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Leopard: Place Dashboard Widgets on the Desktop

Do you have a favorite Dashboard widget, one you use all of the time? Why not place it on your desktop so you can always have it nearby? Here’s how:

Leopard: How to Set or Change the Workgroup Name

Computers in a workgroup network all need to have the same workgroup name. If you are joining your Mac computer to a workgroup network, follow these steps to set (or change) the workgroup name.

Windows Server 2008: Install Desktop Experience to Utilize Vista Theme

If you are tired of using the Windows Classic theme on your Server 2008, you can install Desktop Experience so that you can enjoy the eye candy goodness of the Vista theme. Desktop Experience will also install Windows Media Player, Windows Sidebar and photo gallery. Follow these steps to install Desktop Experience and liven up your server:

Excel 2007: Use Data Bars for Cell Value Analysis

Data bars make it easy to analyze the values in a range of cells. They are colored, horizontal bars whose length is dependent upon the value of the cell. The cell value itself, rests in front of the data bar, so the data is still easy to read. Using data bars can be helpful in easily determining high and low values. By default, Excel will configure the data bars based on the highest value and the lowest value in the range of cells. By default, Excel will configure the data bars based on the highest value and the lowest value in the range of cells. You can also apply customized data bars to the selected data range.

Firefox 3: Change Download Location in XP, Vista, or OS X

Many users want to change the default download location for firefox. Following these directions will allow the user to set the firefox 3 download folder or directory in any windows or OS X computer. How to set it to prompt for location is also covered.

Leopard: Link (or Pair) Your Apple Remote to Your Computer

To prevent other Apple Remotes from accidentally (or intentionally) interfering with your computer, you can link your Apple Remote to your computer.

Outlook 2007: Print a Phone Directory of Your Contacts

While it can be advantageous to have your contacts’ phone numbers in your email client, there are times when a hard copy is necessary. Outlook makes it easy to print out a phone directory of any or all of your contacts.

Word 2007: Viewing Two Documents, Side by Side

When you are comparing two Word documents, having them next to each other is a necessity. You could take the time to carefully adjust the two documents so that they appear next to each other, but this takes up valuable time. Word 2007 makes it easy to place your two documents side by side on your screen without the fuss.

Symfony: Delete an Application

The command line provisioning utility in symfony provides mechanisms to create an application, but doesn’t have the means to delete one. If you’ve unintentionally created an application or no longer need an app and want to do housecleaning, this Tech-Recipe describes how to get it gone.

Leopard: Access Dock from the Keyboard

You can easily access the Leopard Dock from the keyboard without any help from your mouse. This is handy for all keyboard commandos.

Leopard: Connect to a VNC Server

You can connect to a VNC server from your Leopard system, making it easy to control a remote system. Leopard has this functionality built right in, so you won’t even have to install any other applications to accomplish this.

Symfony: Fix propel-insert-sql error: Can’t connect to local MySQL server

After building your model and the SQL code to represent it, symfony offers a mechanism to insert the SQL code directly into your configured database. If you are running MySQL locally, this should work for you with no additional configuration. If you are running MySQL on another server, as is common in shared web hosting and other environments, you’ll get an error. In the past, I’ve just grunted and sent the SQL code to the database manually, but there is an easy fix to make things work as they should.

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