How to do things
with Adobe version 9.5 –> 11.
The fix is to grant all "Users", "Full Control" to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker Registry Key
(on a 64-bit system, this will be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker) 
a thing in large corporations.
And one way to find out who has the computer, is to flag it at next logon.
I used this idea at a few organisations, and it always works well.
I use VeraCrypt to create a encrypted hard drive. That way, if I lose the drive, the lucky finder won’t be able to read the data.
The steps are as follows:
I needed to ZIP-up some log files in a number of subdirectories. In the past, I have used the PKZIP utility.
I couldn’t find my copy of PKZIP 
“Doesn’t PowerShell have a compress-archive command?”
’Why, yes it does!’
Two commands later:
$files=get-childitem *.log -Recurse
compress-archive $files -DestinationPath c:\data\AllTheLogFiles
I had my AllTheLogFiles.Zip file.
My backup tool of choice is SyncBackPro. It’s a quality product at a reasonable price.
One of the things I backup is my Apple iPhone and iTunes folders. I take a snapshot of these by using the Compression feature, with a custom filename.
You can generate a custom filename this by creating your own variable in the Profile Setup/Variables area.
In the screenshot (about) you can see that I’ve created the Variable Name DATETIMENOW with the Value %YEAR%%MONTH%%DAY%_%HOUR%%MINUTE%%SECOND%
In the screenshot, this translates to 20180717_213656
I then use this in the Profile Setup for the actual backup:
As simple as that.
As far as I can tell, IXL do not make the IXL Tastic with a Pull Cord Switch any more.
The Pull Cord uses a Ball and Socket arrangement.
ie. the knotted cord sits in a socket.
After some years of use, the ball socket can break:
(the “blue tack” was a previous repair)
Had an email recently from a reader
I found your page on Google (Jasc Image Robot – October 2009) and was just wondering if you still have Image Robot or if you know where I can get a copy of it?
No, and no.
But a quick look at Google shows that XnConvert might do what they want. It will read 500+ image formats, and output to 100+ formats.
And it’s freeware.
I also briefly looked at Advanced Batch Image Convertor, but the two problems I had with it were that a) it won’t read PaintShop Pro images (PSP) and b) only 5 export formats.
I was looking at the picture on the right, and was thinking, there’s something wrong with it.
But I didn’t know what.
So I did a check on TinEye*, and found several close matches.
This one is the closest, it’s from shutterstock.
By the looks of it, the first image was rotated left, so the display board was level; and it has been cropped.
* yes, I wrote about TinEye 3 years ago. I’m still impressed with the service.
There hasn’t been many blog posts of late, as I’ve moved into a new apartment in South Melbourne, and the processing of moving has taken up a bit of time.
One of the first problems in the new apartment was with the lock. I’d put the key in the lock, turn the key to deadlock the lock, then take the key out.
Except the key wouldn’t come out.
Ah, it’ll need some graphite to fix the sticky lock. Off to the local locksmith to buy some. The local locksmith is called Local Locksmiths.
Naahhhhh, you don’t need graphite, your actual problem is that the screws holding the key barrel are loose.
By jove he was right. Tightened the screws up, and the problem was fixed.
You carefully lever the bottom of the case, out of the case. Here are a couple of photos which demonstrate this:
After I got the case open, I was impressed by the amount of shock absorption that Western Digital provided. The blue mounts in the second picture are the shock mounts.
If you are looking for a replacement, you can still buy drive these drives Western Digital WDBAA0010HBK drives on Amazon.