Monthly Archives: May 2007

Windows XP and TEMP

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Administrator

When I was recovering files from a malfunctioning hard drive last week, I noticed tens of thousands of temporary files in dozens of different directories scattered throughout the file system. I was appalled at the wasted space, file fragmentation and … Continue reading →

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IMUG: One Laptop Per Child

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Administrator

Ed Cherlin gave a talk, “Language Support on the One Laptop Per Child XO Computer”, and demonstrated, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) notebook computer at IMUG in Apple, Cupertino. It’s really small. And has a really small screen and … Continue reading →

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SQLZoo: Cool Multi-Database Educational Site

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Administrator

SQLZoo not only has free tutorials for learning and trying SQL, but lets you run interactive queries against multiple databases. Very cool. One of my friends uses it for learning basic SQL. I use it for testing SQL written for … Continue reading →

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Review: Nokia N95

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Administrator

A friend of mine gave me a demo of his Nokia N95. The N95 is a combination penta-band/CDMA/GSM/WiFi slider phone with 5 MP camera, second lower-res camera, MP3 player and micro-SD slot. His phone came with a 1 GB card … Continue reading →

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Hard Disk Failure at Home

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Administrator

I was saving a file Saturday nite and my home Windows XP machine blue-screened on me. During several attempts to reboot, it couldn’t load the operating system. Not cool. I booted the XP installation CD, went into repair mode, and … Continue reading →

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