I'd like to share four utilities that can improve your batch (DOS) scripting by making them more user-friendly, more versatile, and more dynamic. With these tools, you'll gain a variety of abilities that allows you to do more with batch scripting and make your utilities more polished/enjoyable to the end users. The four utilities are: Sleep, BATtoEXE, CHP (Create Hidden … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Book Review: Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager is an interesting read from 'Rands', the author of the book and the blog Rands in Repose. If you want to gain a perspective of what it's like to be a manager in the software development industry, you should read this book. It could also provide valuable insight for current managers looking to improve. … [Read more...]
GetPlus is a Big Minus
GetPlus is a download manager that a lot of people using Firefox may have encountered when installing Adobe Reader. GetPlus acts as a plug-in for your browser to download and install software and updates to that same software. From their webpage: Our getPlus Download-, Upload- and Installation Manager and igetPlus (for Mac OS) are sophisticated tools for an efficient … [Read more...]
IE prints one page blank from temporary files for all print jobs.
I was able to solve this problem but not in a manner that is either mentally satisfying or feels conclusive. The problem: User reports that suddenly printing from Internet Explorer 7 no longer works on a Windows XP Professional machine. The problem seemed to start without cause this week on Monday (before Microsoft Updates on Patch Tuesday). Independent of the web page … [Read more...]
New domain!
Welcome to the new domain and self-hosting Wordpress. http://www.404techsupport.com I hope you enjoy the stay and find exactly what you need. If you don't, feel free to leave a comment and I can try to help. Looking forward to creating many more posts and tips to share with all. There will be a few quirks as we make the transition, but I'm working on fixing things and getting … [Read more...]