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According to Microsoft, this is by design by morons: When your Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) client computer is in the proximity of two wireless access points, and one of the access points is broadcasting its Service Set Identifier (SSID) but the other is not, your computer always connects to […]

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This is what my Rogers Internet connection looked like over the past 3 hours. A technician is supposed to show up before 5pm but all I expect from that is that he verifies that the noise on the line is brutal. It will turn out to be the same thing as the last 20 times […]

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DHCP gave out an address finally at around 9:30pm. I suspect somebody kicked the DHCP server. We'll see how long this lasts. I'm certainly not holding my breath.

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Well it seems the only time I get any sort of useful customer service is when I detail things on this blog. So I thought it would be a good idea to continue with my Rogers Cable Internet Updates here as they happen. Its a continuation of my thread here. Since the last update service […]

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Look at this screen capture that was taken in Windows XP Home: Notice anything extremely alarming? It seems Simple File Sharing (read sharing for morons) is a really dumbed down version of sharing available in previous versions of Windows. It is the only method available in XP Home. XP Pro allows one to turn the Simple […]

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I had to read this review when I saw the title. As expected the review (reposted below) by Justin Lloyd is not very favourable. This paragraph In chapter 10, Rutledge demonstrates the use of sockets by creating a persistent server and dedicated client that he later develops this into what he terms a “massively multiplayer […]

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Well, this patent (#6,732,157) certainly won't hold up. Too much prior art. We were doing this at SimpleFilter before they even filed their patent in 2002. Network Associates is granted broad anti-spam patent Network Associates Inc. (NAI) has been granted a broad U.S. patent for technology covering “various computer program products, systems and methods” for filtering […]

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I would second that. In fact Windows developers should actually be the first one to read this!!! You can find the Guidelines here. Apple posts some notes on developing software for Macs. I recommend this not only for other developers but also for anybody who enjoys thinking about software. Source: Ranchero Software: Weblog: Comments for […]

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Practically spasm free here with SimpleFilter. The tens of hundreds of email never make it to my inbox anymore. A Japanese friend of many years has changed his email address and explains why: I had to do this change to avoid tens of hundreds of spasms and unsolicited emails I receive every day. Couldn't have […]

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