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How to type a unicode character under MS Windows

Posted July 15, 2007 * Comments(0)
  1. Press and hold down the Alt key.
  2. Press the + (plus) key on the numeric keypad.
  3. Type the hexadecimal Unicode value.
  4. Release the Alt key.

Note that this method will only work if you have the following registry key set to the correct value..
under HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method, set EnableHexNumpad to 1

Use the Character Map to find the hexadecimal Unicode values for different characters.

Also, it’s worth noting that if you are using MS Word you can simply type in the Unicode hex value first and then press Alt+x. The hex number will be replaced by it’s equivalent Unicode character automagically.

Hello, World!

Posted June 28, 2007 * Comments(0)

I finally did it.
Hosting my blog on a private hosting provider where i can have as many blogs as i want, take them offline, back ‘em up, do whatever i want.
I know you can do all that with regular free blogs, but it feels good to be in control, plus it was a good experience setting it up and everything, which wasn’t that hard at all thanks to the awesome documentation that the WordPress guys provide..

I’ll try to keep this blog updated with everything geeky/technical/computer-related that i find interesting or worth noting.