The Victoria police and Victoria Roads really know how to send some negative messages. Looking at their billboard ads, Australia, or at least Victoria and Melbourne, has some horrible problems, including drinking and driving. It really seems like people just don’t know how to behave properly. It’s not like other places don’t have problems with… Continue reading Police Send Negative Messages About Australians
Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope
I’ve added a favicon to Cynic.me. (It’s the dog icon you see in the address bar.) But it’s not random and not without significance. I chose it because the word “cynic” comes from the Greek word for “dog”, and “Diogenes the Dog”, or Diogenes of Sinope, is my favorite philosopher. Credited as one of the… Continue reading Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope
.NET Controls Constructed Off-Screen Display Black
While working on Duplicate Photo Finder, I discovered a very odd thing: the ToolStripStatusLabel displays solid black if it is constructed off-screen, and it cannot be recovered. You can see in the upper-right screenshot how the labels are solid black. I suppose that it would be possible to entirely construct a new control then replace… Continue reading .NET Controls Constructed Off-Screen Display Black
Save As Dialog Disappears on Multiple Monitors
Occasionally when you add a new monitor, or shift them around, the Save As dialog (or other modal dialogs like Find & Replace) gets lost outside of the viewing port. It’s usually sitting just above your smallest monitor or something similar. To fix the situation in Windows, you can open up the Screen Resolution applet… Continue reading Save As Dialog Disappears on Multiple Monitors
iDeparted – What Happens When You Die?
A friend has just launched a new web site service that lets you securely store all your online accounts and passwords for in the event of your untimely death. iDeparted.com Here’s a quick tag from iDeparted.com: Transfer & Deactivate Your Online Accounts After You Die. Store & Retrieve Lost Passwords While You Are Alive. And… Continue reading iDeparted – What Happens When You Die?
Are You Ready to Switch to Linux?
I’m so tired of moronic reasons to “switch to <insert OS>”. And bored tech writers never seem to stop coming up with them. For once I’d like to hear something intelligent written on the topic. Here’s yet another “switch to Linux” article: http://tech.ca.msn.com/pcworld-article.aspx?cp-documentid=26948667 And the “top 10 reasons” for it: 1. You’re Tired of Paying… Continue reading Are You Ready to Switch to Linux?
On Sovereignty and States (Wikileaks and Child Sex Tourism)
The idea of jurisdiction is central to most states in the world. If you commit an offense in Texas, in addition to being hosed, you’re also unlikely to be tried in California. Similarly, if you sell medical marijuana in California, you’re unlikely to be executed in Malaysia. There’s a basic concept there. You need to… Continue reading On Sovereignty and States (Wikileaks and Child Sex Tourism)
Disable Windows 2008 R2 Password Expiry
Well, god knows changing passwords can be a PITA, and I got messages that my password would expire. A search for it only turned up information on Active Directory, which is not really useful for me. Anyways, you can do it here: Start > Administrative Tasks > Local Users and Groups > Users > <user>… Continue reading Disable Windows 2008 R2 Password Expiry
What I Really Think
I’ve finally got a place now where I can post what I really think on any topic. No more pulling punches. No more limiting topics. It’s all game now. What will I be ranting about? Politics. Religion. Technology. News. Whatever I bloody well feel like!