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><channel><title>Life..., and technology</title> <atom:link href="http://downtownweb.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://downtownweb.com</link> <description>computer/software and web site consulting, marketing, training/coaching, and citizen/consumer advocacy</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:29:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>How to speak HTTP (test web page via telnet)?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-http/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-http/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:18:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=408</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re debugging a problem and you need to test the home page of a site http://WWW.DOMAIN.NAME/ * From a Terminal or Command prompt, do this: telnet WWW.DOMAIN.NAME 80 * then type: GET / HTTP/1.0 * then press the Enter(return) key twice! * it will then spit back the html for that particular url [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-http/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to see open/inactive connections on your computer/server? (BSD, Linux, OS X)</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-see-openinactive-connections/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-see-openinactive-connections/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:31:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=402</guid> <description><![CDATA[To see what network/internet connections are open to your computer OR on your server, run this command from a Terminal: netstat -anpt And if you have root or sudo access, then run netstat -anptu if you also want to see the users listed. Example: to see a list of all open connections from a single [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-see-openinactive-connections/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to speak IMAP? (for testing/debugging problems)</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-imap/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-imap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=395</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sometimes you&#8217;re not sure where the problem lies with checking email via IMAP in your favorite program such as Thunderbird or Apple Mail or Outlook. So to see whether it&#8217;s a problem with the software you need to speak IMAP directly to your server. Open a Terminal or Command prompt and run these commands.  **Replace [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-imap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to speak SMTP?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-smtp/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-smtp/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:53:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[computers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=387</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sometimes when you&#8217;re having trouble sending email and none of your troubleshooting has worked so far, you need to connect to your outgoing email server and speak the language to it that your email program speaks when it sends an email: &#160; To test outgoing SMTP email, you first need to &#8220;base64 encode&#8221; these two [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-speak-smtp/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Protect your site against hackers!</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/protect-your-site-against-hackers/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/protect-your-site-against-hackers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:05:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=381</guid> <description><![CDATA[wow, just came across this report: http://blog.imperva.com/2011/09/sql-injection-by-the-numbers.html Just a good reminder of how persistent the hackers(crackers) are.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/protect-your-site-against-hackers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to stop links from opening a new window?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-stop-links-from-opening-a-new-window/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-stop-links-from-opening-a-new-window/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:59:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[good ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=379</guid> <description><![CDATA[in Firefox, type in the URL of about:config If it gives you a little warning click yes or &#8220;I&#8217;ll be careful&#8221; or whatever it says. Search for &#8220;browser.link.open&#8221; You&#8217;ll see 2 lines that start with that. Double click &#8220;browser.link.open_newwindow&#8221; and change it&#8217;s number to 3 if it is not already.  Then click Ok. Double click [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-stop-links-from-opening-a-new-window/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are any of your friends/acquaintances relatives?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/are-any-of-your-friendsacquaintances-relatives/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/are-any-of-your-friendsacquaintances-relatives/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:52:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[science]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=369</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check it out via https://apps.facebook.com/relativefinder/ Don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m talkin&#8217; bout?!!!   See http://news.byu.edu/archive11-aug-relativefinder.aspx]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/are-any-of-your-friendsacquaintances-relatives/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hurricane charts / maps?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/hurricane-charts-maps/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/hurricane-charts-maps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:14:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=366</guid> <description><![CDATA[For my peeps along the east coast, get the latest from the NOAA(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)&#8217;s NHC(National Hurricane Center): www.nhc.noaa.gov]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/hurricane-charts-maps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>a death row killer had a change of heart?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/a-death-row-killer-had-a-change-of-heart/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/a-death-row-killer-had-a-change-of-heart/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Civics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=353</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wow, if you haven&#8217;t seen this yet, check out this 2 part series in yesterday and today&#8217;s Deseret News about Ronnie Gardner who was executed on death row last year, June 2010: Part #1 &#8212; http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700152336/The-weight-of-guilt-Executed-killer-Ronnie-Lee-Gardners-remorse.html Part #2 &#8212; http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700152498/LDS-bishop-recounts-Ronnie-Lee-Gardners-final-days-before-execution.html (Tip: click on the &#8220;PRINT&#8221; link above the Page: 1 2 3 &#8230; to see [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/a-death-row-killer-had-a-change-of-heart/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>national map viewer</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/national-map-viewer/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/national-map-viewer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:38:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Civics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Provo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[topo maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[topographic maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trip maps]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=341</guid> <description><![CDATA[Suhwheeeeet! Make and print your own topo maps for hikes, trips, etc. Most excellent! http://viewer.nationalmap.gov]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/national-map-viewer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to rename a MySQL database?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-rename-a-mysql-database/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-rename-a-mysql-database/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:43:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=342</guid> <description><![CDATA[You used to be able to run the RENAME command from a mysql command-line prompt.  There is an ALTER command through which you can rename a database but it&#8217;s kind of complex. Now, the only easy way I know to do it is via phpMyAdmin: Select the database. Click the &#8220;Operations&#8221; tab up top. On [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-rename-a-mysql-database/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Use WordPress?  Vote to show only compatible plugins on Install page!!!</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/use-wordpress-vote-to-show-only-compatible-plugins-on-install-page/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/use-wordpress-vote-to-show-only-compatible-plugins-on-install-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:19:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=338</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey, everybody that uses WordPress! Are you ever searching for a Plugin to extend the functionality of your website, and you don&#8217;t like having to wade through lots of old plugins that aren&#8217;t compatible with your version of WordPress? (the latest is 3.1.3)  There are over 10,000 free plugins for WordPress. Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/use-wordpress-vote-to-show-only-compatible-plugins-on-install-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to reset your password for Joomla, WordPress, phpBB, etc.</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-reset-password-via-mysql/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-reset-password-via-mysql/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 15:43:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=327</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an admin of a website and you forgot your password and the &#8220;forgot your password&#8221; email isn&#8217;t getting to you &#8212; let me show you how to change it manually. Joomla, WordPress, and phpBB all use what is called MD5 encryption to store the password in the MySQL database for the website.  To [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/how-to-reset-password-via-mysql/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>geeks&#124;programmers &#8212; How to convert from/to epoch dates</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/geeks-epoch-dates-converting-from/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/geeks-epoch-dates-converting-from/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:09:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[computers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=317</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you use a Unix system(BSD,Linux,etc.), sometimes you&#8217;ll have log files that don&#8217;t create the timestamp in regular format such as Apr. 25, 2011 1:10pm but instead it saves the date as the number of seconds since midnight of January 1, 1970 (the date chosen after the fact for the beginning of the Unix epoch). [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/geeks-epoch-dates-converting-from/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>it&#8217;s pretty much my favorite animal ever&#8230;</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/its-pretty-much-my-favorite-animal-ever/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/its-pretty-much-my-favorite-animal-ever/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:34:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[computers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Time for a little comedy break &#8212; name the movie if you know where the idea&#8217;s coming from! source: unknown LOL!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/its-pretty-much-my-favorite-animal-ever/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why Facebook addicts need to get a life?! :)</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/why-facebook-addicts-need-to-get-a-life/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/why-facebook-addicts-need-to-get-a-life/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:12:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=285</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click on this picture and look at it full size! LOL So, what did you read today? And no, i&#8217;ve only spent 5 minutes on Facebook today&#8230; so far! j.k.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/why-facebook-addicts-need-to-get-a-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Good tutorial for those new to the web!</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/good-tutorial-for-those-new-to-the-web/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/good-tutorial-for-those-new-to-the-web/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:15:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[computers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newbies]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=283</guid> <description><![CDATA[http://www.20thingsilearned.com/ awesomeness is all i can say!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/good-tutorial-for-those-new-to-the-web/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;pro-choice&#8221; or pro-abortion?  &#8220;progressive&#8221; or &#8230;?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/pro-choice-or-pro-abortion-progressive-or/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/pro-choice-or-pro-abortion-progressive-or/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:09:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Civics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=274</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just a few thoughts &#8230; When people use a term such as pro-this or pro-that the logical corollary is that those that disagree with them are anti-this or anti-that. Therefore, if you say you&#8217;re &#8220;pro-choice&#8221;, people that disagree with you are &#8220;anti-choice&#8221;, right? It&#8217;s an insidiously evil tactic used to silence opposition &#8212; to cut [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/pro-choice-or-pro-abortion-progressive-or/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Customers say the darndest things… :)</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/customers-say-the-darndest-things/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/customers-say-the-darndest-things/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:27:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[computers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://downtownweb.com/?p=270</guid> <description><![CDATA[A coworker just showed me this post: http://notalwaysright.com/when-open-source-meets-closed-minds/3305 So yeah, NotAlwaysRight.com &#8212; lol, i now have to add it to my list of websites for a good laugh &#8212; add it next to Engrish.com]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://downtownweb.com/customers-say-the-darndest-things/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;Daily Action&#8221;?</title><link>http://downtownweb.com/daily-action/</link> <comments>http://downtownweb.com/daily-action/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:01:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roger Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
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