• Change Hard Drive Size in VirtualBox

    How to increase the size of a VirtualBox hard drive using a Mac as the host and Windows 7 as the guest virtual machine.

  • Automation with Webstorm File Watchers

    How to automatically update a versioning file when you edit part of your Webstorm project.

  • Check for Objects in SQL Server

    Examples of how to check your SQL Server database for existing tables, stored procedures, indexes, etc. Use them before you drop/create/modify to avoid errors.

  • Test Your App on Slow Connections

    The world is not on broadband.  A lot of people are still on dialup, or on cell phone connections.  Make sure you develop your web site and configure your servers for people on slow connections. A great way to determine how your site behaves on slow connections is to test.  If you’re on a Mac…

  • How to pour Guinness from a can

    How to pour Guinness from a can

    Here’s the secret to pouring Guinness from a can into a pint glass.  Open the can, quickly jam it in the pint upside down, and slowly it pull out.  That’s it. And if that isn’t clear enough, I made a little video for you. It even “stands up” to the pencil test.

Dirk Watkins