mikebabcock

Ontario, Canada

mikebabcock.ca/code

Age: 35

Programmer, etc.

May
17
answered How to query "latest questions" effectively?
May
14
awarded Critic
May
14
comment Networked removable storage
You should always be in control of your data. Moving data offsite yourself is the only way to know its safe. Depending on an online backup solution means adding several more points of failure. I can't recommend online backups as a primary backup solution to any customer.
May
5
comment How should I run speaker, HDMI and electrical wiring for my ceiling mounted projector theater room?
There are products specifically designed as "extension cords" for in-wall applications like the "INWALLKIT" by APC (white or black face plates). They cost more than getting good wiring installed though.
May
1
comment Which media player?
Which OS are you running? On Linux I'd say mplayer.
May
1
comment Does dnscache really improve the surfing speed?
Excuse the (very late) question but for anyone reviewing this, I see no reason to believe dnscache has an empty cache, only that it didn't cache Google's DNS records beyond their 5 minute time-out (as instructed). dnscache tries to be very secure and correct and is also fast but that is secondary.
Mar
28
awarded Supporter
Mar
28
awarded Autobiographer
Mar
28
comment What is a good side dish for a freshly boiled lobster?
Sadly link now dead.
Mar
25
awarded Supporter
Mar
25
awarded Autobiographer
Mar
25
awarded Supporter
Mar
25
awarded Autobiographer
Mar
22
comment How to add header to Multicolumn ListView
That's precisely the problem I have. By using layout_weight instead of widths, its easy to match the header columns to the layout columns but the sizing isn't dynamic to the text anymore.
Mar
22
comment How is an ATM secure?
ATMs are easy to hit if you know what you're doing and have the tools. cf. this string of robberies in Canada; cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/11/05/… where thieves are using torches to cut into and get the cash out in minutes.
Mar
17
comment Matching spaces and breaks in regex
I suspect you're looking for something like this answer: stackoverflow.com/questions/11992596/… ... for multi-line matching. Perhaps?
Mar
17
comment Matching spaces and breaks in regex
Your suggestion simply matches zero or more instead of one or more spaces, and is probably exactly the opposite of what's being wanted here -- to match every space, where yours matches non-spaces as well.
Mar
10
answered Why are my dwarves starving when there's food available?
Mar
6
comment How to reduce PNG file size for web?
The best numbers I've ever seen proven were around 8-15% but feel free to link me to better data.
Mar
3
comment App keeps forgetting sharedpreferences on restart
Your example doesn't save the new MyApplication into instance before returning so the caching never happens.
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