I moved slipstick.com into WordPress as a CMS and wanted a list of articles in each category, on separate “index pages”. On my old site, I used a fairly simple asp script to read one folder and list the files in the that directory. Each folder had its own directory.asp page. The guys I...
Can’t Preview Word 2010 Docs in Windows 7
When you try to preview Office documents in the File, Open dialog, an error is returned. The same document previews as expected in Windows Explorer or other Office applications. Steps to repro: Open Word Go to File, Open Select a folder where there is a Word document On right, “show the Preview pane” selected...
Stupid Outlook Behavior… or Users are Viruses
In a recent Facebook discussion about whether or not a problem with Media Center was caused by a virus or just some goofyness with the computer, I had this to say: “I’ve heard people tell others that stupid Outlook behavior was caused by a virus… when it was just stupid Outlook behavior so I...
Starting Applications with Administrator Privileges
Some programs (especially older applications) need to run with administrator privileges in Windows 7. Or you may need to run the program with administrator privileges for other reasons. With most programs, you can right-click on the shortcut and choose Run as Administrator, but this doesn’t work with Office applications – the shortcut doesn’t have...
Replacing the screen on a Blackberry
Way back in February I broke the screen on my Blackberry Storm when I dropped it on a ceramic tile floor. I’d dropped it before but this time it hit on the edge, not flat, the screen looked like a spiderweb. (A true “Cracked Berry”!) It still worked (but left glass shards on my...
Would anyone fall for this phishing email?
I got the following phishing email today. The first giveaway that it was not legit was in the first line... plus the message was formatted with ugly green text. ™From Microsoft windows lives corporation™ (TM marks?!?!) ? Hear by? Severe user? Every account user most get back to us? ™From Microsoft windows lives corporation™...
F8 in a virtual machine
I’m trying to set up a new Windows XP virtual machine (in Microsoft’s Virtual Server) and the F8 (to accept the EULA) wouldn’t in the virtual machine. I searched Bing (google searches are useless lately) and most websites say you need to set the F-lock key. However, I’m using a Toshiba laptop to access...