Monday June 29, 2009 01:08
In doing some work for the ACLU of Arkansas, I needed to convert some colors, and was flummoxed when I couldn’t find a good converter that would to Pantone to RGB and HEX values. Wolfram Alpha, being a computation engine, should find this right up its alley. It’s the first feature request I’ve submitted to [...]
Wednesday June 17, 2009 12:05
Say you have a script—like the previous CIM Repository Listing script—that outputs hundreds of rows of text via WScript.Echo. On the command line, this is fine; the text will go scrolling by, and can be piped to the more command or grep (yes, really), or logged to a file. But if you make the mistake [...]
Monday June 15, 2009 12:00
When starting to troubleshoot a Windows Server problem, the best place to look is the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI); this little enclave of information—on every Windows machine—acts like a datastore representing the configuration of every nook and cranny of a system. But knowing what to look for is half the battle. Recently, I was faced [...]
Thursday June 11, 2009 15:19
Welcome to the new Savory Ape blog! I’m Chris Hota, founder of Savory Ape Services. When I started Savory Ape, I envisioned it as an umbrella company for community-positive activities, especially those areas where local business and community come together. On this blog, I’m going to chronicle the different projects Savory Ape working on, some [...]