Eradicating another nasty virus
Another computer infested with some nasties found its way to my desk. Cleaning the Trojans from this one was easy, getting windows working again after proved to be slightly more difficult...
24 hours of google disconnect - shows how dependent we are
For the past 24h the ISP serving PawPrint's main office had an issue that prevented subscribers, including us, from connecting to any of the many google web sites (including mail, maps, search, basically anything from the big G was offline) Despite everything else being just fine - it was amazing to see what an effect this had on the Internet in general.
So was I, here is some information that might help...
As a software provider located in BC, and the changeover date for the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) fast approaching I have been trying to get some straight answers about how it applies to my business. This turned out to be harder then I would have thought and the answers I eventually got were most surprising! The following should help anyone in BC or Ontario in a similar non-tangible goods service industry.
PawPrint is please to help give Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast a digital face-lift
The new look of Wildflowers
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After several years it was time for wildflowers bed and breakfast to have a face lift for their web site. While PawPrint had assisted with several small changes to their previous site, it was our pleasure to propel the site forward with a new design backed by our XDe Content Management System.
How to open and clean a Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
The scroll on my mouse had been getting steadily more choppy and erratic for a while.. I knew it needed cleaning but finding the screws to open the thing was a challenge. This little howto is provided in the hopes of helping others with a similar mouse.
Small Update to enhance result number format and build with Flash Builder 4
The fifth alpha of Versaverter 4 (alpha 4 was not released) is now available for download and testing. The new version includes several bug fixes and just a few enhancements. This release was largely completed to implement the build in the new version of Flash Builder.
196.75 drivers can cause severe cooling problems, possibly resulting hardware damage
The latest Nvidia drivers may have a serious flaw that can reduce performance, possibly cause the card's fan to stop, and may even lead to hardware damage. The reports are so serious Nvidia has removed them from their web site pending further investigation.
Some changes are already visible via depreciated functions in PHP 5.3
The long awaited PHP 6 version is starting to look more like a reality at the end of a very long tunnel, but in the immediate future the PHP team has depreciated several functions and language concepts in the PHP 5.3 release that are clearly aimed at helping developers start to migrate early...
Anything prompting people to finally move to a better browser can't be bad
We have been encouraging people to switch from Internet Explorer to basically any other browser for several years now and the latest security holes that have garnered world wide attention after the Google issues in China just underline the reasons why. However, all the press is getting people to switch and that is great news for the web in general!
integrated twitter-like on-site updates with automatic updates to twitter
The main chirp form
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PawPrint is pleased to release the new chirp module, an on-site twitter-like short update system that is integrated into the XDe and accepts pre-loading from other modules while providing automatic updates to twitter and soon other social bookmarking sites.
Third alpha of our completely re-worked Unit Conversion Utility
The third alpha release of Versaverter 4 is now available for download and testing. The new version includes mainly bug fixes and just a few more enhancements and new features. This release is still alpha software so we expect a few rough edges.
Second alpha of our completely re-worked Unit Conversion Utility
The second alpha release of Versaverter 4 is now available for download and testing. The new version includes several enhancements, bug fixes, and new features. This release is still alpha software so we expect a few rough edges.
Fix server side mime type to solve this annoying problem
As I begin my foray into the Adobe Air development arena I hit a strange snag for some people trying to download .air files - Windows was silently changing them to .zip during download - breaking the entire process! Here is how to fix it.
The first new release of Versaverter since 2005
Versaverter 4 - Completely Re-written
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PawPrint is thrilled to announce the availability of the first Alpha release of Versaverter 4. The first release since 2005 primarily addresses usability and opens Versaverter to the Mac and Linux users (and any other platforms where Adobe Air will run)
We expect an initial aplha release in the next week
Versaverter 3 has been out and slowly becoming obsolete since 2005. It was high time to kick things up a notch and get a modern release out the door. We had some high expectations for where Versaverter should go and we're now fairly confident that it is going to do exactly what we wanted!
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