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Hi, I'm trying to do a little project with an embedded board and XP embedded OS to control a little machine. The board will have no monitor, so I need a little routine that when a key is pressed on the keyboard, it invokes a proper Windows shutdown. I want …

Hi, I'm trying to get an "app" created to run a com port on my local machine to control some electromechanical equipment. The issue is connecting to the local machine from a phone or laptop using WiFi and pulling up a "web page" (in PHP???) that can then communicate to …

Hi, We are web/Flash people but were asked if we can take on a project that I would describe as creating a shell environment for Windows (probably XP), to hide the normal Windows Interface. The idea is for the company's employees to work in this environment and only have access …

I've set up a web store with a SSL cert, for checkout when the store scripts invoke https. I believe it was initially working fine before mods like adding an addthis.com link and jQuery scrpting. I know SSL requires scripts to be run as https, but the addthis link is …

Hi, I haven't had the need to use an anchor tag like [COLOR="Green"]<a href="wahtever.html#here">blah blah</a>[/COLOR] and [COLOR="Green"]<a name="#here"></a>[/COLOR] in years. Now that I do, I'm using it on a page with layers too. I noticed that if I name the layer the same as the anchor (like <div id="here"), a …

Hi, I'm not a coder, but I'm trying to do a project for my friend so that his site has a little calculator. js is the logical choice but I don't know how to write it. Can anyone point me in the direction of a resource or existing calculator that …

Hi, What the... I've been using Vista64 for a couple of months and have seen some things that I attributed to being a noob with the program, but I take that back, it's not me. I've set folder settings like I've done for years in Win2000 and XP and applied …

Hi, I'm trying to use my Brother MFC8840D all-in-one as a network printer from Win 64. I have it connected with a hub, but can't make anything happen. I've tried to use their out-of-date manual and the latest (but not new) drivers, set a default IP address on the machine, …

Hi, I'm not much more than a[I] jquery cut and paste - change a simple user definition[/I], guy. I can't write javascript... So, I was trying to marry two jquery "animation effects" in one page and apparently have a conflict. The two things work separately but it seems that there …

I understand how to use the basic include function in a .php page so that repetitive content (like a menu) can be coded in a separate file and then dynamically included in multiple pages. But I don't get how to use it so that a URL in a page can …

Ok i'm currently running windows XP 64-bit eddition and i'm basicly fed up with it's non-compatibility with programs i want to run on it. I was woundering if i slicked my hardrive could i install just regular Windows XP 32-bit version? I'm using a AMD Athlon 64 processor, if that …

Hi, I want to finally set up my home office correctly. I currently have DSL on one Windows PC. I want to create a small LAN with shared Internet, file sharing and possibly file back-up. I have 2 Windows machines (XP on one and soon Vista 64 on one) and …

Hi, I have a simple looking 2 column CSS layout I want to implement, but my skills aren't there and from what I've been reading, it is a challenging design even for the pros. Any help with this or direction to sample CSS is [B]VERY appreciated[/B]! The idea is to …

Hi, I'm a PHP ultra newbie. I downloaded a nice little script that uses PHP and an external javascript file to create a "pop-up" dynamic layer in a web page. The way it's configured, all the info sits in the main page in a <div> layer that's hidden until called …

Hi, Full disclosure - I just cut and paste my way through scripting - I don't really know what I'm doing. Some time ago I got help with a little CGI perl script that included a link as a line of code with a variable in the form [ICODE]$page = …

Hi, Someone put together a small perl script for me that uses day and time to determine which of two images to display (open.gif or closed.gif). I need to modify the script to also include a hyperlink to open.html or closed.html so that if the open image is displayed it …

Hi, I'm putting together a new machine for my office work. I chose a 160GB HD and Win2000. When I go to install Windows it only sees 131070GB on the drive and only lets me partition 131062GB and reserves another 8 for partition info. I know drive capacities are rounded …

Hi, I have 2 old machines I want to toss. I think one is Win95 and the other Win98. I want to grab certain files from the hard drives before destroying them. The Win98 won't boot and I haven't tried the 95 machine yet. Is there a relatively simple way …