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Campari Blue
Read This Post: Campari BlueCombining Campari and Blue Curaçao can create a vibrant and visually striking cocktail. Here’s a cocktail that incorporates both: Campari Blue: – 1 oz Campari – 1 oz Blue Curaçao – 1 oz lemon juice – 1/2 oz simple syrup – Club soda – Orange slice (for garnish) Fill a shaker with ice. Add Campari,…
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Simplify Java Development with PowerShell: Managing JAVA_HOME
Read This Post: Simplify Java Development with PowerShell: Managing JAVA_HOMEManaging different Java versions and their corresponding JAVA_HOME environment variable can be a tedious task for Java developers. However, PowerShell offers a convenient solution. The provided PowerShell script allows developers to easily set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to predefined Java versions. Users are presented with a selection menu to choose their desired Java version. The…
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Coding goofs
Read This Post: Coding goofsHumor can be found anywhere, even in programming. Some of these gems can teach us valuable lessons about what to avoid in our code. In the snippet below, the usefulness of the csrf variable created on line 2 was short-lived. After 6 days, another developer created a variable with the same name. JavaScript didn’t complain,…
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Flying
Read This Post: Flying“It hasn’t been proven beyond doubt so far as we know, but it’s widely believed that any program larger than a given size will always contain errors. It’s best not to dwell on this thought when flying….” — Beginning C++17: From Novice to Professional
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Java Operators
Read This Post: Java OperatorsOperator Meaning Example + Addition 2 + 3 : 5 – Subtraction 5 – 3 : 2 * Multiplication 2 * 3 : 6 / Division 6 / 3 : 2 % Modulus (Remainder) 20 % 6 : 2 ++ Increment by 1 ++x and x++ — Decrement by 1 –x and x– = Assignment…
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Renaming Quick Access folders in Windows 10
Read This Post: Renaming Quick Access folders in Windows 10I’ve got Windows 10 installed on my office machine recently. It’s nicer in some respects, but in certain areas, it could use improvement. One such area is how it handles items in “Quick access” in File Explorer. In previous versions of Windows, the favorites menu basically contained shortcuts. You could rename them to anything you…
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Converting Google Books to other formats.
Read This Post: Converting Google Books to other formats.This is a repost from an entry in my old blog made in Sept 2017. I’ve got a few Kindle devices and on my phone, I tend to prefer the Kindle application for reading books. But I do purchase books in different stores, including Google Books. Unfortunately, transferring a book from the Google Books store…
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Showing Subway Sandwich Prices For All Sandwiches
Read This Post: Showing Subway Sandwich Prices For All SandwichesI’ll admit it: I enjoy Subway sandwiches. I tell myself that they’re somewhat healthful because I get the whole wheat bread and all the possible vegetables (excel jalapenos!) And their prices are pretty competitive. But it’s not always easy to tell what their prices are on their website. The menu page looks like this: Users…