So I downloaded this Debian netinstall image… and Windows went suicidal?
Archive for the 'Rants' Category
Vista file transfer estimates: WTF?
Posted in Rants on Oct 8th, 2008
In Windows XP, it seemed like the estimated transfer time of files in a folder, when copying that folder from one place to another, was estimated purely based on the sum of the file sizes and the current transfer speed. It also seemed to have a preference for transferring the larger files first.
Motorized Madness
Posted in Rants on Oct 6th, 2008
I rarely post just a link, but this casemod is just too awesome:
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172860&postcount=377
MySQL Cheat Sheet
Posted in Rants on Oct 5th, 2008
My relatively short list of useful mysql commands
Screen size calculator
Posted in Rants on Oct 5th, 2008
Today I found out I want to replace one of my 20″ 4:3 LCD screens with a widescreen, to watch movies on a bigger surface. However, I didn’t want to reduce my vertical screen space.
What I mean is that a 20″ widescreen is, necessarily, shorter vertically than my 4:3 screen, meaning I get to see [...]
SMS Message Recieved Confirmation - IMPLEMENT IT PROPERLY
Posted in Rants on Jul 4th, 2008
Okay. If you have a cell phone, you’ve probably sent an SMS or two. I hate writing them, but sometimes they’re useful. When you’re on the subway and the connection goes in and out constantly, when you’re in a meeting, sending something which needs to be remembered or simply when you need to say something [...]
Yay. Blog.
Posted in Rants on Jun 25th, 2008
Yes, I finally submit to the pressure. This is a blog. But I’m still not making a bloody facebook profile! Get off my back about it!