I just switched to the Blogger Dynamic Template. You can read about what if offers readers here, and what Blogger wrote about it here. I am still on the fence about keeping it, or switching back to my old custom template, or adopting one of the standard templates. It is much easier using standard BloggerContinue reading “Blogger Dynamic Templates”
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Rotation confuses face recognition
I have around fifty thousand digital photos in my library, and it has become impractical to browse through them looking for some event, or some place, or some person. So other than archiving, there really is no value in collecting photos if you can’t go back and find the ones you are looking for. AContinue reading “Rotation confuses face recognition”
How to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC
I was trying to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC. But, when I launch SETUP.EXE, Windows warns me that SQL Server is not compatible with Windows Server.If I ignore the warning, the install proceeds but then fails to install .NET 3.5. After a little searching and experimentation I found a wayContinue reading “How to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC”
2008 VW Touareg Tire Pressure Discrepancy
I drive a 2008 VW Touareg with stock 17″ Pirelli P255/60R17 Scorpion STR tires. I noticed the VW recommended tire pressure was 2PSI higher than the tire’s maximum pressure rating. The tire pressure sticker on the driver door indicated 46PSI, while the tire wall indicated a maximum tire pressure of 44PSI. Overinflating tires is potentiallyContinue reading “2008 VW Touareg Tire Pressure Discrepancy”
Archived Content and Templates
I have now moved all old archived content from my website to this blog, the old pages contain links to the equivalent blog postings. I know the copy-and-paste blog formatting is not very elegant, but it will do. I was using the standard Blogger “Tic-Tac” template, but the readable area was not wide enough toContinue reading “Archived Content and Templates”
Broken Symbol Proxy
This post is about Microsoft Debugging Tools for Windows, symbol servers, and symbol proxy servers. You can read my posts about this problem on the Microsoft WinDbg group, and on the Google Chromium group. We run several symbol servers, and a single symbol proxy server that provides transparent access to all our symbols servers, asContinue reading “Broken Symbol Proxy”
Installing Vista SP1 with an OEM key
I received my new Lenovo ThinkPad T61 notebook, pre-installed with Vista Ultimate, but also with 3rd party software I did not care for. I wanted a clean Vista install, and that is exactly why I made sure to order the recovery media with the notebook, thinking that this will include an OS install DVD. ItContinue reading “Installing Vista SP1 with an OEM key”
Abit F-I90HD motherboard
This article was originally posted here. Introduction: I was very excited to find the Abit F-I90HD motherboard for use in my HTPC,primarily because it had an onboard HDMI connector. I purchased two boards, but I ended up returning them both because of problems. Instead I purchased two Intel DG33TL boards, read about that experiencehere. TheContinue reading “Abit F-I90HD motherboard”
Vista SP1 and Intel GMA blue screen crash
I previously commented on this problem here and here.I participated in the Microsoft Vista SP1 Beta program. After installing Vista SP1 Beta on my machine with an Intel DG33TL motherboard, and installing version 15.7.3 of the Intel GMA drivers, my machine would blue screen crash when it goes to sleep. The crash happens in theContinue reading “Vista SP1 and Intel GMA blue screen crash”
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