Category Archives: Programming

Posts about programming, building new software, etc.

PowerShell is just awesome

Posted on 2013-01-07 by jhh

I’ve known for a while that PowerShell is useful but I never got myself to take that two hours to learn to actually use it. Today I did just that. And it’s simply awesome! Tasks like reading a remote RSS … Continue reading →

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Setting up HTTP server on Windows with Node.js

Posted on 2012-12-24 by jhh

Some years ago I dreamed about running JavaScript applications on Windows systems as easy as it was on Linux. It seems the future is here. Today it’s really easy to setup Node.js and install NPM apps on Windows systems. Here’s … Continue reading →

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NKO 2012 — two days left!

Posted on 2012-11-08 by jhh

I am participating in NKO once more this year. We have a four member team and we’re planning to make a website with some hopefully interesting features. I hope we get the first version of the site up before Saturday … Continue reading →

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I’m In The Army Now

Posted on 2012-08-04 by jhh

So I have been in the Finnish Defence Forces in the basic training as a rookie a month now. For you international readers I must state that it’s mandatory civil service in Finland from 6 to 12 months depending on … Continue reading →

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PHP’s json_decode behaving badly

Posted on 2012-04-10 by jhh

Funny thing with PHP’s json_decode… $ php <?php echo var_export(json_decode(“true “, true), true) ?> NULL (Press ctrl-d after you write “?>”.) The same using node.js: $ node > JSON.parse(“true “) true > exit Of course it could be argued that … Continue reading →

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CSS Anti Spam Trick with content attribute

Posted on 2012-03-30 by jhh

Some time ago I stumbled upon a simple way to add email addresses on web pages – that are not easy to read by bots – using only CSS. First you add new class .email with your domain into your style sheet: .email:after … Continue reading →

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Setting up Google Apps for domain -account on Bitlbee 3.0.5

Posted on 2012-02-28 by jhh

I configured today Bitlbee to use Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Google Apps. Skype may have been the most laborious of these — it has to be ran using VNC server when on a remote server — but Google Apps took … Continue reading →

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Post NKO Greetings

Posted on 2011-08-29 by jhh

Last weekend I was part of Node Knockout for the first time. We were three man team and I couldn’t have done it without @jkjuopperi and @paveq2. It was fun to work together! Also great thanks to Kapsi Internet-käyttäjät Ry … Continue reading →

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Resources for upcoming Node Knockout

Posted on 2011-08-21 by jhh

Our team has gathered some useful links and notes for upcoming Node Knockout contest. These might be useful for others, too. Node Knockout in general: You can earn special Node Knockout badges at Coderwall.com Competition rules Summary of rules, prizes, etc Services … Continue reading →

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Join my team at Node Knockout

Posted on 2011-08-17 by jhh

I am setting up a team for Node Knockout. It is a contest where teams are creating a web application with Node.js in 48 hours starting August 27. For us this will be a hobby project: having fun and learning … Continue reading →

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