Category Archives: Technical

In response to Microsoft's $4k fee to businesses for DST fix, while having this free validation-free fix from microsoft (http://support.microsoft.com/dst2007) vs validation-required update also from microsoft for XP SP2, Slashdot.org, OmnipotentEntity posted yet another savvy fix, straight to the source, … Continue reading →

Interestingly, I have the same birthdate with this Nobel Prize laureate. Erwin Schrödinger, born August 12, 1887.  [@more@]

This is signed on my birthday 8/12/1978...interesting: http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/china/treaty78.html Recalling with satisfaction that since the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China issued a Joint Communique in Peking on September 29, 1972, the friendly relations between … Continue reading →

Facing a problem after joining a station to a domain, I had a hard time finding the solution on the internet, now I found it. Perhaps there are other solutions but this works like a charm.  When trying to login … Continue reading →

Two nights ago, after taking several exposure shots at Orion at a very very windy and cold beach in Far Rockaway, my olympus c-5500 motor drive seemed to be filled with wandering terrestrial "asteroids" and failed to operate. The photographer … Continue reading →

Chinese and Anasazi recorded the crab supernova on July 4th, 1054. Anasazi cliff painting near Penasco Blanco's great house seems to indicate such event. This nebula M1 is located in the constellation of Taurus.   Below: Anasazi's Cliff Painting, Crab … Continue reading →

I believe lighting is the most important ingredient. It's more important than temperature, food, etc. Because it effects more than just a few issues. Fluorescence light is preferable. It emulates sunlight. At least 10 hours a day. [@more@]

"...users must have Power Users or Administrator group rights in order to run QuickBooks..." Edit permissions to Allow: Full Control for Limited User in the Access Control List for the following files and registry keys: File System: C:Program Files/Intuit (This … Continue reading →

It used to be done on computer servers. Now, one can manage hotspot by using one of these third party firmwares loaded into the wireless routers. DD-WRT is one of such firmware for linksys wireless router. Especially Linksys WRT54G or … Continue reading →

As a computer scientist, I recently learned that it's the purpose of Bcc (blind carbon copy) to hide email addresses from recipients. Some ISP may require one to first fill the "To:" field also.  [@more@]