http://johnhaller.com en http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/block_constant_contact/ Since I've never gotten anything I care about from Constant Contact and I'm sick of using their convoluted unsubscribe process, I decided to just block them. Luckily, it's relatively easy to block them using any of the distinct bits in their email headers. 13 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/block_constant_contact/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/development/drupal/bug_role_permission/ The Drupal 7 upgrade process is notoriously buggy. And once you hit a bug, you have to restore your database from a backup and start all over again. I encountered a bug with "Table role_permission already exists" when upgrading from version 6 to version 7. 07 Oct 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/development/drupal/bug_role_permission/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/open_source_license_popularity/ Popularity of individual open source license usage is tracked by several entities with the results published online. I thought it would be interesting to combine the license types that are similar and map out the overall popularity along with OSI and FSF approval and GPL compatibility. 28 Mar 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/open_source_license_popularity/2011-03-28 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/dotnet_portable_apps/ Analysis of availability of the .NET framework and its viability for use within portable apps. 11 Nov 2010 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/dotnet_portable_apps/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_facebook_places/ You can disable Facebook's new 'Places' location-based features in just a few minutes, protecting your privacy and preventing your location from being shared with people you may not want to knowing it. 18 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_facebook_places/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/nexus_one_outperforms_iphone_4/ Latest Android update yields big performance boost making the Nexus One king of the fast smartphone pile. 06 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/nexus_one_outperforms_iphone_4/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/dotnet_portable_apps/ Analysis of availability of the .NET framework and its viability for use within portable apps. 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/dotnet_portable_apps/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/open_source_license_popularity/ Popularity of individual open source license usage is tracked by several entities with the results published online. I thought it would be interesting to combine the license types that are similar and map out the overall popularity along with OSI and FSF approval and GPL compatibility. 28 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/open_source_license_popularity/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/sign_of_the_times/ So, of everything in the world that's on YouTube, we have Twilight, wrestling, some ultimate fighter not speaking to some other ultimate fighter and a how-to video on dancing like a slut. Really? It's come to this? 10 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/sign_of_the_times/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/billy_mays_caps_lock/ Now you can change your Caps Lock key into something useful: a BILLY MAYS KEY! Billy Mays Caps Lock is a small utility that runs from your Windows PC's system tray. Whenever you hit the Caps Lock key, you'll hear Billy Mays say one of his famous phrases. It's available as a regular Windows installer and in PortableApps.com Format, the portable standard that lets you run software from your portable device. 06 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/billy_mays_caps_lock/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/kidney_donation/ On June 29th, 2000, I donated a kidney to my father, who was in renal failure and dependent upon dialysis to stay alive. I have compiled this webpage to act as an information source for those contemplating being a donor or donee and their friends and family. Feel free to read through the information I have compiled, suggest new sources of information, or to contact me if you are thinking about becoming a donor or donee. 06 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/kidney_donation/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/windows_7_autoplay/ Microsoft recently announced changes to AutoPlay in Windows 7 that removes the ability for normal removable drives (USB flash drives, portable hard drives, etc) to be able to present users an option to autorun. This is mainly due to the Conficker malware which spreads by tricking users into thinking they are opening the drive to explore folders. Unfortunately, this makes it more difficult for users to use portable environments like the PortableApps.com Platform and other portable software and doesn't address malicious software on other media. There is a better solution involving signed files which will make software distributed on CDs more secure as well. 04 May 2009 12:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/windows_7_autoplay/ http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/ Now you can disable your Caps Lock key in Windows... without any special software, and without having to pry the key off with a screwdriver. Read on to find out how. I also have a page on how to disable the Windows key. 29 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/