Few people will think about their digital identity when they consider their public exposure. The purpose of this post is not to make you paranoid, but to make you aware of the information that is out there. As we saw recently with Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account getting broken into, one must fully understand and manage their digital identity for security … [Read more...]
Advanced Batch Scripting
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...]
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...]