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Quickly preview the file in windows explorer with a keyboard shortcut

Charlie Frank January 12, 2018

Press Alt and P keys together to get a quick preview of the file in windows explorer. A preview is shown on the right pane. There is no need to change the view or install any third-party plugins for this. Related Posts Norwegian Startup Seeks $5M, Discusses Equity DistributionSeattle entrepreneur sells AI venture, Lexion, to DocuSign for $165mBitcoin’s trajectory echoes 2016, potential peak seen at $350,000Avi Schiffmann introduces AI

Do Not Assume SimpleDateFormat Is Thread-safe

Charlie Frank January 11, 2018

The code below is improper because it shares a static instance of a SimpledateFormat with any possible number of threads. Public class Constants { Public static final SimpleDateFprmat date =

Decompile Code from a .NET Executable

Charlie Frank January 10, 2018

We often lose the source code of the executables we build. If we have the executable with us, we can still retrieve the code using tools such as ILSpy. You

Finding a Boolean that Is Part of an Input String

Charlie Frank January 9, 2018

Ever wanted to find a boolean that is available as part of the input string? The following code snippet helps you do it quickly. import java.util.*;public class ScannerUtils { public

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Research Cosmos | Market Research Reports, Business Research, Industry Research, Market Intelligence, Syndicated research, custom research and consulting

Charlie Frank January 8, 2018

Research Cosmos offers wide range of Research Services but our main strength lies in the off-the-shelf reports category wherein leveraging the humongous industry network that we possess, we can deliver syndicated research reports at our promised standards. We deliver ultimate quality products, which are procured using, advanced information management tools, sophisticated analytical systems, and methodologies, which in turn provide you with crucial industry information for decision-making. Browse-https://www.researchcosmos.com/ Related Posts Using the String.join Method to Concatenate StringsHow To Clear Cache On AndroidRecover Deleted or lost .BAK Files: A Step-by-Step GuideAsus ROG Zephyrus G16 debuts with AMD

Extract All Numbers from a String in SQL

Charlie Frank January 8, 2018

In SQL you can use PATINDEX (which makes use of Regular Expressions) to extract all the numbers from within a string as shown: DECLARE @strNumbers VARCHAR(100) = ‘I was born

Catching to Log in Java

Charlie Frank January 4, 2018

The code below catches the exception to write out a log statement and then re-throws the same exception. It is recommended to let the caller decide if the message should

Learn Some Efficient Programming Practices

Charlie Frank January 2, 2018

Avoiding null pointer exceptions is a good programming practice. However, simple things such as string comparison can also lead to null pointer exceptions. Considering the following: You have a constant

Cycle Taskbar Icons in Windows

Charlie Frank December 27, 2017

The default taskbar notification area icons appear over-crowded at times. You can reposition the icons to suit your choice and usage. To do this, select an icon with your left

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Taskade ??? collaborative task list and outliner

Charlie Frank December 27, 2017

Happy holidays, We built a a simple and collaborative task list for teams, a friendly space for smart lists and outlines called Taskade (https://taskade.com) Any feedback would be amazing!! Our Mac & Windows App: https://taskade.com/downloadsOur Chrome Extension: http://goo.gl/E4zh25  Thanks and have a great week ??? Related Posts Pointers: Advanced Concepts in C++Jones escorted from Wichita County Auditor’s OfficeLinux Container Hypervisor (LXD) RESTful APISurvey Offers Advice on How to Keep Mobile

Creating a Link to a File in Java

Charlie Frank December 22, 2017

There are times when we need to reflect the changes made to a file in a different file as well. Mostly, they are made available in a common place so

Disable Indexes with SQL

Charlie Frank December 21, 2017

Sometimes you will need to disable an index, albeit temporarily. In order to disable an Index, make use of the following T-SQL Query: USE DatabaseNameGO ALTER INDEX NameOfIndex ON Table.Field

Scrolling Text in HTML

Charlie Frank December 20, 2017

With the  tag, you can scroll the text from top to bottom, from bottom to top, from left to right, from right to left, and you can also increase writing.

Purging Binary Logs in MySQL

Charlie Frank December 18, 2017

All data modifications of MySQL are updated onto logs in binary format. At times, if maintenance such as backup is not in place, and the data storage reaches the maximum

Merge Two Data Tables in C#

Charlie Frank December 15, 2017

If you have two data tables with the same data columns, you can merge them quite easily. Merge Data Tables dataTableEuropeanCities and dataTableAsianCities are two datatables with same schema. They

Tip: The sp_rename SQL Stored Procedure

Charlie Frank December 15, 2017

You can not use the ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server to rename a column in a table. You can however, use the sp_rename stored procedure if you do not

The sp rename SQL Stored Procedure

Charlie Frank December 15, 2017

You can not use the ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server to rename a column in a table. You can however, use the sp_rename stored procedure if you do not

Using the “==” Operator with Double or Float

Charlie Frank December 14, 2017

for (float f = 10f; f!=0; f-=0.1){ System.out.println(f);} The code above causes an endless loop, it doesn’t act as expected, because 0.1 is an infinite binary decimal and f will

Clearing the Contents of a StringBuffer

Charlie Frank December 12, 2017

StringBuffer is a class that facilitates string operations and also helps reduce memory usage. A method defined on StringBuffer named setLength(int newLength) also serves as a shortcut to clear the

Learn How to Record Your Screen

Charlie Frank December 11, 2017

Download the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series x64 Edition Follow these simple steps: Click on New Session – Wizard – Capture Audio or Video File – Click Ok.Click on Properties

Understanding Null Values Returned in MySQL

Charlie Frank December 7, 2017

The null value often needs special attention in your code to work effectively. For developers, it is important to know if the value that was received for a query is

Avoid NullPointerException in String Equality Comparison

Charlie Frank December 5, 2017

In equal comparisons it is recommended to place literals first. This way you eliminate the risk of NullPointerException: //avoid obj.equals(“foo”);//prefer”foo”.equals(obj); Related Articles Using the “==” Operator with Double or Float

Understanding the Long Data Type in Java

Charlie Frank December 4, 2017

Java long behaves differently when used with the letter L and without it. Code snippet public class JavaLong{ public static void main(String args[]) { JavaLong javaLong = new JavaLong(); javaLong.proceed();

Parallax Scrolling Effect in HTML

Charlie Frank November 30, 2017

This web design technique moves the background image at a different speed from the images in the foreground. Sample Code: Parallax Scrolling .parallax { background-image: url (???example.jpg???); height: 100%; background-size:

Limiting the Rows Returned in MySQL

Charlie Frank November 29, 2017

There are many times when you are running on low memory and want to limit the data in your transactions. Especially, when you are sure that you don’t need all