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ttessier

About ttessier

Professional Developer and Operator of SwhistleSoft

Steve Jobs is a hot topic right now because of recent events.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by ttessier

Steve Jobs is a hot topic right now because of recent events. Steve Jobs has been battling cancer for some time now and has apparently lost his battle to this disease. Here are some articles highlighting some moments in his … Continue reading →

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Sendmail command line to gmail

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ttessier

Sendmail command line to gmail Had a requirement to send an email to myself from a script. Was surprised to find out that it is quite possible and not necessarily 100% intuitive but works.

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Dot Net Regular Expression Callback

Posted on September 9, 2011 by ttessier

Dot Net Regular Expression Callback Want to learn how to use regular expression callbacks in dot net languages? The following examples will be using c# for starters but you can easily translate that to vb. Optionally if anyone requests I … Continue reading →

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Letters Missing From PDF

Posted on September 8, 2011 by ttessier

Letters Missing From PDF Having trouble with letters missing from your pdf content when you copy it to web? I noticed this issue before which I at first thought to be a corrupted PDF, but the PDF itself retained the … Continue reading →

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Ajax DNS Down?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by ttessier

Ajax DNS Down? If you have ever needed to check dns propagation for yourself or a client, I am sure that you have used tools such as nslookup and possibly even dig. There are other tools, however, that you can … Continue reading →

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Check Windows OS Version and architecture

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ttessier

Check Windows OS Version and Architecture Information You can use the My Computer or Computer interfaces found within the Start Menu or on the Desktop.

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Testing Change System Time ability in Windows XP

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ttessier

Testing Change System Time   If you want to see whether or not you can adjust the System Time in Windows XP, there are two logical locations. The first is by double clicking on the time in the task tray. … Continue reading →

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Revoke or Grant Change System Time Windows XP

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ttessier

Revoke or Grant Change System Time Windows XP From time to time the need is apparent to be able to restrict the ability to change the system time in windows XP. The following article and picture series depicts the process … Continue reading →

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Updates

Posted on August 23, 2011 by ttessier

Recently there has been somewhat of a hiatus from the SwhistleSoft Team, due to projects and other engagements. Lets call this a sort of summer hiatus and get ready for some quality articles in the upcoming fall tech season. It … Continue reading →

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