April 2004 Entries

First rule of patching: force a reboot?

It's not bad enough that there's remote code execution exploits with the “more secure than ever” windows 2003 server... but to fix them, we have to take our sites down and reduce reliability numbers as well.  Got any more salt for that cut? If you hit my blog (here), or the VS 2005 “community readme” last night at 5:13, you may have noticed that you didn't get a response.  That's because there is apparently no possible way to copy new files to my machine without rebooting it. So here's a wish for the longhorn server team (whoever you may be): figure out your...

posted @ Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:09 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows Developers: Hint- not all taskbars are at the bottom...

Think your software runs great in lots of situations?  You've tested multiple monitors, all sorts of resolution, and even 16 color mode.  Good for you. But did you try putting the taskbar at the top of the screen? That's right, people.  Not everyone has the start menu in the lower left corner.  I do on many machines, but on my tablet I put it at the top (It's much easier to reach up when your hand is resting on the screen).  But many (many) of the applications I use don't work right with that placement.   What can happen? The application appears under the taskbar The app saves...

posted @ Friday, April 02, 2004 1:56 PM | Feedback (4)