Gavin Miller

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What is the difference between “Size” and “Size on disk?”

windows filesystems asked Nov 6, 2009 at 17:56

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When is it better to use String.Format vs string concatenation?

c# .net string asked Nov 17, 2008 at 21:20

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How do I perform a GROUP BY on an aliased column in SQL Server?

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Are web-safe colors still relevant?

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Is a central location for authorized_keys a good idea?

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XCode using GUID instead of iOS version number in Simulator Selection

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27 votes

"Show In Finder" won't open a new finder window

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27 votes

How can I detect if IE8 is running in compatibility view?

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26 votes

What is a Bookmark Lookup in Sql Server?

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22 votes

Error installing ruby 2.6.7 on mac os - how to resolve?

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