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Creating GitHub Releases automatically on tags

Apr 19, 2024 6 minute read #guide, #github, #github-actions, #release-drafter

GitHub Releases is a feature where you can create a page associated with a git tag that contains a description of the changes in that tag along with build artifacts for users to download.
How to install the vSphere 5.5 Client on Windows 8

Nov 19, 2014 2 minute read #vmware, #vsphere, #windows-8, #guide

If you’ve tried installing the vSphere 5.5 client on Windows 8 you may have received the following error message
How to install OS X Yosemite Developer Preview Beta in Virtualbox

Jun 7, 2014 3 minute read #apple, #developer-preview, #guide, #os-x, #terminal, #virtualbox, #yosemite

Like me you may be excited about the Developer Preview Beta of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and want to try it out, but you don’t want to deal with a buggy system between now and the general release. If that’s the case you’ll want to install Yosemite as a virtual machine on your Mac. Here’s how I’ve done it on mine using VirtualBox.
How to use text expansion in OS X 10.9 Mavericks

May 15, 2014 1 minute read #apple, #guide, #icloud, #ios, #mac, #mavericks, #os-x

Since the upgrade to OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7 you may have noticed that your text expansion shortcuts from iOS have found their way onto your Mac. Thanks to iCloud all of your text shortcuts are now synchronised between your devices.
How to make screen recordings in OS X Mavericks 10.9

May 14, 2014 2 minute read #apple, #guide, #mavericks, #os-x, #quicktime, #screen-recording

Did you know that you don’t need any additional software to make high quality, watermark free screen recordings in OS X Mavericks 10.9? Well this feature exists and it’s in a slightly unexpected place … QuickTime Player.
How to prepare for a hackathon

Apr 8, 2014 5 minute read #guide, #hackathon, #space-apps, #tools

So this weekend I’ll be taking part in the 2014 NASA Space Apps Challenge. This time around I’ll be leading a team, rather than just joining one on the day, so I feel like I have to be extra prepared. Here is a checklist of all the things you should do before going to a hackathon/codeathon.
Convert tweet hashtags, at-tags and urls to links with PHP and Regular Expressions

Jan 22, 2014 2 minute read #guide, #php, #regular-expressions, #tutorial, #tweet, #twitter-api

Now of course if you’re using the Twitter API you can use Twitter entities but in this tutorial we’re going to use regular expressions.
Using background-position and sprite sheets to stop icon hover flicker

Sep 18, 2012 3 minute read #css, #guide, #html

While updating the theme on this blog I added some links to my social websites. I made these links in the form of images which were black and white and become coloured when hovered over. To create these icons I created empty divs which would then be styled in CSS.
How to query a database with AJAX and display as a tooltip

Sep 11, 2012 5 minute read #ajax, #guide, #javascript, #jquery, #mysql, #php

This post began as an answer on Stack Overflow to a question on ‘How to query a database with AJAX and display as a tooltip‘. I have put the answer here for future reference.
Guide to repairing TFT monitor scratches

Dec 23, 2010 2 minute read #guide, #monitor, #repair

About a year and a half ago I was working on a guitar modification and dropped part of the modified casing on my laptop. It made a pretty good scratch on the bottom of my monitor about an inch long (2.54cm for you metrics out there). It has mildly bothered me since then but I’ve never done anything about it. But this evening I decided to google around and see if there was any kind of specialist product that could be purchased and used to fill in the scratch. I read a few blogs and sites until I found the most amazing solution ever.

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