Category Archives: noteworthy

Add Git and SVN Branch to Bash Prompt

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Daz

EDIT: (12-Mar-2010) slight update to the svn prompt code to give a better / more useful output… I’ve seen things like this posted on the net before but never really had a chance to play with the idea. But as … Continue reading →

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Sync Your Things Database via Dropbox

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Daz

Dropbox is a great service, I’m using it happily to keep my files in sync across multiple computers - I’m even using it to keep all of my passwords in sync, but I’ve thought of another great use… How about … Continue reading →

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Default Text Field Values That Disappear on Focus

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Daz

You will have noticed this effect out on your travels on the internet - a text input field has some default text in it (often in a slightly dimmed colour), and when you click on the text box, default text … Continue reading →

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Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 8.04

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Daz

Following up from my old guide to installing PostgreSQL (for Ubuntu 7.10), I thought i’d better do an update for the latest releases… This quick walk-through are my notes for installing the PostgreSQL database server and the PgAdmin administration application … Continue reading →

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Bio-Linux - Bioinformatics Tools for Linux

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Daz

Bio-Linux is a specialised Linux disro that provides both standard and cutting edge bioinformatics software tools on a Linux base. I wrote a post on my old blog a little while back now detailing how to use the packages from … Continue reading →

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A Better Ls for Mac OS X

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Daz

I’m a bit of a command-line freak and like to spend a fair amount of time with the terminal open… As such I like to spend a small amount of time getting the terminal set-up nicely. Other than changing the … Continue reading →

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Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 7.10

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Daz

If you are using the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04 - Hardy Heron), you might find these slightly updated instructions useful. This quick walk-through are my notes for installing the PostgreSQL database server and the PgAdmin administration application on Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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Adding/Deleting Rows in TableKit Tables Revisited

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Daz

TableKit is a great javascript library for making your HTML tables fully editable. However, one problem is that you can’t add or delete rows from the tables… I came up with a solution to this not so long ago, but … Continue reading →

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Adding/Deleting Rows in TableKit Tables

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Daz

This post has now been updated. Please head over to the new post for something better… Following on from my previous post on how to integrate the excellent TableKit into your Catalyst webapp (to make your data tables dynamically editable), … Continue reading →

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Log/Audit Tables in Oracle

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Daz

One of the useful things that i’ve been asked to set-up lately is automatic logging of changes to several of our database tables. My first thought was to do this in Perl (as the rest of the system is in … Continue reading →

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