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Going for my 3rd Windows install of the month. A few weeks ago, I got my system up and running, so I could use it as needed for finals. Now that finals are over, and I can relax. I’m going to do it the right way, and take my time.
Let [...]

I seem to have blown up Windows… here’s my tale:
Got a message this morning, that my USB Hub had a short or overload (no reason to believe that). All devices hooked to that hub, stopped responding (bad news).
Later today, had several programs just crash on me. Typical of Windows. So I reboot.
No [...]

I want to run a batch file via Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP.
Does anyone know how to run it in the background (without the window)? I don’t want to see the window. Just have it do it’s magic.
Crontab like (no crontab ports though, don’t want to add more software).
Anyone [...]

Among other announcements, Apple released iTunes for Windows.
I’ve given it a bit of a test drive too see how it is. Despite Steve Jobs claim that it’s the “whole thing”, IMHO it’s not as good as the Mac version:

Visualizer is lame compared to the diversity in the Mac version.
iPodService.exe service hanging around sucking [...]

Finally got Net::DNS to compile and install on XP with Active Perl 5.8. Yea for me.
So I’m experimenting with DNSBL. Neat feature, seems to be working well. Still figuring out which lists are best (without slowing down mail to a halt).
Still can’t get sa-learn working properly. But [...]

For those without Macs. IBM’s Access Connections is what makes Thinkpads feel a bit Mac like.
It allows the computer to change network configs real nice and quick. Kind of like Location manager. Also is capable of automatically finding your network between multiple network adapters. Much more mac like than Windows XP [...]

Looks like Apple still plans to release iTunes for Windows by the end of the year.
Not bad. I would have thought it slipped to early next year. I’m still wondering what the UI will be like. A smoother OS X like port… or a Windows implementation of the Apple Service?