October 8, 2008
Recovering Censored Text Using Photoshop and JavaScript
My friend Andrew recently posted a teaser for a new project he’s working on, but with part of the headline pixelated to obscure what the project actually is. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to do what any self-respecting geek would do: write a program to figure out what the censored text said
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Recovering Censored Text Using Photoshop and JavaScript
September 28, 2008
YouTube Fullscreen Bookmarklet
I find it incredibly annoying when an embedded YouTube video can’t be made fullscreen, and I have to switch to YouTube.com just to watch it. So, I wrote this simple little bookmarklet which modifies the embed code for any YouTube videos to allow fullscreen. It could also easily be made into a user script for GreaseMonkey, etc, to perform the modifications automatically.
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YouTube Fullscreen Bookmarklet
August 30, 2008
Star Micronics TSP800 Wide Form Thermal Printer
From: SupplyChainMarket.com TSP800 wide form thermal printers with a number of enhanced features makes them attractive alternatives to dot matrix and laser printers traditionally used in hospitality applications such as lodging establishments, retail stores, and restaurants. TSP800 wide form thermal printers with a number of enhanced features makes them attractive alternatives to dot matrix and laser printers traditionally used in hospitality applications such as lodging establishments, retail stores, and restaurants.

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Star Micronics TSP800 Wide Form Thermal Printer
July 28, 2008
Star Micronics SP700 Impact Printer
The SP700 impact printer is the latest addition to Star Micronics’ robust line of printers. Built specifically to work in environments where heat and humidity can erode the type on the kitchen order, the SP700 is an ideal solution. This fast, two-color printer offers crisp, clear type for easy viewing, clamshell design for easy paper loading and an embedded power supply for space efficiency

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Star Micronics SP700 Impact Printer
Star Micronics TSP700II Ultra High Speed Thermal Printer
The TSP700 series of ultra high speed, two-color thermal printers is equipped with a number of advanced features and a small footprint, the printers are ideal for POS, credit card, restaurant, bar code, hospitality, and kiosk applications. Ultra High Speed, High Reliability, Direct Thermal Barcode, Label, Receipt and Ticket Printer The TSP700II is the premiere direct thermal printer of the Star line-up

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Star Micronics TSP700II Ultra High Speed Thermal Printer
June 16, 2008
Most reliable Oki Dot Matrix Printers
From our collective experience at STRS , our brand recommendation for Dot Matrix Printers is Okidata . We are very familiar with the full line of Oki and have repaired/refurbished countless of these printers . Heres the most popular and reliable equipment from this manufacturer that we sell: For small duty cycles and for normal invoicing tasks, our customers have had great success with the Oki 320 Turbo Series (narrow carriage applications) and the Oki 321 Turbo Series (wide carriage applications)
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Most reliable Oki Dot Matrix Printers
December 26, 2007
Easy SQL to XML with LINQ and Visual Basic 2008
My latest ASP Alliance article has been published: Easy SQL to XML with LINQ and Visual Basic 2008 In this article, I demonstrate how to create an XML file from a SQL Server 2005 database using LINQ. He provides a detailed explanation of the relevant steps with the help of source code and screenshots captured from Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. At the end of the article, he also gives a few references where you can learn more regarding the techniques involved with LINQ.
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Easy SQL to XML with LINQ and Visual Basic 2008
April 18, 2007
Taming the Page Flash Beast in ASP.NET 2.0
My buddy Shaun Eutsey had his first ASP Alliance article published today: CodeSnip: Taming the Page Flash Beast in ASP.NET 2.0 Since SmartPageNavigation has gone to the wayside, there has been no real, non-AJAX way of eliminating the flash when a postback occurs. This code snippet will explain how to eliminate the page flash without using AJAX. Congrats Shaun! Read the full article at http://aspalliance.com/1232_CodeSnip_Taming_the_Page_Flash_Beast_in_ASPNET_20 .
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Taming the Page Flash Beast in ASP.NET 2.0