Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:12 pmThanks to the Delphi Geek’s post When Vista Doesn’t Print I finally got Vista to print to my multiport print server a D-Link DP 300U. Earlier versions of Windows worked by just adding a local port. Windows Vista allows you to do it just like always, but […]
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Vista Home Basic is not good
Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:13 pmI’m using a new budget laptop at the moment. It’s a Compaq c700 (actually a c763TU) that will eventually go to my kids, so I thought I’d checkout what Vista Home Basic is like. On a laptop it makes no sense! Laptops move from location to location, […]
Upgraded to WordPress 2.6
Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:12 pmUpdate:21 July 2008 Don’t upgrade to 2.6! wait until 2.6.1 as there are permalink, login and posting problems. Of course this is the first time in years I haven’t taken complete backups before upgrading 🙁 I thought I should mention that I’ve upgraded this blog to WordPress […]
How to pronounce Pfizer
Last updated on March 27th, 2017 at 02:31 pmMy wife was watching commercial TV tonight and an ad came on saying Australians should get a cholesterol test. This ad and the website being promoted is sponsored by Pfizer Australia. That was in small print in screen at the bottom. So I’m guessing Pfizer sells the […]
OpenStreetMap.org Free as in Speach Street Maps
Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:03 pmOpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from […]
Twitter for status updates
Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 01:05 amI like the idea of Twitter as a micro-blogging tool. What is Twitter? Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you?re doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates?for others, you can just check […]
Last.FM widget test
Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:50 amI?m experimenting with what this blog means to me. You can?t see it, but the tag line isTechnology, Travel, eBay, Airline seating, Social Networking ? a life online, but I sometimes struggle to differentiate it from my other blogs, forums and online writing. This is the closest […]
Determining PCI Vendor ID and Device ID
Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:17 amIn working with LTSP and K12LTSP I use some old hardware as dumb terminals. Some of this old gear presents problems in determining the correct NIC driver or graphics driver to use. If the old machine still has windows on it I use Craig?s PCI Programs to […]
Mac OS X Keyboard navigation
Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 10:45 pmFor those switching from Windows to a Mac go and read the excellent HOWTO Switch To The Mac article from Tao of Mac If you?re keyboard-oriented, go into System Preferences | Keyboard and Mouse | Keyboard Preferences and Turn on full keyboard access. Now you can deal […]
Installing Etherboot on a Hard Disk Drive
Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 10:29 pmMy Linux Terminal Server Project is going well, however one of the painful support problems in branches is people removing the Rom-O-Matic boot CD?s we use to boot old PC?s on the terminal server. A lot of the old PC?s have hard drives and staff tinker with […]