Create NSIndexPath for UITableView in iPhone/iPad App

Once you get past basic table view applications on the iPhone or iPad, you may run into the need to create an instance of NSIndexPath. NSIndexPath is an interesting class that stores the path to get to something in a nested set of collections. In an iPhone UITableView application, NSIndexPath is central as it provides a reference to the section of the table and the specific row of interest. There is a trick to creating an instance yourself. Read on to find out how.

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Batch File Scripting: How to export, find and replace, and reimport a registry key (XP, Win2k3, Vista, Windows 7)

Jimmy S

This recipe is designed for the more operating system savvy persons and for those who work in an app deployment corporate setting. Many times when you work in IT and in an app deployment team you run into situations where you need to either find a registry key and find a key and replace with a new entry. However, sometimes there are cases where you know the main registry entry key but are not sure which entries below it may need to be changed. Lets find a solution!

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PHP: Camel Case to Spaces or Underscore

David Kirk

Recently while working on a project, I found I needed to convert camelcase strings to space-separated strings. This same technique will work if you want to convert camelcase to underscore separation as well.

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Windows 7: How to Uninstall Windows Live Messenger

Rob Rogers

If you have moved away from using the Windows Live Messenger application and want to uninstall it, you will notice that there is no standalone listed to uninstall the app. Here are the steps to follow to rid your computer of Windows Live Messenger.

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Symfony: Detect Which Version is Installed

David Kirk

The Symfony php framework is frequently updated. Detecting which version is actively installed, however, is not well documented. Here is how to do it.

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Use Facebook Lite to Quickly Access Your Friends’ Updates

Rob Rogers

The normal Facebook homepage is a hefty download that is not immediately responsive. If you want quick access to your friend’s updates and such, you should give Facebook Lite a try. There’s even an option that allows you to switch back and forth between the Lite and full versions.

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OS X: Make a Dashboard Widget of Your Favorite Facebook Game

Rob Rogers

Facebook has all kinds of cool games that are great to play, but sometimes you wish you didn’t have to deal with the distraction of the rest of the Facebook page. You just want to play the game. While I don’t recommend this for games like Farmville and MyTown (besides, they have fullscreen mode), it works great for games such as Bejeweled Blitz, Nuke It!, or ZyngaPoker.

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Nexus One: How to Prevent a Directory from Showing Up in Gallery

Rob Rogers

At this point, there there are no settings for hiding undesired directories from the Gallery. If you have a directory that keeps showing up in Gallery, but you don’t want it to, here’s a method that will prevent that from happening.

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Search Gmail, Google Buzz, and Google Reader from the Chrome Browser

Rob Rogers

Instead of having to actually go to your Gmail or Google Reader and then searching from there, you can use the address bar on your Chrome web browser for performing the search. As long as you are logged into your account, you will go directly to the desired search results.

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How to Completely Disable Google Buzz (and remove your Buzz posts)

Rob Rogers

If you find that you are less than thrilled with Google Buzz and want to eliminate the integration that it has with Gmail, Google has made this a simple and straight forward procedure.

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Google Buzz: Use the Keyboard Shortcuts

Rob Rogers

If you have enabled Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts, then you are set to go with Google Buzz’s shortcuts as well. As with Gmail, Buzz’s shortcuts allow you great functionality without having to rely on your mouse.

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Recently while working on a project, I found I needed to convert camelcase strings to space-separated strings. This same technique will work if you want to convert camelcase to underscore separation as well.

If you have moved away from using the Windows Live Messenger application and want to uninstall it, you will notice that there is no standalone listed to uninstall the app. Here are the steps to follow to rid your computer of Windows Live Messenger.

The Symfony php framework is frequently updated. Detecting which version is actively installed, however, is not well documented. Here is how to do it.

The normal Facebook homepage is a hefty download that is not immediately responsive. If you want quick access to your friend’s updates and such, you should give Facebook Lite a try. There’s even an option that allows you to switch back and forth between the Lite and full versions.

At this point, there there are no settings for hiding undesired directories from the Gallery. If you have a directory that keeps showing up in Gallery, but you don’t want it to, here’s a method that will prevent that from happening.

Instead of having to actually go to your Gmail or Google Reader and then searching from there, you can use the address bar on your Chrome web browser for performing the search. As long as you are logged into your account, you will go directly to the desired search results.

If you find that you are less than thrilled with Google Buzz and want to eliminate the integration that it has with Gmail, Google has made this a simple and straight forward procedure.

If you have enabled Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts, then you are set to go with Google Buzz’s shortcuts as well. As with Gmail, Buzz’s shortcuts allow you great functionality without having to rely on your mouse.

Up until now, you needed to use a javascript trick to get the latitude and longitude values from Google Maps. Now there are a couple of ways available that are much easier.

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