Monthly Archives: May 2010

Zen Theme and Nice Menus – CSS Block Padding Issue

Posted on May 27, 2010 by randall

this fix was originally found here (http://www.1drupal.com/content/zen-theme-and-nice-menus-block-padding-issue) but i’m reposting in case that site goes away… when using a customized Drupal Zen Theme, and Nice Menus instead of the standard Primary Navigation Menu extra padding can appear above or below … Continue reading →

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Graphing wind speed and direction using rrdtool and Wunderground.com XML Feeds

Posted on May 25, 2010 by randall

Create windspeed RRD data file: rrdtool create sbwind.rrd \ –start 1127253600 \ DS:wind:GAUGE:600:U:U \ DS:gust:GAUGE:600:U:U \ RRA:MIN:0.5:1:600 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:6:700 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:24:775 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:288:797 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:600 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:6:700 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:24:775 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:288:797 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:1:600 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:6:700 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:24:775 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:288:797 Create … Continue reading →

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Cannot complete WindowsXP repair/install in Safe Mode, Setup continually retarts from black Safe Mode screen

Posted on May 6, 2010 by randall

if you receive the message “Cannot complete WindowsXP repair/install in Safe Mode, Setup continually retarts from black Safe Mode screen.” while trying to repair a broken Windows XP installation here are the steps to resolving the problem, as found at … Continue reading →

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