The most common purpose people start a blog is because they have a message they want to share with the world that they believe will help other people in some way. There are other reasons too, and often times bloggers do what they do for several reasons. Maybe they need extra cash or want to […]
What is a Domain Name? Another name for “domain name” is web address. It is your dot com – where people go to find you online. Google.com, WordPress.com and chrisanesbit.com are all examples of this. Sure, there’s a much more technical definition that I could write a very lengthy article about. But that would be […]
The Sendy Multilist plugin for WordPress offers a widget which allows subscribers to be added to 1, or multiple, lists at once. […]
How to get your local IP address in Bash There are many ways to get your local IP address in Linux, and even more in Bash. If you know of one not mentioned here, please comment and mention it so I can add it. I’m putting this information here for future reference. So, how do you […]
I’m always learning something new or getting better at things. Constant improvement is important to me. I recently began using LESS at work and figured out how to do something cool that I thought was worth documenting and sharing. If you’re still reading this you probably already have some exposure to both LESS and CSS, so I’ll […]
This past Sunday, local churches around the country were blessed with full congregations! So many people came to church, even those who don’t normally go except on Christmas or Easter. But Easter is unique. Each year thousands of people go to the mall and buy a new suit or a new dress; or they wait […]
Getting Row Number in SQL Server Assigning a row number to your results in SQL is a common task and is doing so is pretty straight-forward so I won’t spend a lot of time on it here. Take a look at the syntax here: USE AdventureWorks2008R2; GO SELECT PersonType, FirstName, LastName, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY PersonType […]
The other day, I was driving past some creatively decorated homes, with spooky life-sized halloween “characters” on their front porch. I began thinking back to a Bible study I participated in some time ago about Ghosts, and other spooky halloween “apparitions”. I began dusting the cobwebs of my brain, trying to remember exactly what the Bible says […]
My day has finally come! (sense the sarcasm?) I have received the Ice Bucket challenge for ALS. I can choose to accept the challenge and donate $100 to ALS research or I can “cop out” and donate a smaller amount if I agree to dump a bucket of ice over my head. I’d like to say […]
If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, please take a moment to do so before reading this Part 2. I showed you that we are all addicts (yes, even me): How we all have something that captivates our focus and energy more than anything else. These “so-called” addictions can be perceived as good […]