May 31, 2005
POVCOMP 2004: Hall of Fame:
"The images presented on this page show a selection of the types of art that can be created using POV-Ray. To a new user the concept of creating such images may seem daunting, but remember - all of the artists featured here were one day new users themselves."
May 27, 2005
Sunbeltblog: Report on the spyware market:
"Report on the spyware market just out. Morgan Stanley's report on the spyware market. Read it here."
May 20, 2005
Computers Seized in Data-Theft Probe:
"Computers Seized in Data-Theft Probe Federal Investigators Remove PCs, Discs From Several Locations; LexisNexis Break-In Linked to Paris Hilton Phone Hacking
By Brian Krebs
washingtonpost.com
Thursday, May 19, 2005; 6:16 PM
The federal investigation into the massive theft of sensitive personal records from database giant LexisNexis Inc. intensified this week with the execution of search warrants and seizure of evidence from several individuals across the country, according to federal law enforcement officials."
May 18, 2005
Abandoned Amusement Park T" in the Touhoku region
May 03, 2005
You may receive the "Setup cannot copy the file staxmem.dll" error message when you try to install IIS on a computer that is running Windows XP Professional with SP2:
"Method 2: Integrate the Windows XP Professional SP2 installation files into the original version of the Windows XP Professional installation files
To integrate the Windows XP Professional SP2 installation
files into the original version of the Windows XP Professional installation files, follow these steps:
1. Create a new folder that does not contain any files. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type cd \, and then press ENTER.
c. At the command prompt, type md winxp, and then press ENTER.
2. Put the original version of the Windows XP Professional CD into your CD drive.
3. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
xcopy /E /I /V CD_Drive:\i386\*.* /s Drive:\winxp
Note In this command, CD_Drive is the CD drive where the original version of the Windows XP Professional CD is located.
4. Remove the Windows XP Professional CD from the CD drive, and then put the Windows XP Professional SP2 CD in the CD
drive.
5. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
CD_Drive:
Note In this command, CD_Drive is the CD drive where the Windows XP Professional SP2 CD is located.
6. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
xpsp2 /integrate:Drive:\winxp
7. When you are prompted to locate the Windows XP Professional installation files, typeDrive:\winxp
and then press ENTER.
May 02, 2005
Repost of January Blog! So good it was worth repeating. It's laughs galore on every page when you see the whole manual!
Shades of "All your base are belong to us!"
Check out the scan of page 1 from the manual that came included with a KByte 128 MP3 player I bought on clearance at Staples last week (January). Click the link below the image to load a PDF version of the entire manual (4.4 meg).
http://www.geocities.com/mark_e_p/stuff/k-byte_mp3_manual.pdf
Standout phrases like, "...operation guide of the product is disaccord with the manual" and "Know well with player" and "Basal function" are funny enough, but every page is full of hilarious translations!
And then there's the screen shot of the format player's memory:
http://www.geocities.com/mark_e_p/stuff/mp3_player_screen.jpg
You might miss the misspelled title bar ("MP3 Plyer"), but no one can miss the one that had me ROFLMAO - "All the data of the disk will lose!"
No matter how the device works (and its not bad), the laughter alone was worth the price - $34 - of admission!
