Being short $10 dollars

Sometimes, peoples’ lack of maths skills amaze me.

I was at the airport the other night, buying some stuff.

Total cost $41.35.

Gave the old bloke $60 (3 x $20).

I received $28.65 change, a “bonus” of $10.

Spent the next five minutes arguing with the old bloke, that he was short-changing himself [...]

How to convert an OST file to a PST file

(if you don’t know what an OST file is, see below)

There are four options, one of these below might work for you. NOTE: This is a work in progress post.  It will be updated when I learn something.

The OST2PST conversation method.

Backup ost file(s) Rename outlook.ost to outlook.pst Use scanpst.exe from Outlook [...]

Heroic alternatives.

One of our dogs is wearing out, due to old age.

He’s 14.

He’s developed a bit of a cough, so he’s been off to the vet.

First, the vet thought “enlarged heart, let’s get an x-ray”.

X-ray came back, no, heart looks normal, but “we’ll try him on some heart medicine in [...]

Counting lines of VB6 code.

Was asked to analyse a library of Visual Basic 6 to determine the effort required to migrate it Visual Basic 2005/2008.

The good news was that most of the VB6 programs share common modules, so it will just be a case of fixing those modules once, then compiling and testing.

The bad news is [...]

Tilt, Cock, Lock, Look

A novel idea, and a clever advertisement, all rolled into one.

Probably the safest way to fire a submachine gun, this side of a war.

Source: originally seen over at channeldvorak.com

(“Tilt, Cock, Lock, Look” is known as an ‘Immediate Action drill’.  Google it, if you’re that curious)

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I'm not the only one annoyed with HP's UPD print driver.

A month ago Nitin Kohli commented:

HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) works very well with Novell. Please fidn the info on Novell Support site. http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?ex… Hope this will helps to all, who have issues with HP UPD on Novell environemnt.

No, it does not.  Let’s look at that Novell article I linked to in [...]

What is a good task?

A good task is:

Measurable Has one owner 8 – 120 hours Is an action.

More like giving a baby a loaded shotgun.

… Yes, let me introduce you to the professional PHP programmer. You see, PHP is like a handgun. On its own, it is simply an inanimate tool that has no moral leaning. In the hands of a responsible citizen, it can be used to the benefit of society. But in the hands of someone [...]

A Project Manager’s Guiding Principles

Lead by example Constantly communicate a sense of urgency Know your scope, manage it relentlessly Report the past – Manage the future Know your governance model and use it appropriately Keep on track with the weekly control cycle Manage your stakeholders proactively Escalate high-priority issues early Keep your focus on the end game [...]

“Yes, the plane can be two hours late, but you still have to check in on time …”

Travelled on Tiger Airways recently, and the service wasn’t too bad.

Sure, Terminal 4 at Tullamarine Airport is a converted shed, and the baggage pickup area IS A shed, but you do expect that for such cheap fares, eh?

The downside is that Tiger fly Airbus A320* aircraft.

I don’t like them.  They [...]