All goes in circles.
DaleA wise, long serving public servant once told me: Everything goes in a circle. First we de-centralised to give control to each of the government departments. Some years later, we…
Not enough memory to complete this operation (adding a printer with Vista)
Trying to install my Lexmark X215 multi-function printer results in this error message under Vista: I don't know the actual cause, as I have 3GB of memory installed, but this…
Making a clone (aka photocopy) of your hard drive.
It's still Symantec Ghost for me, but the next time around I'll try free again. Recently had to build a Linux system out of a Asus EEE Box PC. The…
“Stopping All Stations Except General Motors”
When I heard this announcement, I thought to myself, “Must get around to visiting General Motors Railway Station”. Time elapsed, and I moved interstate for a while. And General Motors…
Get the logged on user – code which works!
Some VBscript code which ACTUALLY works. I don't understand some sites which share code. You go looking for VBscript code on the net to do something, and invariably IT DOES…
PrimalScript uses streams
Yes, PrimalScript uses alternate data streams to remember where I've set breakpoints in my code. (this prompt appears because I'm copying from NTFS volume to a FAT16 volume).
Matchstick F1 Mercedes McLaren
No, I don't know how many matchsticks are in it, but you can Google that for yourself.
404 errors
I was tempted to blog about the history of 404 errors, but some sad git splendid fellows, brave heroes, risking life and limb for Blighty!*, has beaten me to it.…
“Server Error in Andrew Bolt application”
I've always suspected that Andrew Bolt is a BOT, and BlairBoltWatch/An Onymous Lefty might agree. Saw this screen the other day when trying to view Andrew's blog. It explains why…
Hitting the big red switch
Hitting the Big Red Button should be nobodies idea of testing whether something works. But I've worked with computer operators who think that is a way of powering down a…