Uncategorized Flickr get all image sizes bookmarklet Created September 7, 2013 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf This is a bookmarklet that gives one-click access to all the Flickr image sizes on the new Flickr site. To use, click the bookmarklet when viewing an image. To install, copy the code, make a new bookmark, edit it, and paste the code into the bookmark’s address field. This has been tested on Chrome, Firefox, […] Read more »
Uncategorized Building an Orone Mini part 2: solder paste stencils using gerber2graphtec Created August 6, 2013 / Updated March 12, 2022 by adamf | 1 Comment on Building an Orone Mini part 2: solder paste stencils using gerber2graphtec This is part of a series of posts about building an Orone Mini, a Maple Mini clone that is designed to be easier to build by hobbyists. It primarily uses surface mount technology, and there are a couple of fine-pitch (0.5mm) devices, so it’s not easy to solder by hand. This means I need to […] Read more »
Uncategorized WordPress botnet protection for websites on Apache 2 Created April 15, 2013 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf There’s a botnet out there that’s attacking WordPress sites, trying to brute-force guess their admin passwords. I recently got alerted there was a traffic spike on my website, which is unusual. I looked at the server access logs, and indeed, there was something trying to access my WordPress login page over and over. This is […] Read more »
Uncategorized Amazon Library Linky – search any Bibliocommons library while viewing Amazon product pages Created January 28, 2013 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf You can install the Amazon Library Linky Chrome extension from the Chrome Store. I ported the Amazon SPL Linky Greasemonkey script to Chrome and made it a proper Chrome Extension. This extension can search any Bibliocommons library, and has an options page where you can select which library you want to search. All of the […] Read more »
Uncategorized Chrome Extension: Making Browser Action icon open options page Created January 26, 2013 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf | 2 Comments on Chrome Extension: Making Browser Action icon open options page Here’s how to make it so clicking the Page Action icon of a Chrome extension opens the extension options page. This code will open a new options page if one is not open, or switch to it if it’s already option. You will need the “tabs” permission in your manifest.json: "permissions": [ "tabs", ], "background": […] Read more »
Uncategorized Finding the durations of MP4 files without downloading the entire file Created December 30, 2012 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf I wanted to find the durations of a bunch of MP4 files located out on the net – durations for the introduction videos for the top Kickstarter projects. But I wanted to do this quickly. Downloading all those MP4 files would take too long. A little bit of research revealed that MP4 files files set […] Read more »
Uncategorized Welcome to my Notes blog! Created March 6, 2011 / Updated October 16, 2017 by adamf This blog is a place for things that are off-topic to my main blog, which is on Enlightened Society, Greatness, and Teams. I wanted somewhere to post articles on random things, like software or projects I am working on, recipes, and pictures of cats. :-) Read more »