Recent articles (page 24 of 31)
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Mar 13, 2006
Chuck Norris Update
The man himself reads his favourite Chuck Norris facts.
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Mar 13, 2006
Marble Madness Madness
Marble Madness is a game that has been on my mind a lot over the years, considering I have never actually played it.
Though it was first released in 1984 and was ported to the Apple IIe (my first computer) two years later, I first saw the game when it came to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989. I've been wanting to play it ever since. A just-released free remake called Rolling Madness might allow me to do just that... if I ever get it working.
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Mar 11, 2006
Suspicion
I accidentally got mayonnaise on Sunny while eating lunch yesterday. I don't think he trusts me anymore.
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Mar 6, 2006
Installing IIS after Service Pack 2
I'm preparing to record one in a series of video tutorials for SitePoint, for which I'll need a copy of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), the web server that comes with Windows XP Professional, installed on my home computer for the first time since I installed Windows. The usual way to do this is to launch Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel, click Add/Remove Windows Components, pick IIS from the list and then go from there. But if, like me, you're working with a copy of Windows that has been updated to Service Pack 2, you'll just get this error:
Microsoft helpfully offers a solution to this in its online knowledge base. Problem is, the solution (which will most often require "Method 2" in that article) requires you to have a Service Pack 2 CD on hand, and Microsoft's web site does everything it can to talk you out of getting a copy of that CD.
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Mar 3, 2006
The Cutest Shall Prevail
In the battle for guinea pig supremacy... only one can win.
Growing up in Montreal, our family had a series of guinea pigs. First there was Ginny, who came home from the pet store already pregnant (I've since learned this is a sign of a really irresponsible establishment). One traumatic evening while the parents were out, our babysitter rushed us to our bedrooms when we shouted in alarm, "There's something coming out of Ginny!" By the time mom and dad got home, there were three new baby piggies: Popcorn, Raspberry and Patches. We found good homes for Popcorn and Raspberry and kept Patches to keep Ginny company. Eventually Ginny left us, and Frisky joined the family.
When we moved to Australia in 1993 we left them all behind, and I've been wanting guinea pigs again ever since. Meet Sunny and Toffee, the two newest additions to the family. They are both very cute, but they don't always get along so well.