SilverTab's Corner http://www.silverscripting.com/blog Jean-Nicolas Jolivet's fantastic journey through web-development! Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:03:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Removing MySQL on Snow Leopard http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2009/09/04/removing-mysql-on-snow-leopard/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2009/09/04/removing-mysql-on-snow-leopard/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:03:12 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2009/09/04/removing-mysql-on-snow-leopard/ I’ve been having some difficulties trying to uninstall MySQL on snow leopard (I wanted to remove the 32bits version to install the 64bits one)…The old instructions, located here are mostly good, however there is a slight difference (that makes the whole thing… not working!) and it’s in the location of the installer receipts…First you need to go to: /Library/Receipts and look for a file named “InstallHistory.plist”… It’s just a regular property list… Open it and look for the MySQL entry, and delete it…I thought I was good to go after that but… no! The MySQL Installer still says I have a newer version on my system… Thing is, the receipts are actually located in a different place on Snow Leopard… The answer: /private/var/db/receipts/There should be 2 mysql related receipts located there… Delete them, and you should be good to go!

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2009/09/04/removing-mysql-on-snow-leopard/feed/ ScreenCapper - Video Screenshots for Mac OS X http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/11/12/screencapper-video-screenshots-for-mac-os-x/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/11/12/screencapper-video-screenshots-for-mac-os-x/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:31:38 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/11/12/screencapper-video-screenshots-for-mac-os-x/ Well, I just released my first Mac OS X app: ScreenCapper. ScreenCapper allows you to generate screenshots of your video files easily. It supports a lot of different formats (avi, mov, mkv and more…). It can generate single screenshots, a series of multiple screenshots, or a customizable screenshot grid.

Here’s a screenshot:
ScreenCapper 1.0

You can learn more about it here.

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/11/12/screencapper-video-screenshots-for-mac-os-x/feed/ TextLimiter - A little JavaScript class to… limit your text-areas! http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/09/textlimiter-a-little-javascript-class-to-limit-your-text-areas/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/09/textlimiter-a-little-javascript-class-to-limit-your-text-areas/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:18:48 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/09/textlimiter-a-little-javascript-class-to-limit-your-text-areas/  This is a small Javascript class I wrote a while ago. It hooks up to a text-area or a text input and limits the amount of characters you can write in it while displaying a count-down of the remaining characters… It is cross-browser and uses a custom event to check for changes in the text (so that it works, for example, if you paste text in the textarea). Anyway, here is the code:

 

The full documentation is here. 

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/09/textlimiter-a-little-javascript-class-to-limit-your-text-areas/feed/ MooDataTable - A Data Table Class for MooTools 1.2 http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/04/moodatatable-a-data-table-class-for-mootools-12/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/04/moodatatable-a-data-table-class-for-mootools-12/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:28:06 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/04/moodatatable-a-data-table-class-for-mootools-12/ Well, here’s the first version of my MooDataTable class… basically it’s a paginated, column-sorting data table that works with a JSON dataset. So far it features:

  •  Smart Pagination
  • Column Sorting
  • Request data via Ajax, one page at a time
  • Works with any Server Side scripting language, as long as it returns JSON data
  • Easy to style and customize

An example of it in action can be seen here: http://www.silverscripting.com/moodatatable/test.html
The full documentation can be found here: http://silverscripting.wikidot.com/moodatatable
The script can be downloaded here: http://www.silverscripting.com/moodatatable/MooDataTable.0.1.js

Since I’m fixing small bugs and stuff, it’s better to just grab it at git hub:
http://github.com/SilverTab/moodatatable/
Basically just go there and click on “Download”… you will get a zip file containing everything you need to get started…

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/10/04/moodatatable-a-data-table-class-for-mootools-12/feed/ Apple’s shipments to Canada… Around-the-world trip for your iPod? http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/25/apples-shipments-to-canada-around-the-world-trip-for-your-ipod/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/25/apples-shipments-to-canada-around-the-world-trip-for-your-ipod/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:49:20 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/25/apples-shipments-to-canada-around-the-world-trip-for-your-ipod/ There’s something extremely weird with Fedex’s tracking system… I ordered a new iPod Touch (2nd Gen) from Apple Canada and I paid the extra 13$ for expedited shipping (2 business days)… Here’s the tracking info so far:
09/25/2008 12:57 Arrived at Sort Facility MEMPHIS, TN US
 09/24/2008 09:34 Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay MISSISSAUGA, ON CA
 09/24/2008 05:39 Arrived at FedEx Ramp MISSISSAUGA, ON CA
 09/24/2008 04:30 Left FedEx Sort Facility NEWARK, NJ US
 09/24/2008 02:33 Arrived at Sort Facility NEWARK, NJ US
 09/23/2008 21:40 Left FedEx Ramp SHANGHAI CN
 09/23/2008 21:36 Arrived at Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK US
 09/23/2008 21:36 Arrived at Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK US
 09/23/2008 16:21 Left FedEx Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK US
 09/23/2008 09:41 Left FedEx Origin Location KUNSHAN CN  

 

So, basically, it started its journey from Kunshan, China… headed to Anchorage, Alaska, USA… only to go back to Shanghai, China…  Then it made a small stop in Newark, New Jersey, to finally end up in Mississauga, Ontario (finally! It’s in Canada)… but no… it went back to the United States, in Memphis, Tennesse…Apparently Fedex decided to give my iPod a free round-the-world trip… What the hell is that? I wasn’t aware that the shortest route from Point A to Point B was to stop by Point X, T, Z and C…then go back to point T and then to point Z and… well.. you get the idea… 

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/25/apples-shipments-to-canada-around-the-world-trip-for-your-ipod/feed/ Speak French? Head out to my other blog… http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/16/speak-french-head-out-to-my-other-blog/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/16/speak-french-head-out-to-my-other-blog/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:47:59 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/16/speak-french-head-out-to-my-other-blog/ While this blog is mostly about my personal stuff (scripts that I releases, updates etc..) I started another blog in French (my primary language). The other blog will cover Web Development news, tips & tricks related to Web Development and Javascript etc… If you speak French and you’re interested in this sorta stuff, check it out now at: http://jeannicolasjolivet.blogspot.com/ 

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/16/speak-french-head-out-to-my-other-blog/feed/ Google Chrome is here! http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/02/google-chrome-is-here/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/02/google-chrome-is-here/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:21:23 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/02/google-chrome-is-here/ That’s right, the new browser from Google is here! I’ve only been playing with it for a couple of minutes now but I can already tell that it’s damn fast! The Javascript Console seems good, no bugs whatsoever so far…  Grab it here: http://www.google.com/chrome 

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/09/02/google-chrome-is-here/feed/ HighlightMyCode - Syntax Highlighting on-the-fly! http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/08/03/highlightmycode-syntax-highlighting-on-the-fly/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/08/03/highlightmycode-syntax-highlighting-on-the-fly/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:50:51 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/08/03/highlightmycode-syntax-highlighting-on-the-fly/ I just finished a new project called HighlightMyCode. The goal is simple: to provide Syntax highlighting for your code snippets on the fly. Just paste your code, select a language and a theme and you’re done. You’ll get a small piece of javascript to embedded your highlighted snippet on your site.

It’s basically the same idea as a Pastebin, but with emphasis on Syntax Highlighting (right now there are 4 themes available, and it’s easy to submit new ones).

The site is powered by GeSHI for syntax highlighting and uses Boilerplate, a tiny CSS framework, for it’s template.

Here’s a demo:

Give it a try! It’s fun: http://www.highlightmycode.com

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/08/03/highlightmycode-syntax-highlighting-on-the-fly/feed/ SilverIPE: A lightweight, cross-browser In Place Editor http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/27/silveripe-a-lightweight-cross-browser-in-place-editor/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/27/silveripe-a-lightweight-cross-browser-in-place-editor/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:49:10 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/27/silveripe-a-lightweight-cross-browser-in-place-editor/ I just finished the first version of SilverIPE, a lightweight, cross-browser in place editor. Some of it’s features include:

  • Cross-Browser (Tested with IE 5,6&7 - Firefox 2&3 - Safari 2&3 - Opera)
  • No dependencies. Only 1 javascript file to include, that’s it
  • Easy to use
  • Well documented

The documentation, examples etc. can be found on the SilverIPE’s page. If you have any question or comment, please leave them here for now…

Visit SilverIPE’s Page

]]> http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/27/silveripe-a-lightweight-cross-browser-in-place-editor/feed/ Off Topic: Pitchfork Media reviews archive? http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/23/off-topic-pitchfork-media-reviews-archive/ http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/23/off-topic-pitchfork-media-reviews-archive/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:06:06 +0000 SilverTab http://www.silverscripting.com/blog/2008/07/23/off-topic-pitchfork-media-reviews-archive/ Well this is completely off-topic, but it’s something that’s been bugging me for a while now. I check Pitchfork Media every once in a while to discover new bands… I rarely read their reviews as I don’t really like their style (imho you shouldn’t put too much thinking into a review… just tell us what you thought of the album… no need for metaphors and poetic allegories) anyway, I do happen to find a lot of the stuff that they review good so, I keep checking back every now and then to see what’s new…

Now maybe I’m just crazy (or blind) but I could swear there was a link at the bottom of their review page that lead to more reviews… (the link was just labeled “More…” ). Now I’ve been searching for like half an hour (in vain) for a way to access older reviews… Same goes for the Best New Music section.

I’m aware that I can still use the search to find reviews… but to me it’s kind of pointless… I don’t want to read reviews about bands/albums that I already know… if I love an album, a 2.0 rating from pitchfork isn’t going to make me hate a record… (just like a good review of an album that I hate isn’t going to change my mind…). What I liked about pitchfork was basically just browsing through their archive, chronologically, so I can discover new bands that  recently released an album.

I remember seeing the word “more” in the URL when I was browsing the archive so I gave it a try ( http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/record_reviews/more ) but apparently this leads to what seems to be one of their first review page… (with reviews dating from 95-96… ). While I did enjoy reading some those old reviews (Beck Odelay, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer etc..), it’s not really what I was looking for…

So please anyone let me know if I’m missing something obvious… HOW THE HELL DO I BROWSE THE REVIEWS ARCHIVE BY DATE (from recent to old)… and WHERE IS THAT CONVENIENT “more…” LINK… the one that used to be at the bottom of both the Review pages but also the Best New Music pages…

Can’t believe that it just dissapeared and no one mentioned it (I searched google, blogs etc. for any word about that but couldn’t find anything… am I really crazy?? Did that “more..” link ever existed??)

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