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Sagebrush is pleased to announce a change in our software license policy for standard (non-custom/non-contract) products sold from our web site : All past and future purchasers of our current products will receive LIFETIME UPDATES at no additional charge. We don’t want any customers to delay purchasing, concerned that an update might be coming soon … Read more
NPR Weekend Edition Nov 18 2007 has a story on seeding sagebrush in Idaho to combat invasive cheatgrass. [Link to audio clip]
Microsoft released Windows XP on October 25, 2001. Still going strong.
Tech support humor to begin the week: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGU74QoMH_g] Everything Feels Better When It Works Jebs Jobs Blonde vs Windows Foamy Tech Support, 2, 3, 4 Tongue Stuck in VCR Technically Non-Support Previous posts: Tech Support, Tech Support 2, Theremin Film Festival, Theremoid FilmFest
The purpose of this project is to allow the Motorola/Tracfone V176 cell phone to be charged through a USB port. Recent Motorola cell handsets (RAZR, W370, etc.) already provide a mini-USB port for charging. Future cell phones will standardize on the micro-USB connector. Standardizing on USB for charging has certain advantages: No need for another … Read more
Arrrrrr’, on this Talk Like a Pirate Day, we be presentin’ one of our previous logs in pirate-speak. Tip o’ me cap to this translator. (Pirate) WinChime RingTone: TracFoneV176 We be havin’ a TracFone v176 (GSM, Motorola) an’ wanted t’ add a WinChime ringtone t’ th’ handset, preferably at nay charge. Generate a MIDI File … Read more
We tend to avoid real-time phone tech support in favor of e-mail and forums, but only because support calls don’t sound like this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6h4m-UIfD8] link [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZozDKABxvw0] link2 Related Post: Tech Support
Twelve years ago today Windows 95 was introduced. Following Windows 3.1, this was the big move to 32 bits (we ignore the Win32s fork), including a better selection of native controls and improved usability. Business for independent Windows software developers began to take off. Our company’s first product was introduced earlier that year for Win31. … Read more
We did time-lapse screen capture on our development computer for one day, compressing ten hours to five minutes, and then set to music. The screen resolution is intentionally reduced– we don’t want anyone reading code, just get a general overview of activity. The screen blanks for short periods when the screen saver activates, where we … Read more
IEEE Spectrum has a first-class technical summary of the Vodafone Greece cellphone wiretapping scandal. This story has it all: apparent suicide, wiretapping of conversations with key high level politicians and officials, rogue software, destroyed logs, subversion of wiretapping capability originally implemented for law enforcement requirements. (huzzah! Schneier) Previously: Recording in the News