Scott Elkin

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  • Photos From Pan American BJJ Championship

    Last weekend I was invited to take pictures professionally of the Brazilion Jiu Jitsu Pan American Championship. It was my first time I got to do photography for pay and doing sports photography. There was several challenges.  First, I had no idea who anyone was.  Having to constantly ask “who should I shoot?” amongst the 8 simultaneous…

  • Phoenix Videos

    Phoenix’s first steps (about an hour ago) with cart: Laughing while playing with remotes (pretty funny): Jumping up and down in his bouncer: Yesterday, he figured out how to raise his hands up in the air.

  • Delete Files Older Than Date Using Batch Files

    This problem has nagged at me for years.  Here is a batch command to delete files on a Windows 2003 machine. Forfiles -pC:\backup -s -m*.* -d-5 -c “cmd /c del /q @path” This will delete all files in my backup directory older than 5 days. To test it first, use this: Forfiles -pC:\backup -s -m*.*…

  • Carl’s Jr Spicy Buffalo Website

    My Brother-In-Law’s company, Spacedog, just finished this website which is really cool.  Here is the “lunch date” he sent me.  Set up your own and pass it around to support him: Spicy Buffalo Lunch Date Now playing: Girl Talk – That’s My DJ

  • Donate To Charity Using MSN Messenger 8.1

    Microsoft will donate money to the charity of your choosing with every instant message you write.  Just append the appropriate code next to your display name. From http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!25315.entry: American Red Cross — ready to help, code = *red+u Boys & Girls Clubs of America — providing a positive place for kids, code = *bgca National…

  • How to Downgrade a Database from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2000

    I found this deep in a forum and don’t want it lost (source): As you may all know, SQL Server 2005 request a minimum of 8GB RAM to work… let’s say satisfactorily. I first didn’t know that and after a while from the upgrade I did from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 my SQL Services were…

  • Walmart Video Downloads in Firefox

    uhhh…where do I login?

  • Finally, The Truth on OEM Software

    I just read a great article on OEM software, called Buying OEM versions of Windows Vista: the facts.  I am sure the data here could be extrapolated to any OEM software. The basics with OEM versions of Vista are: You absolutely can buy OEM versions lawfully. There is no difference between OEM and non-OEM versions (EXCEPT): It…

  • Dunkin’ Donuts Commercial

    My brother-in-law’s commercial is airing in regions where Dunkin’ Donuts are located.  Yay! Now playing: The Shins – Australia

  • Render RadioButtonList as an Unordered List UL

    In my latest project, I found the need to use the RadioButtonList which spits out the absolute nastiest HTML to render it unusable (for me anyway). The control gives you to HTML options using the RepeatLayout attribute. Flow spits out a series of span’s and label’s with BR’s if you don’t specify RepeatDirection of Horizontal.…