Microsoft Virtual PC uses virtual machine hard drive images as disks. These VHD files are typically dynamic in size, they grow as necessary. And I had one grow on me yesterday to over 40GB in size! Microsoft provides a Virtual Disk Wizard which can be used to compact virtual disks (when the virtual...
If you have yet to run into WebKinz , don't feel bad - it may just mean that your age is measured in double digits. For the uninitiated, WebKinz are stuffed animals that each come with a secret code that uniquely identify them. Armed with their stuffed animals, kids go to the WebKinz site, create a...
Due to scheduled network and server maintenance (in the wee hours this morning) some of you may have had problems getting to my web server. Part of this change required DNS changes too, and so it is possible that some of you may still have difficulty getting to the site for the next few hours (as...
Fake eBay messages have long been favorites of phishers - click on a bogus link and you'll likely go to a fake eBay page that will prompt you for your login and password. We've all seen these before, and I don't fall for them. But today I received a fake eBay message that made me look, and look...
Here's a new one for you, new as in "it's a new rule since last week" (exact quote from a TSA agent in Detroit this morning). When you show your ID at the security checkpoint you must now take it out of any holder. So, if your Drivers License is in your wallet, even if fully visible and legible,...
I've admitted this before, I am a big Lego fan (for the kids, of course!). I just saw this Eiffel Tower in the latest catalog. 3428 pieces, almost 4' in height, built to scale from the real tower's original blueprints ... I so need (yes, need) this one!
I have finally gotten around to updating the On The Road list and pictures. Lots of new pictures have been posted, including this one taken last week while climbing The Great Wall of China. Hey, this evangelism gig is a sacrifice, but I am willing to do it. ;-)
I am standing on the Great Wall of China at Badaling.
When I travel on longer trips, especially international trips, I bring along snack food with me (things like snack bars, dried fruit, nuts, crackers and peanut butter, etc.) - quick protein snacks (for the most part). I've been doing this for years, and never a problem. Until yesterday. I usually...
rtePad is a web based rich text editor. If you want to truly be amazed, check out these examples ! It's all client-side JavaScript, so it is back-end independent (and they note that it can indeed be used by ColdFusion).