I had a 1.5T... full answer >
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How To Mount A Linux Filesystem Readonly
By lm317tTags:
: 13 November 2009 - 12:22 PM
-*- shell-script -*- # ################################################################ # File: # /scripts/local # # Root, or / in these notes is the initrd's (busybox) root, # not your system...
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How to use an own namespace for variables in Javascript?
Asked by horshack : 26 November 2009 - 04:39 PM
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Answered by KBenson
: Yesterday, 10:28 PM
Since these are home-made javascript libraries, this isn't too hard. You can assign an object to a variable, and combine your libraries within this object. You can repeat the process w... full answer >
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shell programming for loop
Asked by dondasanjay : 27 November 2009 - 08:31 PM
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Answered by KBenson
: Yesterday, 09:55 PM
For bash: Use double parenthesis to indicate you want ARITHMETIC EVALUATION (see the bash man page) if you are looking for a traditional C-style loop: $ for ((i=1; i<10; i++)); do echo $... full answer >
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How to Build iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
By MikeHTags:
: 16 November 2009 - 09:38 AM
So if you are interested in building an iPhone app, but you do not want to learn Objective-C and Cocoa, you do have options. On our Open Feedback Publishing System (OFPS) we have a title in developmen...
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How to learn GIT - A link roundup
By kevin.suttleTags:
: Yesterday, 08:43 PM
Here are the best resources I have come across for learning the GIT distributed version control system. http://www.eecs.harv.../technical/git/ http://git-scm.com/documentation http://gitcasts.com/ h...
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Have you tried Google Wave?
Asked by mkulpaents : 25 November 2009 - 09:16 AM
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Answered by aferrate
: Yesterday, 08:09 PM
I have been working with Google Wave since its initial release as a "developer preview" shortly after the Google I/O developer conference (late May). Google Wave is a broad platform and its... full answer >
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How to take a screen shot of your iPhone screen
By todisht
: Yesterday, 03:58 PM
Ever needed to grab a screen shot of whatever's on your iPhone screen. It's actually quite simple, just click the home button and the top button at the same time. Your screen will flash briefl...
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Do those "jawbone" Bluetooth devices really remove background noise?
Asked by jwikert3 : 22 November 2009 - 02:41 PM
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Answered by jwikert3
: Yesterday, 01:05 PM
I decided to try the Motorola Endeavor HX1 yesterday since it claims to block out extreme noise through its "stealth" fature. Boy, was I disappointed... The HX1 works fine in standard mode... full answer >
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What kind of techniques are used to "ruggedize" consumer electronics?
Asked by timoreilly : 26 November 2009 - 09:41 AM
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Answered by webmaven
: Yesterday, 08:10 AM
I've worked a little bit on ruggedizing physical prototypes (mostly toys) so they will survive user testing and review, so here are some rules of thumb and techniques I've used: First, consid... full answer >
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What's the best way to deal with the Apple vs Windows keymapping issue?
Asked by blackbear : 20 November 2009 - 02:20 PM
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Answered by r8anno
: Nov 28 2009 04:08 AM
While at work as I'm hitting the Ctrl key I'm thinking "Apple". That is also a bit of meditation that moves me back to a better place (and it works for numerous other shortcuts. On a... full answer >
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How to Choose Modules for your Drupal Installation
By Angela ByronTags:
: 29 October 2009 - 10:18 PM
With over 2,000 modules to choose from, and more added every single day, finding the contributed module you need for a given task can be a daunting process. Throughout this book, the authors have ende...
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What is the best Mind-Mapping application available for free and/or purchase?
Asked by mikeh : 24 November 2009 - 11:51 AM
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Answered by palmettobug
: Nov 26 2009 05:54 PM
You don't say what platform you are on, but I am using MindNode on the Mac. There is the free version which has all the capabilities I need. There is also a Pro version which adds things like cons... full answer >
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How to Set the Selected Color of Flex LinkBar
By todishtTags:
: 26 November 2009 - 05:29 PM
We recently needed to set the selected color of a LinkBar item. This happens automagically if you are using it with a ViewStack, we however were using an Array for our dataprovider and for whatever re...
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How to Parse Atom Feeds with Flex/ActionScript
By todishtTags:
: 26 November 2009 - 05:19 PM
Very important, if you are trying to parse an atom feed, say from Blogger for example. Make sure you include the following lines of code. If not, you could spend several days trying to figure out how ...
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How to run TweetDeck on multiple machines if you don't have a TweetDeck account.
By todishtTags:
: 26 November 2009 - 09:29 AM
I'm a big fan of TweetDeck. I love that you can setup multiple groups to organize the people you follow and only read what you're really interested in. The problem I ran into is that I use mul...
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Is there an easy way to visualize the Trending Topic tags found on O'Reilly Answers?
Asked by mikeh : 24 November 2009 - 11:42 AM
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Answered by Util
: Nov 26 2009 08:17 AM
Quick and Easy == Perl! This program runs in under 5 seconds, and outputs the word list in the format that Wordle expects. The final copy-and-paste is left to you. If you are on OS X, you can sk... full answer >
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How To Reset windows Password with a USB Flash Drive
By recoverytoolsupportTags:
: 25 November 2009 - 08:20 PM
Many times we face this problem when we forget or lost Windows password or somebody had changed the password of our system. In such a situation either we have to install windows again or find a solut...
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What do people think about the Office Professional 2010 beta?
Asked by kbnotes
: Today, 07:56 AM
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Dealing with GD module from CPAN.
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: Yesterday, 07:51 AM
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Strange ‘NOSERVER_FLEX_OUTPUT_FOLDER’ Error
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: 26 November 2009 - 05:15 PM
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Freelance education policy writing?
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: 26 November 2009 - 11:23 AM
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Does Last.fm collect iTunes song ratings, or only listening history?
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: 26 November 2009 - 09:00 AM
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What is the general sentiment of Adobe these days? Good? Evil? Neutral?
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: 24 November 2009 - 05:20 PM
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tomcat hang up :(
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: 22 November 2009 - 07:48 PM
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What is your favorite lightweight email client for Windows?
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: 22 November 2009 - 02:27 PM
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Did you try Google caffeine? Are you excited about it?
Asked by nicolewelsh
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: 21 November 2009 - 08:09 PM
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"group policy logon optimization" - this causes some issues with GP being applied AFTER the 1st login.
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: 21 November 2009 - 01:06 AM
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Why doesn't YouTube allow you to replace a video?
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: 17 November 2009 - 08:02 PM
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Just how does aslmanager work exactly?
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: 05 November 2009 - 08:30 PM
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SQL Server OPENQUERY limits
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: 04 November 2009 - 08:00 AM
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