Monthly Archives: December 2009
Turning off User Account Control, or You’re Damned Right I’m an Expert
My biggest gripe about Windows 7 is the impact User Account Control has on the command line. Unless you turn UAC completely off, every time you run something on the command line that Microsoft has deemed requiring your password – … Continue reading
Adding Pantry Shelves to the Basement Stairs
Adding pantry shelves to the basement stairs Originally uploaded by jharbert. This is a fun little project. I’m giving my small nail gun and chop saw a little workout. It’s not done yet – four more shelves will go on … Continue reading
I’m Afraid I Can’t Wish You a Merry Christmas
I received an email a few minutes ago. It was a thoughtful email, right up until the very end. (Redacted company name) would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!! May the new year … Continue reading
Pointless: Location-Aware Smart Phone Services
I’ve seen a lot of tweets in my twitterstream from apps like Foursquare and Gowalla. These are location-aware apps for the iPhone (Gowalla) and Android (both) that lets you announce to your followers where you are at any given time. … Continue reading
Handy New Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut
By holding down the Windows key and then tapping the left or right cursor control keys you can move a window to fill the left or right half of your monitor. If you have multiple monitors as I do you … Continue reading
House Comedy
As you know, we just moved into a new house in the country. We’re loving living here. The house, however, has a bit of a sense of humor. In a heavy rain, water comes in the basement. Not a flood … Continue reading
Going back to Windows XP for a bit
I like Windows 7 quite a lot. I’ve been running it for a month now, but I haven’t entered my CD key to activate it yet. There area couple of issues I want to resolve first. Win7 dumped the Quick … Continue reading