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Netgear WG111T - Windows 7 x32/x64 Driver Installation

I recently needed to use my WG111T on Windows 7 / x64. There seems to be some confusion out there about how to ‘obtain’ / install the drivers in Win 7 so I thought I’d try and help people out there (especially my uncle) w ...
January 31st, 2010  |  By Oliver  |  Tags: ,   |  Posted in Other Stuff  |  3 Comments »

TechEd 2010 North America Count Down Gadget

Are you going to TechEd 2010 North America?  Can’t wait to visit New Orleans with all your fellow IT Pros?  Well, get your geek on with the TechEd 2010 Count Down Gadget for Windows 7 and Windows Vista! Jeff over at expta.com has re ...
January 23rd, 2010  |  By Oliver  |  Tags: ,   |  Posted in Windows Gadgets  |  No Comments »

How to run IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera & any other browsers side-by-side

(Courtesy of Donavon West - donavon.com) I have been playing about with the new XP mode feature in Windows 7 Ultimate for a while now and for a developer like myself it has proven to be a god send. I was asked yesterday by a colleague whet ...
January 23rd, 2010  |  By Oliver  |  Tags: , , ,   |  Posted in Web Development  |  No Comments »

VirtualRouter: A rather nifty Windows 7 hack

I’ve just been going through some of my visitors comments / posts and viewing thier blogs & sites. I’ve come across an interesting article regarding another ‘hidden’ feature that MS has embeded into Windows 7 wit ...
January 13th, 2010  |  By Oliver  |  Tags:   |  Posted in Other Stuff  |  No Comments »

Windows Vista Count Down Gadget v1.3.1 - Updated

** Thank you to everyone that has provided feedback / comments. I am working to get the Beta of Countdown 2.0 up to scratch for release in September Febuary, I will keep you all updated. Oliver 28/08/2009 13/01/2010 ** Coding 90% complete, ...
January 12th, 2010  |  By Oliver  |  Tags: ,   |  Posted in Windows Gadgets  |  33 Comments »

Flash.ocx , Flash10c.ocx Windows Vista VB & C#.NET Class not registered / HRESULT: 0×80040154

Everyone has they’re off day, mine this month involved spending four hours wondering why I couldn’t get Visual Studio to import the Shockwave Flash library and after I finally did get it to (by re-registering Flash10.ocx) wonder ...
August 27th, 2009  |  By Oliver  |  Tags: , ,   |  Posted in Other Stuff, Web Development  |  1 Comment »

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Electric Cars, and Chargers, Poised to Flood ...

Shai Agassi brokers a deal to electrify one-third of the country's fleet within 5 years.
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Farewell to Sci-Fi Writer William Tenn

William Tenn, one of science fiction's most imaginative writers, has passed. Tenn created vivid scen ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Artist Creates Paintings From Floppy Disks ...

British artist Nick Gentry is using floppy disk drives to created mixed-media portraits.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

First Chevrolet Volt Rolls Off the Line Nov. ...

GM's date with destiny is set, but there's still no word on what the electric car will cost. ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:32:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

After 100 Years, Are The Boy Scouts Still Rel ...

February 8 marks the centennial of Boy Scouts in America. At a time when shows like 'Man Vs Wild' a ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Rewiring Haiti: Patience Wears Thin in Port-a ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — With the disaster-relief phase ending, the streets of Port-au-Prince are n ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

10 Ways to a Geeky Girl's Heart

If you’re a geeky guy looking to romance a geeky girl, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been with h ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:36:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Google's Super Bowl Ad: A Romance in Search ...

Google debuted a Super Bowl ad Sunday. The ad tells the story of a romance helped along by a series ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:27:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Review: Daddy-Daughter Killing Sprees Power ' ...

By building on the original's creepy setting and tweaking the troubling relationship between Big Dad ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Missile Silo Confessions: Living on the Edge ...

A renovated missile silo in the middle of the Arizona desert is a reminder of more chaotic times. Ex ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

How Movies Activate Your Neural G-Spot

Scott Brown considers the pros and cons of MindSign Neuromarketing's plans to create the "neurocinem ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT - Click here to read more >>

Feb. 8, 1865: Mendel Reads Genetics' Founding ...

An Austrian monk is anything but pea-shy when he explains the principles of heredity.
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