SQL Server
Add a FILESTREAM feature to an existing SQL D/B
SQL Server 2008 allows to store binary data, if Database has a FILESTREAM feature […]
Articles by Udar Gromov
WordPress
New User Registration in WordPress 3.X
There is a certain magic in many well-constructed marvels. This definitely applies to a WordPress. Just recently I needed to fix something inside user registration procedure, and with very limited PHP knowledge, I was able to figure out, what was going on and fix the problem. On the way there, […]
Places
Aug 20 MON – Firenze (Day 3) – Collodi
We woke up at 6:45, and were out on the streets at 07:07. The heat is gone. What a relief from afternoon heat. It is nice and breezy on the streets at this hour. We wanted to see all major Firenze sites one more times before the crowds. We saw 3 young […]
PHP
Integrating bbPress Forum with WordPress Theme
Problem When I was preparing to roll out bbPress forum as a part of WordPress site, I discovered that process of bbPress user and login integration has a very good coverage on the Internet. This article deals with integrating bbPress forum “look and feel” with WordPress. How to make bbPress forum […]
Windows
Process **\MCSHIELD.EXE contains signed but untrusted code …
This fix was tested with Windows XP Pro SP3 with Office 2003 SP3 and McAfee AntiVirus Plus. Finally. Finally I found a solution for this really scary-looking error message that was bugging me since 12/24. Marry Christmas! Description of a Problem Every time you restart you PC you see a […]
Web Development
How to add a header AD to posts, pages and archives
How can you find a place in your WordPress theme where to insert a header AD banner just before post content begins? This article will help you with that. Although, example below is based on MH Magazine theme, you can apply the same principles to your theme and implement a […]
Places
Aug 19 SUN – Firenze – Day 2 – Uffizi Gallery
Today we are going to Uffizi and Academia. We woke up at 08:00, and quickly finish with our breakfast (no fresh fruits though). We started out to visit our car around 09:30. On the way there, we drank coffee and ate watermelon (€6.40). We crossed the river through the […]
Web Development
WP shortcode to change bbPress tag-cloud font size
This post shows: – how to write your own WordPress [shortcode] with multiple parameters; – how to change font size and number of tags displayed on bbPress tag cloud. Power to the People If you can easily write your own WP shortcode and place them in a desired spot […]
Ideas
Compare 1914-17 and 2022-25 – war and revolution
In the table below we are comparing World War I and revolution in Russia 1914-1917 and war in Ukraine under Putin presidency in Russia 2022- 2025. Start of the warRussia enters the World War I (WWI) in July 1914. Tsar Nicholas II ordered a general mobilization […]
SQL Server
Three ways to get SQL table field structure
Sometimes you need to display or print a SQL table structure. This article provides a SQL statement that allows you to do that. We are using MS SQL 2008 Studio interface. […]
Places
Tracking Boston Snow Records
When a narrow path to my entrance door became a treacherous ravine between two mounts of snow, I decided to check, are we breaking any kind of record this year. Here is what I was able to find out. Boston keeps track of its weather since 1872. The most snow […]