Author Archives: Louis

Swap Stereoscopic Image Parts

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Louis

I wrote a silly bookmarklet for swapping the two halves of stereoscopic images on a web site—to turn normal stereoscopic images to cross-eyed-viewable images. javascript: var i,im,ims = document.getElementsByTagName(‘img’),j=ims.length; for(i=0;i<j;++i){im=ims[i]; with(im.style){paddingTop=im.height+'px'; backgroundImage='url('+im.src+')'; backgroundPosition=(im.width/2)+'px 0%'; height='0px';}} void(0); (Only tested in Chrome, … Continue reading →

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Parse strings as enum items

Posted on 6 January 2011 by Louis

I wrote a helper function today that tries to parse strings as items of an enum. It’s very simple, but I think it’s beautiful. (Language: C#)

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Embedding Flash in Google Wave

Posted on 13 November 2009 by Louis

Oh hi! So you want to embed Flash in a Google Wave, huh? Well you can!   First add this HTML gadget via ‘add gadget via URL’: http://wave-ide.appspot.com/html.xml Then, click ‘Edit’ on the gadget, and paste your embed code. Now click … Continue reading →

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R2-D2’s scomp link arm interface totally changed positions

Posted on 10 July 2009 by Louis

In the original trilogy, it was housed in the long right-most compartment on his front. See figure 1.     Figure 1 – R2-D2 with his scomp interface in The Empire Strikes back   However! In the new trilogy, it’s … Continue reading →

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Converting CSV to KML for Google Maps, Revisited

Posted on 8 June 2009 by Louis

Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!) I updated my post on converting CSV to KML! I now no longer replace silly characters ‘manually’. See the original post for details.   Oh, and the online CSV2KML convertor has been naturally been updated as well! … Continue reading →

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YouTube Visual Search Provider for Internet Explorer 8

Posted on 30 May 2009 by Louis

Hi everybody! I recently made the jump to Internet Explorer 8 as my primary browser and discovered the joys of Visual Search Providers. Visual Search is just like regular search, but with suggestions as you type, where the suggestions can … Continue reading →

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Deleting Songs on the fly from Windows Media Player

Posted on 21 May 2009 by Louis

When listening to audio in Windows Media Player (at least 10 and 11), it doesn’t present you with an easy way to delete whatever you are listening to. I’ve come up with a convoluted solution to remedy this. Although convoluted, … Continue reading →

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Key Shortcuts in Windows XP

Posted on 21 May 2009 by Louis

Key shortcuts in Windows XP frustrate me. For one thing, you can only assign key shortcuts to shortcut files (.lnk files) on the desktop. At least, that’s the consensus. It’s not completely true, though. You can also assign ‘certain’ key combination … Continue reading →

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Fullscreen with task bar

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Louis

I like maximizing screen estate just as much as the next guy, but some things are just useful to have on-screen at all time. Like the Windows Task Bar for example. Most fullscreen-modes of software hide the task bar, however. … Continue reading →

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Yea vs. nay, yay vs. boo

Posted on 20 October 2008 by Louis

 ‘Yea’ is a very old-fashioned formal way of saying ‘yes’, used mainly in voting. It’s the opposite of—and rhymes with—’nay’. When you want to write the common casual version of ‘yes’, the correct spelling is ‘yeah’ (sounds like ‘yeh’).[Examples of … Continue reading →

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