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To set this up, paste the code below into the "location" of a bookmark. Make sure it starts with "javascript:", some browsers strip this out when you paste.

1. Find the "name" of each form element you want to put data into. You can find the "name" by right clicking on the form box and "inspecting" it.
2. By using a spreadsheet, create a set of urls with the data you want to input. Example: variablename1 is the "name" of the form field. "value1" is the value you want to put into the box.www.website.com/page.html?variablename1=value1&variablename2=value23. Navigate to that custom URL4. Click the bookmarklet. Voila!

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#Autorefresh Terminal History For giving presentations.

I've been trying to find a way to show an audience the recent terminal commands I've been calling. I can easily imagine doing this in a separate terminal window that just auto-refreshes showing the history of commands recently called.

I decided to try a ruby script! (Bash would be fine too, just comfort)

###Obtaining the history

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LISTOFNAMES = %{...}
GROUPSIZE = 5

names = LISTOFNAMES.split("\n")
shufflednames = names.shuffle
shufflednames.each_slice(GROUPSIZE).with_index do |group, i|
  	puts "\nGroup " + i.to_s
	group.each {|name| puts name}
end

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We couldn’t find that file to show.

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#Yale LDAP Example

require 'csv'
require 'net-ldap'

# Hashrocket Format
{:host => 'directory.yale.edu', :port => 389}
# "New" Format, requires keys be symbols
{host: 'directory.yale.edu', port: 389}

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I wrote this skill tree diagram for teaching Intro to Programming with the YEI Tech Bootcamp Summer 2014. Boxes are greyed out after they have been covered in the course. Some topics are not required to progress to the farther parts, like how "csv import/export" isn't required to move beyond database section beyond to the web app sections, but it would be natural to teach in that section if we wanted to cover it. Each big-box section ends with a project/assessment to make sure the students understand the content enough to apply it, before move on.

This uses graphviz to print a .dot file to a png. To learn more about the dot format, check out my graphviz tutorial.

To generate the image after modifying the dot file, try this:

1. Install graphviz brew install graphviz
2. Run this command to create and open the image: dot -Tpng:quartz:quartz developercurriculum.dot -o courseprogress.png && open courseprogress.png

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This uses graphviz to print a .dot file to a png. Boxes are greyed out after they have been covered in the course.

To learn more about the dot format, see this pdf.

To generate the image after modifying the dot file, try this:

1. Install graphviz brew install graphviz
2. Run this command to create and open the image: dot -Tpng:quartz:quartz developerroster.dot -o devroster.png && open devroster.png

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<h4>Streaming Instructions</h4>
<ol>
    <li>Go to the page "Stream it!"</li>
    <li>You'll see "you're in the right place :)"</li>
    <li>Everyone will count down to 0</li>
    <li>When the timer hits 0, a Play Now button will appear - press it as soon as you can!</li>
    <li>If you hit the "play now" button late that's no problem at all - when you press "Play Now" it will automatically go to the right place in the music</li>
</ol>
<h4>Downloaded Instructions</h4>
<ol>

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(don't start this early! lol)

Goal

The goal of this exercise is to learn how to pair program effectively. This is also an exercise in test driven development. Lastly, this is a team building exercise! :D

Coffeescript is being chosen as a useful language most Student Developers aren't very familiar with yet (although it's totally okay if you are).

Environment Setup & Background

• Set up your environment using these instructions.
• Comelete this exercise using Coffeescript and the testing framework Jasmine. For a quick run-through of Coffeescript, try Learn X in Y Minutes - Coffeescript. To see how a project might look with Javascript vs Coffeescript, check out this Ember Tutorial that can toggle between both.

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I keep track of my PPM time separately, and I'd love to be able to run a script to run over a list like this to just upload it instead of spending 3+ hours each month inputting it manually.

date	time	Project/RTS	Activity Type	Application
2014-09-29	.5	Web Team Lead	RTS Routine & Maintenance Services	Shifts
2014-09-29	2	SDMP	RTS - Community Collaboration and Advisement

##ToDo

1. get a more robust way to find the popup screen - maybe check for visible ones?