The picture which won’t die – Wile E Coyote ‘Genius’ picture
Dale... it just keeps appearing in my backups. Back in 1997, a colleague created this picture as a joke. It had his name on it as well, but to protect…
21 Things to do when quitting work
This is the list I used when I finished up at my last job. Writing in blue shows what I did/what actually happened when I tried to complete the task.…
“ntuser.pol.tmp”
... Or another reason roaming profiles can be problematic ... In the case pictured right, customer was logging onto a Windows XP computer and a Windows NT4 computer. It took…
A miracle occurs here
One of my favorite IT sayings, pictured left. Been known to say it when looking though some complex source code, or when listening to a Project Manager say something is…
Godwin’s Rule – calling vegetarians Nazi’s
"Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies: As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." A fine example of Godwin's Rule was this…
“I came up with it all by myself.” – on theft of ideas in corporate life.
Seen this twice in my 20 years in IT. This being the theft of someone else's ideas, and claiming them as their own. First time I saw it was in…
“You can be even more special” – by donating plasma & platelets.
Don't just donate blood, donate plasma instead! Plasma makes up to 13 life saving products, used to treat a range of medical conditions including hemophilia, liver and kidney disease. And…
Reason for all things
Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion…
Deleting files so they can’t be recovered.
Was asked to find a secure way to delete files off a USB stick. The way I've done it in the past is to use the Sysinternals Sdelete utility. It's…
Unmanaged PCs, with good reasons
There are 2 classes of PCs and 1 class of user where you should avoid installing Desktop Management toolsets. Production Control/SCADA equipment Prohibited by law Exempted class of users I'm…