When I decommissioned my Windows Home Server recently, I decided to replace it with Windows 7. However, I had over 20 scheduled tasks running on the WHS box to do things like back up my websites and backup files on the server and such. I wanted to recreate these scheduled tasks on the new Windows … [Read More »]
Archives for 2010
Loath vs Loathe
I learned something new today – I have been using the word “loathe” incorrectly! I have used the word “loathe” as an adjective: “I am loathe to try bungee jumping“, which is incorrect! The word should only be used as a verb as in “I loathe bungee jumping“. It turns out that there are actually … [Read More »]
How to turn on/off Keyboard NumLock on bootup in Windows
I recently rebuilt my home server machine to run Windows 7. I attached my ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint to the machine (love these keyboards – the feel and usability of a ThinkPad keyboard on a desktop!!), but after setup, I found that I was having difficulty logging in with the username and password I … [Read More »]
How to find the end of a line in Xara Photo and Graphics Designer
After spending nearly an hour checking hundreds (thousands?) of line points in a rather complex line in Xara Photo and Graphics Designer and still not being able to find where the line was broken – I turned to Google for help and within a minute came up with a 2 second solution! If you go … [Read More »]
Sydney Harbour Bridge
As seen from Kirribilli This was posted directly from my Nokia N900 using the Pixelpipe photo sharing service. This note added later using WordPress for N900.