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How to file a DBA (Doing Business As / Registration of Fictitious Name) in Missouri for $7.00
Now we’re cookin! 🙂 It’s surprisingly simple to get a Fictitious Name registered in Missouri, and it only happens to cost $7.00. Simply click here: Missouri Registration of Fictitious Name and then fill out two simple online forms (takes about 1 minute), submit your credit card info for $7.00 and you’ll get an immediate confirmation…
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Mac OS X voices for using with the ‘say’ command
A neat trick if you have a Mac OS X machine is to do this (make sure your speakers are turned on): Open Terminal.app Type in at the command line: say hello world This will make your computer say “hello world” in the default voice (Victoria). Here is a list of the other voices you…
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How to check if your DNS server is vulnerable to the recently discovered DNS exploit
In case you’ve missed the recent news about the major DNS exploit problem and haven’t checked to see if your DNS server is vulnerable, this site has a checker that will test to see if your DNS server appears to be patched or not. Recently, a significant threat to DNS, the system that translates names…
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Why you should upgrade your WordPress installation to version 2.6 (just released) today
First, the good news: Matt & his brave crew of WordPress coders have just released version 2.6 of the Open Source award-winningly awesome content management system called WordPress (download it here). I’ve been using it since it was called b2, and love it. I recommend it for most of my clients, and they love the…
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How to connect to a VNC machine that is behind a firewall using SSH tunneling, OS X and Chicken of the VNC
VNC is a very useful program for accessing a computer remotely. These are instructions for accessing a remote machine using OS X, Chicken of the VNC, and Vine Server when there is a firewall in the way. Normally it is a fairly straightforward process to connect from a VNC client to a VNC server running…
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Christian Science Cross and Crown logo – How to get a high-quality vector EPS or PDF version for use in your design comps
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you are a designer, and are working on a design comp for a Christian Science church or reading room, and you wanted a high resolution vector version of the logo to use in your mock-up so you didn’t have to chop out background garbage out of some low-resolution version of the…
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How to help the Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Costa Rica get $1,000 for $10 right now.
It’s super simple: Click this link, then join the Facebook Causes group for Monteverde Conservation League and donate any amount. Right now, if we can get another 7 donors in the next 22 hours the Children’s Eternal Rainforest will get $1,000 for free. So your tax-deductible $10 donation could help save another $1,000 worth of…
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How to fix PEAR installation of XML_RSS / XML_Tree invalid package.xml file problem
As part of getting an upgraded server set up and transferring sites from the older server, I had to re-install PEAR XML_RSS. One of its dependencies is XML_Tree. Normally, this command should have worked with no problems: pear install XML_RSS It downloaded XML_RSS just fine, but then choked on XML_Tree, which was a required dependency.…
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How to sync audio and video for DVD playback using your remote speakers, AirPort Express, Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil and VLC
I’ve been enjoying using my Apple AirPort Express to stream music from my laptop to our living room speakers using iTunes. The other evening I wanted to watch a DVD and use the good speakers to get the best sound, but you can’t do that without using a helper program. I found a program that…
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Prove it.
Question: What do scientists consider to be valid evidence for a theory? How should studies be conducted to prove efficacy of treatment options? How can we tell, scientifically, if something really works or not? Scientific method CARGO CULT SCIENCE by Richard Feynman Mistakes in Experimental Design and Interpretation Randomized controlled trial Placebo effect Link to…