https://jenntesolin.com Notes and write-ups from Jenn Tesolin en-ca https://jenntesolin.com/notes/using-ios-and-android-together https://jenntesolin.com/notes/using-ios-and-android-together Tips for using Android and Apple devices together, including calendar, contacts, iCloud mail, and music. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/setting-up-a-chromebook-dev https://jenntesolin.com/notes/setting-up-a-chromebook-dev Outdated: Notes on using a budget Chromebook for web development, including Linux, IDEs, browsers, and other tools. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-on-digital-ocean https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-on-digital-ocean Update in progress: This tutorial describes how to host your Jekyll static site, including plugins, on the DigitalOcean App Platform. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/install-homebrew-fix-ruby https://jenntesolin.com/notes/install-homebrew-fix-ruby Update in progress: Notes on installing Homebrew, managing packages, and updating Ruby on macOS. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/apps-and-programs-for-development https://jenntesolin.com/notes/apps-and-programs-for-development Update in progress: A list of applications you can use for web development, grouped into free, paid, and subscription-based tools. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/install-git-github https://jenntesolin.com/notes/install-git-github Update in progress: This post describes older ways to install Git and GitHub tools on macOS. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-set-up-publish https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-set-up-publish Update in progress: Jekyll is a static site generator built with Ruby. This post covers an older setup for getting a local Jekyll development environment running. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/instal-node-js-and-grunt https://jenntesolin.com/notes/instal-node-js-and-grunt Outdated: Notes on installing Node.js and Grunt on macOS, preserved for reference. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/highcharts-new-window https://jenntesolin.com/notes/highcharts-new-window A quick example of opening a Highcharts credit link in a new window or tab. Sat, 27 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-and-campaign-monitor https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-and-campaign-monitor A quick and simple way to integrate your Campaign Monitor list with WordPress. Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/six-library-resources https://jenntesolin.com/notes/six-library-resources A look at resources available through the Toronto Public Library, along with a reminder to check what your own local library offers. Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/php-compare-integars https://jenntesolin.com/notes/php-compare-integars This post describes how to compare variables containing integers using PHP. Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/itunes-view-change https://jenntesolin.com/notes/itunes-view-change A quick tip on changing playlist view mode in a newer iTunes release. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-on-github-pages https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-on-github-pages Update in progress: Notes on configuring a Jekyll site for GitHub Pages, with older hosting details kept only where still useful. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-pagination-upgrade-to-3 https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-pagination-upgrade-to-3 In Jekyll 3, built-in pagination was deprecated. This post describes how to resolve the error. Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-config-file https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-config-file Update in progress: The Jekyll configuration file `_config.yml` holds important settings for your site. This post highlights some items used in one of my older sites. Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-custom-search https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jekyll-custom-search This post describes how to create a basic search using JSON and jQuery. Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/iis7-development-environment https://jenntesolin.com/notes/iis7-development-environment Outdated: This post describes how to enable IIS on Windows 7, along with setting up MySQL and PHP. Administrator access is required. Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-blog-migration https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-blog-migration This post describes a few ways to move WordPress, either to a different server or to Jekyll. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/rasplex-media-server https://jenntesolin.com/notes/rasplex-media-server Update in progress: An older post about setting up a Raspberry Pi media centre with RasPlex. Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-3-and-emmet https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-3-and-emmet Outdated: This post describes how to use Emmet shortcuts to quickly create Bootstrap’s Sticky Footer with Fixed Navbar example. Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspberry-pi-setting-up-bluetooth https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspberry-pi-setting-up-bluetooth Outdated: Notes on setting up a Bluetooth dongle with Raspbmc on a Raspberry Pi. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-development-tips https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-development-tips Outdated: A few WordPress development tips for update prompts and deprecated plugin notices. Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/fixing-ubuntu-12-04-network-issue https://jenntesolin.com/notes/fixing-ubuntu-12-04-network-issue Outdated: Notes on fixing a network issue after upgrading an Ubuntu virtual machine from 10 LTS to 12.04 LTS. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-nav-style-asp-menu https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-nav-style-asp-menu Outdated: Notes on adapting an ASP.NET menu control to work with Bootstrap 2 instead of using hard-coded navigation. Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-using-font-awesome-with-bootstrap-3 https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-using-font-awesome-with-bootstrap-3 A quick post on how to use Font Awesome 4 with Bootstrap 3. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/using-require-js-with-bootstrap-google-maps-and-more https://jenntesolin.com/notes/using-require-js-with-bootstrap-google-maps-and-more Outdated: This post describes how to move an older Google Maps and Bootstrap setup into a config file for use with RequireJS. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-3-and-google-maps https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-3-and-google-maps Outdated: Notes on updating an older Google Maps setup for Bootstrap 3 tabs and modals. Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-mysql-replace https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-mysql-replace How to use MySQL’s REPLACE() function to change text in SELECT and UPDATE queries. Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspberry-pi-list-of-projects-and-resources https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspberry-pi-list-of-projects-and-resources Update in progress: This post collects resources, guides, and tips I found while putting together my Raspbmc media centre. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspmbc-video-streaming https://jenntesolin.com/notes/raspmbc-video-streaming Outdated: A guide to video streaming on a Raspberry Pi using Raspbmc. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-mysql-concat https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tip-mysql-concat A quick example of using MySQL’s CONCAT function to combine two columns into one value. Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tips-mysql-case https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tips-mysql-case How to use MySQL’s CASE function to handle conditional output in a SQL statement. Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tips-firefox-notepad https://jenntesolin.com/notes/quick-tips-firefox-notepad A couple of small tips I found useful while working on websites. Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/php-and-utf8-encoding-issues https://jenntesolin.com/notes/php-and-utf8-encoding-issues Character encoding can still be a pain, even when the right meta tag is in place. Here are a few tips that can help resolve common UTF-8 issues in PHP and MySQL. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/ios-7-wishlist https://jenntesolin.com/notes/ios-7-wishlist A few things I would have liked to see in iOS 7. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-quicktip-display https://jenntesolin.com/notes/wordpress-quicktip-display Sometimes, you may want to display posts outside of WordPress. Here are a few resources that helped. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-and-master-pages https://jenntesolin.com/notes/bootstrap-and-master-pages Outdated: Working with Bootstrap in ASP.NET 4.0 master pages can be a little tricky out of the box, especially when script paths and validation scripts do not load as expected. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jquery-time-picker-issues https://jenntesolin.com/notes/jquery-time-picker-issues Using a jQuery time picker with .NET caused issues with a custom validator. Here is one way to fix it. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://jenntesolin.com/notes/japan-trip-2011 https://jenntesolin.com/notes/japan-trip-2011 Update in progress: Useful phrases, transit advice, and budget tips from my 2011 Japan trip. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT