If you come across this fine error: It is likely because somehow, over time, you’ve installed many or multiple versions of SQL Server Compact Edition. This was, at times called different names such as SQL Server Anywhere and SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition. To remedy the situation, it’s as easy […]
According to news.com.au, the Australia dollar has cracked the US 0.90c barrier today. It’s time to buy stuff from Amazon.com! It’s certainly time to decide if you need to buy/import anything, take advantage of the excellent strength of our Aussie dollar. Heck, it’s a good time to travel to the […]
A little something for how big business views use of their intellectual property (does a work become void if the owner has no intelligence?). In a recent hearing for the RIAA, Sony’s head of litigation took the stand and amazingly let slip that Sony’s opinion, legally speaking, is that any consumer […]
Overnight in Marseilles, France, the Australian Rugby Union team bowed out of the 2007 Rugby World Cup to make room for better teams. Yes, this was a pretty bittersweet blog post to have to write, but the team which has lacked cohesion throughout the year (let alone the tournament) never […]
"I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!" –Howard Beale, Network (1976) Well, I think that captures the essence of my pain.. Sorry, but I’m really at a loss to explain the sudden – but measurable – drop in the quality of products (notably software) in the past […]
Well, I just had a fun experience. Here I was searching the Internet, chatting to a few colleagues when suddenly all hell breaks loose with my laptop’s CPU. So, naturally I’m concerned because I’m not doing anything that should be CPU intensive, so I fire up ye olde Task Manager. […]
More surfing the interweb has turned up this patch from Microsoft. It’s not been included thus far with Automatic Updates, but is available as a separate download. I’m installing it today to gauge for myself whether the patch does indeed stabilize Vista because my recent experiences have been horrible. Just […]
Jumping out from the void comes this exciting post from Scott Guthrie. It seems that in the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft will be releasing the source code to the .Net Framework. From Scott’s post: "We’ll begin by offering the source code (with source file comments included) for […]
Madden 08 – Rumoured to be bad enough for an official patch. That’s right. Electronic Arts apparently will release a patch for the PS3 and xbox 360 consoles. About time too, because my franchise has come across a new glitch: I’m unable to sim or play past a regular season […]
So it goes without saying (well, almost) that a well tuned machine makes life less stressful. Sometimes I have to use other people’s computers and it amazes me how much punishment they abide by letting their system get so slow. These next few posts will pertain to increasing the performance […]
News today comes via news.com.au that Microsoft is redesigning Windows Live Search. Coincidentally, Bruce Mcleod was just taking aim at the variations between Google and Windows Live search on his blog. Based, in part, on Bruce’s argument I think it is clear to see why the Live search functionality needs […]
Hi. Well just arrived today is the mother of all Lego kits. I’ve been collecting the ‘Ultimate Collector Edition’ kits for some time now as I enjoy building and unwinding. However this kit might just be the biggest challenge as yet! Over 5,000 parts the end model comes in measuring […]
So, I’ve been considering the purchase (or salary sacrifice) of a new laptop. My two current Laptops are great, but could use improvement. The tabby (‘Lil’ Beastie) really won’t like Windows Vista and will probably be a Windows XP Tablet Edition machine for the rest of it’s life. It’s the […]
G’day all. It’s been a little while since my last post. Why the delay? It’s been fairly hectic of late, for a few reasons. Here goes.. Excuse List (Pick any two) 1. My wife and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary and tenth year together. Now we are into double […]