Here is the list of software applications I install after a refresh of Microsoft Windows:
US State List for Drupal Select List
Here’s a ready-to-go list of U.S. States suitable for use in Drupal (or any compliant CMS) that likes to see select options as pipe (|) separated key-value pairs on each line.
AL|Alabama
AK|Alaska
AZ|Arizona
AR|Arkansas
CA|California
CO|Colorado
CT|Connecticut
DE|Delaware
DC|District Of Columbia
FL|Florida
GA|Georgia
HI|Hawaii
ID|Idaho
IL|Illinois
IN|Indiana
IA|Iowa
KS|Kansas
KY|Kentucky
LA|Louisiana
ME|Maine
MD|Maryland
MA|Massachusetts
MI|Michigan
MN|Minnesota
MS|Mississippi
MO|Missouri
MT|Montana
NE|Nebraska
NV|Nevada
NH|New Hampshire
NJ|New Jersey
NM|New Mexico
NY|New York
NC|North Carolina
ND|North Dakota
OH|Ohio
OK|Oklahoma
OR|Oregon
PA|Pennsylvania
RI|Rhode Island
SC|South Carolina
SD|South Dakota
TN|Tennessee
TX|Texas
UT|Utah
VT|Vermont
VA|Virginia
WA|Washington
WV|West Virginia
WI|Wisconsin
WY|Wyoming
Sony Vegas Template for Sony Walkman
To create a video for playback on a Sony Video Walkman using Sony Vegas 7, set your profile to 320×240, progressive, pixel aspect 1.000, 29.97 frames per second
Use the MainConcept AVC/AAC (.mp4) – Apple Ipod 320×240 template for rendering.
Diagnosing Payne Furnace Codes 33 and 13
Recently, my Pane PG8DAA downflow furnace stopped delivering heat. The fan was running constantly, but the air was cold. The trouble codes were 33 which becomes 13 after a period of time. Powering off the furnace and restarting would trigger the gas ignition, but it would not stay on. After having the unit inspected professionally, the problem was determined to be poor airflow caused by clogged filters. I use 3M Filtrete filters and the technicians said it’s very common for these high grade filters to clog early and when they do it’s like having a piece of plywood in the air way. He said these kinds of filters should be checked every 30 days.
Since the trouble code pointed to the flame roll-out sensor, I thought manually resetting that would be the way I’d get the gas back on. The technician explained that if I had had a flame roll-out problem, my eyebrows would have been signed off. In other words, there would be no mistaking it. You would see the flames rolling out of the furnace.
My old furnace had a heat exchanger that had to be inspected every year for dangerous cracks. Given that the high limit switch was also a culprit, I was concerned that I might not have a similar problem and so I was glad to have the unit inspected. The tech said the newer furnaces are so pressure sensitive that cracks in the heat exchanger are very evident. You will see flames rolling out or the flame change from blue to yellow as it mixes with air leaking into the exchanger. He said he could tell just by looking at the flame that there were no cracks in the exchanger.
Here are the things I learned :
These codes can be set by a problem with the high limit switch, which shuts off the gas when the temperature in the heat exchanger exceeds the upper limit.
Symptoms: the blower fan comes on immediately after powering the furnace back on. The gas does not come on.
If you suspect this as the problem, try setting the fan from auto to on to cool the exchanger. Make sure all the vents are open. Clean or replace all the filters.
You can reset the high limit switch by tapping on the tan plate above the wires. Be careful to not touch to wires.
If the problem is the high limit switch, these are temporary measures that may provide a work-around until you can have the unit professionally inspected.
These codes may also require the limit or flame roll-out switch to be reset. The two switches are located above the three burners. If the flame “rolls out” instead of into the heat exchanger, the sensors detect the heat and shut off the gas. Manually reset the sensor by turning off the furnace and pressing the center tab down on the back, upper side, of the switch.
Or, they may mean dusty burners. Clean by using turning off the furnace and blowing compressed air into the burners. A shop-vac that can blow air can be used as well.
Ensure that there are no closed vents which would restrict air flow. Clean or replace all the filters. High grade filters like 3M Filtrete, because of their efficiency, may need to be replaced earlier than the manufacturer’s recommended 90 days. Check every 30 days.
Additionally, the flame sensor may need to be cleaned. Steel wool is best. Fine sand paper may be used, but you must remove the sand paper residue with a damp paper towel.
Star Wars Fan Video – IMPS
Because a goggle search for “star wars fan videos” never turned this up, I’m making a note of it here, so I can find it quicker next time. Can’t wait for Chapter 2!
Where Is My Wii Remote Cursor?
Problem
You point the Wii remote at the screen and you don’t see the cursor — the little hand that indicates to what you are pointing.
The home button on the remote is working. The battery level reads good. But you cannot select items on the screen.
Solution
Shut down the Wii. Unplug the sensor bar and plug it back in. Restart the Wii. You should see the cursor now.
Conclusion
This problem will occur if you start the Wii with the sensor bar unplugged. This is very easy to do if you’ve just returned from taking the Wii with you on vacation and you’re putting it all back together and you assume, quite naturally and reasonably, that the sensor bar is plug and play like a USB device. It is not.
Red-tailed Hawk
I spotted this hawk flying around near Wright State University Tuesday afternoon.
These pictures were taken with the Nikon D40 using the 55-200 VR lens.
Hike from Beaverceek, OH to Carillon Park, Dayton, OH
To help my daughter prepare for a 7 day, 13-mile a day hike, we hiked from Beavercreek, OH to Dayton, OH.
Google Earth puts this at 11.6 miles.
Here are the maps for the hike.
Smaller Footprint Oracle Client Software
Do you need to bundle Oracle Client Software with your application and want something leaner than the Oracle Instant Client? Do you need a quick and simple way to make a native Oracle 10 connection from your Windows PC?
Here’s an option that will provide Oracle 10 native connectivity (not ODBC) under Windows 32-bit using as few Oracle files as possible. Compressed size is 10 Megs compared to 17 Megs for the Oracle Client Basic Lite package.
To install, you simply unzip the contents. The oracle key file contains a registry path that must correspond to the folder in which you have installed the client software. In the zip file, bin / oracle.key has
SOFTWARE\ORACLE\myOracle10Client
and the oracle10.reg file has
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\myOracle10Client]
“Oracle_Home”=”C:\\Program Files\\Oracle\\myOracle10Client”
You can use the oracle10.reg file to create the required registry entry.
You should update these files to point to the location in which you install the client software.
You can assemble this distribution yourself by paring down an Oracle 10 Client install to just:
BIN/
NETWORK/
RDBMS/
nls/
oracle10.reg
oracore/./BIN:
ORASLAX10.DLL
TNSPING.EXE
oci.dll
oracle.key
oraclient10.dll
oracommon10.dll
oracore10.dll
orageneric10.dll
orahasgen10.dll
oraldapclnt10.dll
oran10.dll
orancds10.dll
orancrypt10.dll
oranhost10.dll
oranl10.dll
oranldap10.dll
oranls10.dll
orannzsbb10.dll
oranro10.dll
orantcp10.dll
orantns10.dll
oraocr10.dll
oraocrb10.dll
oraplp10.dll
orapls10.dll
orasnls10.dll
orasql10.dll
oraunls10.dll
orauts.dll
oravsn10.dll
oraxml10.dll./NETWORK:
ADMIN/
mesg/./NETWORK/ADMIN:
SAMPLE/
sqlnet.ora
tnsnames.ora./NETWORK/ADMIN/SAMPLE:
SQLNET.ORA
TNSNAMES.ORA./NETWORK/mesg:
tnsus.msb./RDBMS:
mesg/./RDBMS/mesg:
ocius.msb
oraus.msb./nls:
data/./nls/data:
lx00001.nlb
lx10001.nlb
lx1boot.nlb
lx20001.nlb
lx200b2.nlb
lx20367.nlb
lx207d0.nlb./oracore:
zoneinfo/./oracore/zoneinfo:
readme.txt
timezlrg.dat
timezone.dat
