Chuck Grimmett


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Month: July 2016

  • Error Document Handling with .htaccess


    Error Document Handling with .htaccess

    TIL how to forward error pages to real pages with .htaccess.

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  • Loading scripts in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts


    Loading scripts in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts

    Here is how to load scripts on specific pages in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts

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  • jQuery replaceWith


    jQuery replaceWith

    TIL how to quickly replace elements with jQuery

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  • How to Implement Search on a Jekyll Site


    How to Implement Search on a Jekyll Site

    TIL how to implement search on a Jekyll site.

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  • How to Back Up Your Online Life


    Your stuff in the cloud could disappear at any time. Here is how to download a copy of your data from popular online services. Do you use Gmail? WordPress.com? Fitbit? Facebook? How about Twitter? Your account could be shut down and you could lose all of your stuff there at any time. This Dennis Cooper…

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  • How to Back Up Your Online Life


    How to Back Up Your Online Life

    Your stuff in the cloud could disappear at any time. Here is how to download a copy of your data from popular online services. (Written by me, published on Medium)

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  • Moving Files to a Mac from Microsoft Remote Desktop


    Moving Files to a Mac from Microsoft Remote Desktop

    TIL how to copy files from a Microsoft Remote Desktop connection to my local machine.

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  • Setting and retrieving cookies from form data


    Setting and retrieving cookies from form data

    TIL how to set and retrieve JavaScript cookies from form data.

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  • Powering a Blog Through Medium


    Powering a Blog Through Medium

    It is super easy to power your blog with a custom domain through Medium. Here is what you need to do.

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  • iOS 10.0 Public Beta Thoughts


    iOS 10.0 Public Beta Thoughts

    The iOS 10.0 Public Beta came out Thursday, July 7, 2016. I installed it within a few hours of its release and began using it on my main phone. Here are my thoughts so far.

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  • How to Pre-fill Google Forms


    How to Pre-fill Google Forms

    Did you know that you can pre-fill Google Forms based on a URL? Did you also know that automate it with a database and send personalized forms via services like Mailchimp?

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  • jQuery’s Greater and Less Than Selectors


    jQuery’s Greater and Less Than Selectors

    TIL about jQuery’s greater and less than selectors

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  • Take Notes During Your Next Crisis


    Take Notes During Your Next Crisis

    TIL that the best time to learn how to handle crises is right after you just had one.

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  • Scheduling Jobs with Cron


    Scheduling Jobs with Cron

    TIL how to schedule tasks with Cron.

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  • Posts Heatmap Calendar for Jekyll


    Posts Heatmap Calendar for Jekyll

    This heatmap calendar gives you a visual representation of when you posted on your Jekyll site.

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  • DNS Terms Cheatsheet


    DNS Terms Cheatsheet

    There are a lot more domain record terms than this, but these are the ones I most frequently encounter. I’ll add more as I run into them. Records Record Description Use A Address Record Point a domain to a specific IP address CNAME Canonical Name Record This is an alias of one name to another.…

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  • Automating Blog Posts with AppleScript v2


    Automating Blog Posts with AppleScript v2

    Today I took another stab at automating my blog posts.

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