Trying to play .avi file in VirtualDub gave the following error:
Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'XVID' (unknown)
VirtualDub requires a videro for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable.
Download K-Lite Codec Pack FULL.
Next time you run VirtualDub, it will not show the error.
Facebook has become the most popular social networking within a span of 6 years. While it is a great platform to connect with family and friends, it has also become the marketing hub of business organizations and big corporations. With the introduction of Facebook pages, it has become quite convenient for businesses and corporations to promote their products and services online. This has created a huge demand for developers and coders who know FBML and FBJS.
Every business or even a fan base needs a mode of communication to communicate with their customers or fans respectively. The Contact Form is the ubiquitous mandatory tool to allow users to interact or communicate with the companies or public personalities.
In this post, I will code a basic Static FBML ajaxified contact form with _validations_ (something I realized lacking out there for n00bs who want to step into this foray).
It’s been quite a while since I made my last post and there have been quite a few updates as well.
The most obvious one, as you can notice, is that I have ported my blog at wordpress.com to a self-hosted blog using wordpress.org CMS software, which I believe is the best CMS software around.
I switched to Ubuntu [kubuntu to be precise] from Windows and am enjoying the experience every minute – tweaking, fixing, being bugged by bugs et al.
Two days back I installed the scanner HP G2410 on Ubuntu after a long search on how-to. This is a brief summary:
sudo apt-get install sane sane-utils xsane xsane-commonTo keep it short, I uninstalled ruby and tried to install it again. I formatted my PC but still it gave me hosts of problems and errors. Seems like it isn’t the easiest language to download.
Anyhow, after sorting out most problems this is the error I got when I tried to run ‘ruby script\server‘:
Error:
ruby: No such file or directory — script/server (LoadError)
Solution:
This command should be run in the right directory. .which is the top-level directory of your project.
Thanks to a member of bluehost forum.
Seems pretty silly, eh? 
There are many converters out there which convert C# to VB and vice-versa. But it is not very convenient to go online and perform a conversion every now and then. This is where offline converters come in. Offline converters are very handy and useful and can be added to the Visual Basic developement environment as an add-in utility for one’s convenience.
C# to VB Add-In:
Microsoft’s Dreamspark is old news. Since my country is not listed in the selected countries, I applied for the ISIC (International Student Identity Card) card to avail the offer.
I had never heard of the ISIC Card before, but I’m very glad that I did. It offers students who hold this card numerous discounts and benefits throughout the world.
Error:
Wanted a checkbox in Gridview header on click of which checks all the checkboxes of the Gridview Row.
Solution:
ASP.Net:
I messed up the whole Ruby on Rails installation and therefore, decided to chuck it up and start it all over again. I followed the step-by-step instructions as described in this post before, but installing Rails was proving to be a stumbling block. I wonder how I managed to pull it through the last time.
Looking around for solutions, I came across the rails stand-alone packages which is more convenient for those who do not have access to the internet. I decided to install it through this way.
The following are the instructions to be followed to install stand-alone Rail package:
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Since I’m new to MySQL, I had to know how to create a database in MySql on Windows. I found out it was pretty simple:
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