SimplyGold http://www.nikhedonia.com/notebook/ Templates, Themes, Tutorials en simplygold@nikhedonia.com Copyright 2009 2009-05-07T02:09:00-06:00 How to rename directories through Terminal http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/how-to-rename-directories-through-terminal/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/how-to-rename-directories-through-terminal/#When:02:09:00Z I keep having to rename files and directories in locations outside the purview of my user account. Moving directories into, say, the WebServer folder is easy enough: Mac will ask you for your admin credentials. But, I have not found an easy (read: non-Terminal) way of renaming directories or files once you moved them. So, here is how to do it in the Terminal: 

sudo mv -f [original name of the directory] [new name of the directory]
]]> Tips & Tricks 2009-05-07T02:09:00-06:00 SqlDataReader.GetSqlType() of column http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/sqldatareadergetsqltype-of-column/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/sqldatareadergetsqltype-of-column/#When:04:33:00Z I ran into an interesting problem today that required me to identify the SqlType of any given column, so that I could do special processing where appropriate. It normally wouldn't be such a big deal, because you can call GetType(i) to learn whether it's a string, boolean, DateTime, etc. However, there are some types that need to be differentiated further: for example, money and numbers in SQL might both map to the same .NET type.

]]> C# 2009-01-06T04:33:00-06:00 Lambda Expressions http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/lambda-expressions/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/lambda-expressions/#When:17:15:00Z Lambda expressions are a new construct in C# 3.0 that provide a more concise way of writing anonymous methods (which were introduced in C# 2.0). Lambda expressions are especially useful in LINQ statements but can be used any place anonymous methods are.

]]> ASP .NET, C# 2009-01-04T17:15:00-06:00 Cisco VPN Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/cisco-vpn-error-51-unable-to-communicate-with-the-vpn-subsystem/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/cisco-vpn-error-51-unable-to-communicate-with-the-vpn-subsystem/#When:00:29:00Z This error plagues me around every three weeks when I open up my Cisco VPN client on my Mac. The fix for this is straight-forward:

  1. Quit CiscoVPN,
  2. Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal), and
  3. Type in the following command: 
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/CiscoVPN restart

Type in your password when it asks you for it, and Terminal should restart CiscoVPN, at which point the error should go away.

]]> Miscellaneous 2008-10-09T00:29:00-06:00 Free Template: Coxswain http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/free-template-coxswain/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/free-template-coxswain/#When:02:45:00Z

Regular readership knows that I take long absences from this blog. Hopefully, today marks the end of it -- until the next time.

Anyway, I had some free time so I thought I would create a template.

Download and enjoy!

]]> Templates 2008-05-07T02:45:00-06:00 Plastic Blast Wallpaper http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/plastic-blast-wallpaper/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/plastic-blast-wallpaper/#When:03:55:00Z

Mashed together a couple of different tutorials and came up with this. The zip file has 1600x1200 and 1200x900 versions.

Download Plastic Blast

]]> 2008-04-06T03:55:00-06:00 Glassy Signs http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/glassy-signs/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/glassy-signs/#When:02:57:00Z

Wow! That was the longest short break that I ever had in my life!

Anyway, to commemorate my five-month break, I decided to release a set of glassy signs coming in two sizes: 500x300 and 100x78.

Enjoy!

Download Glassy Signs

]]> Photoshop 2008-02-22T02:57:00-06:00 Wallpaper for September 2007 http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/wallpaper-for-september-2007/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/wallpaper-for-september-2007/#When:13:00:00Z Land on Water Thumbnail

Download 1600x1200 version of "Land on Water"

Enjoy!

]]> Wallpapers 2007-09-01T13:00:00-06:00 Wallpaper for August 2007 http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/wallpaper-for-august-2007/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/wallpaper-for-august-2007/#When:14:00:00Z Threesome Wallpaper Thumbnail

Download "Threesome" 1600x1200 version

Enjoy!

]]> Wallpapers 2007-08-08T14:00:00-06:00 Creating Tiles in Photoshop http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/entry/creating-tiles-in-photoshop/ http://www.nikhedonia.com/ee/index.php/notebook/creating-tiles-in-photoshop/#When:00:52:01Z Creating nice-looking tiles in Photoshop is the easiest thing in the world.

Tiles: Overlay

]]> Photoshop 2007-08-08T00:52:01-06:00