Firstly if you have problems with Windows Update first thing to do is check your WindowsUpdate.log file. This file is found in your windows folder, usually “c:\WINDOWS”.
I keep having this happen, its a real pain in the arse! So I post this mostly for my own quick reference. This is actually to fix this and [...]
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Windows Update - Updates Not Installed - 0×80004002
Gazebo Project Worklog #1
I’m building a gezebo, why I’m not sure, however what I do know is that it will be great once completed. The project was designed completley in Google Sketchup, which helped me work out complex angles and otherwise difficult to calculate measurements with ease. The gazebo will be eight sided, with seven sides filled in [...]
Disable Avira Nagware
I have found Avira Free to be quite a decent piece of software and as such have switched over to it from AVG. However the nagware is a pain in the arse! This is a very simple way of disabling it in XP Pro/Vista Ultimate.
Open the ‘Local Security Policy (Local Security Settings) Panel’, found under [...]
Thailand Photos
Finally after a four month delay I’m uploading the rest of my Thailand photos…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jixor/
Google Chrome Links
Personally I’m not exactly blown away by the browser, its an interesting piece of software but I’ll be sticking with Firefox for some time yet.
Really well researched article goes through Googles lead up to releasing the browser:
http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2008/09/google-chrome.html
Lifehacker’s summary of Chrome’s hidden “about:” pages:
http://lifehacker.com/5045164/google-chromes-full-list-of-special-about-pages
Or Google’s http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chromes-about-pages.html
Lifehacker article goes through Firefox plugins to enable some similar functionallity [...]
Personal Aggregation Engine
I’ll be releasing the source code for my “personal aggregation engine” once I get enough time to tidy it up and add documentation. It uses xsl translations, caches feeds, reformats dud feeds, and there is a feed masher component.
Beta Release - DeviantART Feed
This is what I use to power the deviantart feed on my ‘Personal Aggregation Engine’. This PHP5 script scrapes your deviantart gallery to generate a simple rss feed, with thumbnails. Read about it and download via the DeviantART Feed page. I must however point out that I’m uncertain of DeviantART’s stance towards the use of [...]
