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"Connect to a network" delay on Vista
Published on Tuesday 28th October, 2008 (AEST)
A little while back I wrote about some of the annoying behaviours of the "Connect to a network" function under Vista. One of the issues is a loooong delay in simply opening the "Connect to a network" screen. (More)
Quickbooks Enterprise on a Windows 2008 Terminal Server
Published on Tuesday 2nd September, 2008 (AEST)
I had to install Quickbooks Enterprise 2008/09 onto a Windows 2008 Terminal Server recently. Intuit don't support running this application on a 2008 server—no surprises there—and the only reference on the topic I could find in their knowledge base confirmed that I was on my own: (More)
HP Compaq 8510p Review
Published on Sunday 31st August, 2008 (AEST)
I've been using a new HP 8510p laptop for the last couple of months and have been meaning to pen a review for some time. Between turning the certification treadmill and taming our backyard, however, little time has been left for the luxury of writing. (More)
Zip files behaving badly
Published on Friday 27th June, 2008 (AEST)
With malware becoming so prevalent, we can be quick to blame it for any abnormal behaviour. (More)
McGrew Security RAM Dumper
Published on Tuesday 24th June, 2008 (AEST)
A few months ago I wrote about some research at Princeton University into recovering the contents of memory after a cold boot. The researchers did not make their util, ram2usb, publicly available and I guess as a result I've viewed their findings as an interesting proof-of-concept, and little more. (More)
