Category: Wayback Retrieval
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Playing with the W810i
Been poking the W810i this evening, trying to get it to synchronise with my PC for things like calendar and contacts. Gave up on the official software quite quickly, as it seems to be utter pants, only supporting Outlook Express / Windows Address Book. Found a link to some software called MyPhoneExplorer, and it seems…
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Hard labour
Took last Friday off so I could get more work done on the house. Moved 1.5 tonnes of gravel with the help of a spade and wheelbarrow; sorted out the parking bay and all the gaping holes behind it. Got three quotes from estate agents, and had the place measured for carpeting. Did some touch-up…
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Wonders of BartPE and Ghost
I mentioned to a friend of mine, Matt, that I needed to somehow ghost my shiny new Windows installation from the SATA array to some other drive as a backup. I’m used to doing it with Symantec Ghost, but last did that when Ghost ran from a DOS diskette. Yeah, ages ago in other words. …
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New rig.
The new beast of a workstation arrived (in parts) at 7:45 this morning. I’m now typing up this posting using the new beast, and watching Windows Update install 77 updates. Amazingly, there were no more updates after a reboot. Regarding the assembly of the beast, I’m very impressed with the level of documentation that came…
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Revamping the house – part 2
So I’ve got the steamer again, and my muscles are muttering about a pre-emptive strike to stop me from using it. I pity the fools (and I’ll pity myself by tomorrow evening!). Amusingly enough, the steamer is made by the same company that makes the household steamer that my mother has. Small world. I’ve managed…
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Vanishing Skips
So, Tuesday I call the company I ordered a skip through, and asked for it to be picked up on Friday morning. This would let me park the car in the driving bay, and back the van up to just outside my house. Imagine my surprise when I got home yesterday and found that my…