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- How do I... Add image thumbnails to Microsoft Windows Explorer?
- thumbnailsQuote"If this box is checked, there will be no thumbnails. So if you want thumbnails, you will want to check it."Unquotegood blog, but is this a typo?
- Tags: Blogging, Kiltie, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- (Images: Where 3D gaming meets SOAs)
- Is this real?Only two images (why only two??) about a new 3 D game from IBM.Looks like the objective is to pick one of the women in the lobby and start chatting them up on an overhead walkway.Call me cynical, if you like, but shouldn't IBM be better off spending...
- Tags: Kiltie, 3D, SOA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs
- Yeah, but.....WGA is tagged as "critical"So I do not trust M$ at allHere we go againSS,DD and little to differentiate this problem with the last.I suppose we should be grateful that they have released the fixes.
- Tags: Kiltie, Microsoft Corp., WGA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- Missing Shortcuts
- On one of my computers on my home network, all the shortcuts disappeared. (Win XP Pro - all up to date)This happened a week ago, I have been researching it since, no luck so far except to suggest a desktop/user login problem.As I am only user,
- Tags: off-topic, shortcuts, software, windows, Kiltie, desktop, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Unexpected error
- I am getting quite a few of these:[b]An unexpected failure has occured. It has been logged and will be addressed by support.[/b]nb, exact message was copy/pasted, including the speeeeling ;-)I was just trying to post a comment in Discussion
- Tags: tr error messages, off-topic, Kiltie, feedback, error message
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- Does Linux belong to Microsoft?
- In a recent Q&A session, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared his belief that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property.I won't post any links, the tech news is buzzing about it.Is not paying SCO to sue IMB and b
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Kiltie, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Fond memories of an old game
- WolfensteinDo you have the link Mark?I am currently converting one of my old machines to DOS and resurrecting old games.Lousy graphics, but great concepts, even some of the old stuff had great playability in 640K.Maybe we could open a th
- Tags: geekend, off-topic, software, Kiltie, game, DOS, Lemmings
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- The biggest geek on planet Earth: Jonathan Vos Post
- Is this real?First off, the Google link didn't get the results you mentioned, Wiki didn't have anything, but a Google search on his name got 564,000 hits in 0.11 seconds.:D :D :DPrime hit got an awful web page, which I found impossible to re
- Tags: Kiltie
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- 15 simple rules for getting your girlfriend to play D&D
- Great Stuff BillI hope to add to that, but I am sure I'll never come nearOne rule in DM-ing a multi sex adventure is to go light.You always need a cleric, magic user about, most guys tend to go for the fighters.Steer your SO into a suppo
- Tags: Games, Kiltie
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- XP needed
- This is more of a rant that anything else, however I would like your opinions.Far too often, I get seemingly good software to try out, only to find out during install that it needs Windows XP.Why?I have 98, 2k, XP, Linux, so why this restri
- Tags: off-topic, vista, software, windows, Kiltie, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., new OS, Windows 9X
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- The intarweebs say I'm 'a classic novel'
- Similar to youBut I had a tie breaker with 3 at same score.lololIncidentally clicking "next Post" doesn't take me where it thought I would go.Instead I end up in another's blog, not yours.I am a classic novel tooA college textbook
- Tags: Kiltie
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- 10/100 network
- I have a home network that is 10/100 capable. That is, it is supposed to run at 100 speeds, but never seems to. Reading the Docs, it says that it reverts to the lowest connected device.Fair enough, so I disconnected all the BNCs and left only the
- Tags: NETWORKING, LANs, Kiltie, network, Kiwi
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- TR membership
- Just curious, what is the current level?What do active members think of TRs changes so far?My input: I think they are doing a great job, battling all odds.TR has come a long wayHaving been in IT since the beginning (1979) when it was fina
- Tags: Semiconductors, Kiltie
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- Software that needs XP
- One of my biggest gripes is software that insists on a certain Operating System being installed. I run multi boot systems. Some software I cannot run on 98, I have to boot to XP.Why?Sure, maybe it is best to have the latest and greatest, but th
- Tags: off-topic, windows, Kiltie, software, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, programmer
- Discussion threads 2006-11-18
- Firefox 2 Spell checker
- I am having trouble getting FF2 to stop flagging mispells of words like "honour", "favourite" which are correct English(it objected to the above use, for example)Although I can "read" American, it is a nuisance, since I think and type in Englis
- Tags: firefox 2, off-topic, software, windows, Kiltie, ENGLISH, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, dictionary
- Discussion threads 2006-11-16
- Browser Focus
- One that has always puzzled me, so this question is mere curiosity.Sometimes, using IE6 as an example, opening a link that needs a browser results in one of 3 positive actions:1. Opens a new window2. Uses the existing open window.3. Steals any window it can find apparently at randomso the...
- Tags: window, ie6, off-topic, browser, software, windows, Kiltie, new Window, JavaScript, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2006-11-16
- Still sticking it to the consumer
- ProvincialSorry, but this is my pet peeveQuote from takeaway:[b][i]We're down to the last few days of this Congress[/i][/b]Are we?Not in the UK Gigi, nor nearly all of the other countries in the world comprising the [b]World Wide Web
- Tags: Kiltie
- Discussion threads 2006-11-16
- Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus
- Somehow I didn't think that Microsoft was readyTo be a security provider.In many ways, it kind of leaves them looking a bit sheepish. To identify your competitor as a virus will keep techies laughing for weeks.I'll stick with my Puppy!Gm
- Tags: off-topic, e-mail, networking, software, windows, security, Kiltie, Microsoft Corp., Google Gmail, virus
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- UK cyber-crime laws updated
- WTG us Brits!!!!!We are once again leading the World, maybe the US will follow, and then the rest of the Globe.Maybe we will see Our Illustrious Empire back?heheheJust kidding my American friends, I don't forget who you fought (quite rig
- Tags: off-topic, networking, software, security, Ancestors, Kiltie, AMERICAN, WGA, American Citizen, Ancestor
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- For my Network specialist friends in TR
- A friend has a problem, a home network that used to work, no longer does. I tried to get some details from him, but this was at 3am my time so brain was sleepy ;-)It is a mix of cabled and wireless, Desktop and Laptop, Workgroup and Domain.Su
- Tags: hom, soho, ethernet, lan, networking, hardware, software, windows, wireless, Kiltie, router, laptop computer, desktop, DSL modem, network
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
Harnessing the power of waves
Planting solar gardens
Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?