CODING
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(Java) Convert milliseconds to minutes and seconds (mm:ss)
For a nice string representation, using the TimeUnit lib: or simply do the math: and back to miliseconds again:
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(Android) Prevent config change on orientation change
Add to activity in manifest:
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CSS3 box shadow
A nice feauture in CSS3 is the box-shadow. Instead of working with tedious PNG-images you can add shadows to any element with the CSS property box-shadow. The syntax works like this: box-shadow: <offset-x> <offset-y> <blur> <spread> <color> <inset> The offset settings will set the angle of the shadow. Where it will be cast in relation to…
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(C#) Generate random readable passwords
Here’s a super simple function that generates humanly readable passwords by weaving random consonants and wovels. The generated passwords are by no means secure. I did this for an application used to launch game servers and wanted to make the passwords be easy to communicate over Skype.
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(C#) Sort lists
Lets say you have a list of person objects (List persons) You may use Sort to update the existing list. [c language=”#”] personsList.Sort((x, y) => string.Compare(x.Name, y.Name)); [/c] or OrderBy to produce a new, ordered list. [c language=”#”] var newPersonsList = persons.OrderBy(x => x.Name); [/c]
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(PHP) Simple pagination
Here’s a simple way to paginate when getting large amounts of posts from the database.
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Generate dummy data
Here’s a great tool for generating dummy data for your database etc. www.generatedata.com
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(PHP) Simple gallery with thumbnail generation
This is an enhanced version of this It’s a VERY simple php gallery. You could develop it in any direction. This one only supports jpg, but that could be augmented as well. Here’s what it does: Allows the user to choose an image and enter a title (or caption). Uploads the image to a folder…
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Open weblinks in external browser when using Phonegap
To prevent a Phonegap-wrapped app from opening external links in the apps webview, use javascript to open the link in the external browser. This works on Android (probably other platforms as well)
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Convert seconds to days, hours, minutes and seconds
Converting seconds into days, hours, minutes and seconds int days = secondsTotal / 60 / 60 / 24; int hours = (secondsTotal / 60 / 60) % 24; int minutes = (secondsTotal / 60) % 60; int seconds = secondsTotal % 60;