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Month: May 2009

Technology May 15, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on Windows 7, Virtual XP, and the Intel CPU

Windows 7, Virtual XP, and the Intel CPU

Turns out Windows 7 RC1 has a nasty little problem when you try running Virtual XP on certain Intel-based machines. Including my home desktop.

Technology May 14, 2009February 22, 2019 | 1 Comment on Simple PHP Blog To WordPress Converter v0.2.0

Simple PHP Blog To WordPress Converter v0.2.0

New features include:

Announcements May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment on Download Simple PHP Blog To WordPress Converter

Download Simple PHP Blog To WordPress Converter

The source code for this application (written in C#) is available here:

News, Technology May 14, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter works like a charm

Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter works like a charm

It is done.

Technology May 13, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter, Part III

Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter, Part III

Rod Austin asked me in a comment how I've gone about this small application. This is my response. I'm reposting it here for your reference.

General Humour, Technology May 9, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on The shareware app that just won’t quit

The shareware app that just won’t quit

ShutOff 2000 works better in Windows 7 than it does in Windows Vista. I think it's awesome. I can even run Visual Basic 6 in Windows 7 without resorting to Virtual XP.

General May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment on Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter Hiatus

Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter Hiatus

I'm almost done, but I have a day job and rehearsals and stuff that keeps me busy. I'll get back to it shortly.

Technology May 1, 2009February 22, 2019 | 1 Comment on Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter

Simple PHP Blog to WordPress Converter

Right, I'm about halfway through my Simple PHP Blog to WordPress converter and it's looking good!

Miscellaneous, Technology May 1, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on This blog

This blog

Right, so I've got this:

Technology May 1, 2009February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on On technology predictions

On technology predictions

Further to my previous post, there is one technology prediction I have made, which I still stand by: 1TB solid-state storage drives (SSD) by 2010.

Recent Posts

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