Much has been said on this topic, by smarter people than me. I won’t attempt an educated version of the topic (as I’m not actually educated in that subject area other than by experience), I have nothing backing this rant other than an ability to empathise with end users and a burning need to Make [...]
For several weeks now, Outlook has persisted in reminded me about reminders I have already dismissed and I kept dismissing them only to be reminded again. I finally got annoyed enough to do something about it.
Close Outlook
Start/Run
Type “outlook /cleanreminders” (without the quotes)
This doesn’t always cure it but it sure helped me.
I realised the other day, as I professed ignorance to the whereabouts of Edmonton, that there is seldom an excuse for ignorance these days, if you have any kind of Internet connection. A few moments with the web browser of my choice and not only would I know where it was but I could also [...]
I’ve just been sent a copy of the contact list for our major client. Listed within are instructions as to how to navigate the automated switchboard to reach various people.
As some of you may know, I’m in the throes of redesigning the software our company uses to manage its contracts/contacts/operations and stuff. What didn’t occur [...]
Human beings have always sought to make sense of their environment by labelling things (even if it was just different shades of “ugg” for a while). The modern (don’t make me say Web 2.0) web projects are popular, mainly because they give us a chance to label things for ourselves. Everyone’s understanding is different, and [...]
As a precocious (their words, not mine) 10/11 year old, I used to be given the books of my peers to check spelling tests, and was assigned as mentor to a couple of the less able members of my class. I wonder how Daniel is getting on these days.. I also have some memories [...]
For those occasions when you are manually editing data and need to replace what you are removing with a NULL. The keystroke is control-0
The number of times I’ve googled for that, as I can never remember it..
Obligatory comment on X-UA-Compatible
This strikes me as a continuation of those ‘Best viewed in $browsername $version’ badges, that irritate me beyond all measure.
I will use what version and what browser I choose, to consume your content. If I choose to have the text chiselled out onto the back of a passing badger, that is *my* choice.
At the moment [...]