Posted in Technology on Sep 8th, 2010 4 Comments »
Background I have gotten several emails about Windows 7 recently (and even a couple about Vista). Since I am in the middle of a large Win7 architectural and deployment project, I thought I would take time and jot down some thoughts and try to answer the emails in the progress. I don’t want to do a feature [...]
Posted in Technology on Aug 24th, 2010 No Comments »
I have had some emails recently from people wondering if I was still alive. I’ve also had messages from various people needing some technical advice. Obviously I am still alive. So, over the next few weeks I am going to make a concerted effort to put these emails into a blog entry. Here are some [...]
Posted in Technology on Jun 16th, 2010 2 Comments »
May 2011 Update: The Dell Latitude E6420 XFR will now include an integrated serial port. This is a huge deal. If you’re needing a fully ruggedized modern laptop with a serial port, then I suggest you check out the E6420 XFR. It’s too bad that this is now the only Dell with with a serial [...]
Posted in personal, Technology on Nov 16th, 2009 4 Comments »
WordPress is a great blogging platform which is updated frequently with useful features. However, as useful as it is, the WordPress developers realize they cannot make a platform that contains every single feature that every user could possibly need. As a result, they have made the platform extensible so that other people can create plugins [...]
Posted in Technology on Nov 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
It was raining a few weeks ago and I got a little bored. For some reason I wanted to load up OS/2 Warp as a Windows 7 Virtual PC instance. You may recall that Windows 7 has XP Mode, but that doesn’t mean you cannot run other operating systems. Check out the screen shot below. The [...]
Posted in personal, Photography, Technology on Oct 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
I took the boys and dogs for a walk in our backyard this afternoon and of course I took a camera. I saw a tree with a single leaf hanging on and had to grab a shot. After some processing in Photoshop and Nik’s Color Efex Pro, I came up with a nice Autumn theme [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 25th, 2009 6 Comments »
5/20/11 Note: For those of you still on Windows Mobile 6.5, I highly suggest you look into installing a custom ROM on your phone. The carriers release these phones and rarely go back and provide updates. As a result, your operating system is usually VERY out of date. Plus, a custom ROM gives you a [...]
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