Back in the day – preventing Spyware
DaleI devised a method to prevent Spyware (and Webshots) from loading, using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Shim Application Database (sdbinst.db) It worked well: most people didn’t ring…
Look carefully, you can see the Compaq sign.
One company I was at, had an on-site server team from Compaq. This was in the days before HP merged with Compaq, and stuffed both companies. Even though it was…
Why? Is it gonna blow?!?
I’m careful with how I communicate with customers. Not for them, terms like ProcMon, least user privilege, DLL Hell and PEBKAC. Though for some of our support people, it’s an…
Windows Operating System install testing
Before we ship a customised Microsoft Windows installation to our customers, we test. And test. And test some more. The picture, though a little old, shows a failed build test. …
HP Universal Print Driver – shame it doesn’t work with Novell Netware.
Being cheap bastards conscious of the support costs of maintaining device-specific printer drivers, HP has come up with the HP Universal Print Driver (UPD). Works great on Microsoft Windows based…
Running Linux? Using Grub? GAGs easier.
GAG, the graphical boot manager is a lot easier to use. Saw it over at gag.sourceforge.net
Do machines have souls?
Yes, some do. You can feel this in how they behave. Let's speak of cars. I think the most reliable brand of car is Toyota. But are their cars exciting???…
Is the site down, or is it just me?
Saw this website the other day, and it’s really useful. It’s useful because it will tell you whether a website is down/broken/doesn’t exist OR whether it’s just you that can’t…
There is a folder …
I keep in my filing cabinet, of illustrative IT articles. Don't think your workplace email can be monitored? Here’s an article from 1997: Don’t think data can be recovered from…
Only 200 to go then …
On the ABC Collectors television show recently, there was a woman with 300 shoes. Only 200 to go then! Yes, it was cold in the doghouse that night.