Using PowerShell to ZIP something.
DaleI 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…
Backup date/time and SyncBackPro
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…
Fixing the pull cord on an IXL Tastic
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.…
A replacement for Jasc Image Robot?
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…
That picture looks odd …
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…
Fixing a sticky Lockwood Deadlock.
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.…
How to open a WD Elements USB2 External Drive
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…
Office 2010 SP2 install issues.
I’m getting ready to deploy Office 2010 Service Pack 2 out to my customers desktop fleet. I’m going to journal the list of problems I find along the way. Issue…
How to expand a VMware Workstation Virtual Disk.
Three step process VMware Knowledge Base: Increasing the size of a virtual disk (1004047) Now increase the partition size of the guest operation system. If you are going to use…
Finding device drivers with the PCIDatabase
Imagine you have a “No name brand” Ethernet card, without a driver disk or CD. You plug it into your computer, and Device Manager can’t find the drivers for it. …