ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Friday Funny – Just one More

I really do work… I just found this in an old e-mail and had to share… Enjoy!! Two Friday Funnies should make up for not having any last week….

This one may be considered “Bad-Taste” so….

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Upload Files with Coldfusion.. It’s Simple!!

This is simple… simple I say!!! Uploading files to your website using Coldfusion is actually a Simple process… There is nothing really secret or sinister about this so.. here we go:

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CSS – Max width help

Trying to keep things simple, sometimes I use the 'max-width' and 'min-width' properties of CSS. Makes it simple if you are letting someone upload images to a site for you. For example, blogCFC has a slideshow function. Here's an example. Ok.. so you've got this slideshow and you are letting someone else upload the images or create totally new slideshows.. … Read more

Site of the Week: WikiHow

I just had to share this site as the….. Site of the week!!! Say hello to… The WikiHow. wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest how-to manual. With your contributions, we can create a free resource that helps people by offering clear, concise solutions to the problems of everyday life. wikiHow currently contains 15,674 articles written, … Read more

Computer Locked up?

Everyone’s seen it… You are surfing the web or working on a project for work when…. Everything Freezes up! AAAAARRRRGGGG… (no, this isnt an ad for Geek Squad!).

What caused it? Spyware? Virus? Cheese? It’s really hard to tell. Lots of things can cause the dreaded “Freeze”. After cursing furiously, you reboot and continue your work..(if you were a good boy/girl and actually saved it!?) But what caused it????

When this starts happening, think about what may have changed lately.. Did you:

  • Install a new program?
  • Remove and old program?
  • Click a mysterious Pop-Up?
  • Add a new piece of hardware?
  • Upgrade your memory?

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Friday Funny – A Little Late… oops

This was meant to be the Friday Funny for last Week…. But it's a little late… hmmm, sorry… It's not hilarious but it'll have to do… This came to me in an e-mail from my friend Laurie.. Enjoy. 19 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF SANITY At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point … Read more