Johnish Thoughts

How to correct page anchors when there is a fixed header

Having a fixed header is very popular. It lets you keep you branding logo and navigation easily accessible to users even when they have scrolled down to read your article.

Have you tried to put anchor links on the page and then find that the scrolled to location is behind the fixed header? This is very common and very frustrating.

I recently faced this issue. Several searches and several…

Famous? Not Really…

I made it, that is I made it into a website article on Narratively. It’s a wonderful article on a GLBTQ+ volleyball league in New York City. Take a read, it’s a wonderful article.

https://narratively.com/volleyball-gay-sports-league/

Yup you read that right, I received a phone call that said “F@#king buy something B1tch“! Was this from a frustrated telemarketer? Clearly the person on the other end didn’t know he was being recorded in my voicemail. All the same, receiving such a voicemail is troubling, disturbing and abusive. It was so bad that when I called Hilton customer support and told them about it then line went silent…

I started a GoFundMe to help raise money for the vet bills for my dog, Petey. Petey is really sick and needs more tests and procedures. Please visit GoFundMe and help Petey.   //funds.gofundme.com/Widgetflex.swf

Many thousands or million + people use JIRA every day. Raise your hand if you find a ticket by going to JIRA then change the URL to the ticket number or find it on the board? Ok put your hands down, no one can even see you… HA! So let’s make our lives easier. The goal of the below steps will ultimately allow you to type in jira hit tab and then type in the ticket ID (i.e. proj-1234). Even if it’s…

Mac OS X Yosemite and MySql configuration my.cnf file

This is just going to be a super quick post. I’m running Mac OS X Yosemite and MySql 5.6.25.  I was having problem with importing a SQL file in to it. I was running the following mysql -uroot mydatabasename < prod-database-backup.sql  and it would get to the same point each time at 80k line and then just bomb out. I had no idea why. I compared the MySQL configuration file, my.cnf, to my coworkers…

Amazon.com: Galaxy S6 Case, Spigen [HEAVY DUTY] Tough Armor Case for Samsung Galaxy S6 [EXTREME PROTECTION] – Retail Packaging – Gunmetal (SGP11337): Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com: Galaxy S6 Case, Spigen [HEAVY DUTY] Tough Armor Case for Samsung Galaxy S6 [EXTREME PROTECTION] – Retail Packaging – Gunmetal (SGP11337): Cell Phones & Accessories.

30th Annual New York AIDS Walk

30th Annual NY AIDS WALK

I am proud to participate again in the 30th Annual New York AIDS Walk on May 17, 2015. The AIDS Walk is a yearly 10K fundraising walk supporting GMHC and over 40 AIDS service organizations.

As many of my good friends know, this walk means a lot to me. One of my dear friends has been living with HIV since the late 80’s. He’s only alive today because of organizations like…

Benefit for Christopher Park on Thursday November 13th

It’s always a good time for a garden party. Especially one that benefits the ONLY public park in the United States with a monument to the Gay Rights Movement within. We’re talking about the world-famous Christopher Park and George Segal’s Gay Liberation statues.

We cordially invite you to join us for fun and libations on November 13th from 7-9 p.m at Monster Bar. Proceeds from the event will go…

PROVIDENCE the play by David A. Gill

Four ‘Mos Productions presents

the play by David A. Gill

 Four ‘Mos Productions will present PROVIDENCE, by David A. Gill, for a limited run, October 9 – 26, at Roy Arias Stage IV. Gill’s first full-length play, PROVIDENCE was produced at Transient Theater in Chicago & has since gone through a series of workshops before this New York premiere. Directed by Tom Wallace, the show has Set, Light &…

How to convert SSH key for Putty

Do you need to work on both MAC and Windows PC? Do you want to use the same SSH private key on both? Then keep reading because it’s not impossible.

If you are on a MAC or other Linux varieties that use openSSH for it’s private key generation we can take that key and convert it to Putty’s PPK format.

I’ve only done this once so I’m a newbie, here’s the steps I did to make it happen.

I sent the…

NY Aids Walk 2014 – Please Support Me!

I’m once again walking for the NY Aids Walk. This will be my 9th year partaking in the NY Aids Walk. If you haven’t gone, you should. Here are some simple reasons why you should go.

You’ll have a sense of pride that comes with being with THOUSANDS of people who all care and want to stop this epidemic.

You’ll get some nifty snacks along the way as many sponsors support this cause.

You’ll feel…