No one warned me that context sensitive menus require bit sizes to match. This means that shell extensions (like GPGee) which only supply a 32-bit version will not install on your right-click menu on a 64-bit version of Windows. GPGee, apparently, isn't really updating their software since about 2006 or so, and thus I had to go looking for a new GUI front-end for my gpg processes.
GPGshell: GPGshell is a graphical interface for GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard). It requires an already working installation of GnuPG v1.4.x (v1.4.9 or later), because it does not have any cryptographic code itself, and some basic knowledge about the GnuPG command-lines and functions. Included translations: CS, DE, FI, EN, ES, IT, NL, NO, PL, RU, SV, ZH Additional or updated GPGshell-related files (incl. translations) may be available here.
GPGshell suffers the same "no 64-bit version" issue, but it's not just a shell extension, there is a key manager, a system-tray bit, and a tool bar for quick encrypt/sign/decrypt in addition to the shell extensions (which don't work on my 64-bit Windows). It's not perfect, but it should save me a ton of typing. Interestingly it says it requires 1.4.9 or later, but it seems to work with my v1.2.3. Why don't I upgrade? For some crazy reason the command line switches changed dramatically in 1.4.9 and I have programs that I've written that work with the v1.2.3 command line switches, and I haven't gotten around to re-writing my stuff so until I do I'll have to put up with a warning each time I run GPGshell. Still easier than dropping to a command line...
Index related DMVs and DMFs - sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats: Examining statistics of indexes is useful for optimizing the performance of queries. Statistics help us determine the usage and worth of indexes. There are many different methods to determine their usability; , which gives core statistics of indexes. The first article in the index-related DMVs and DMFs series discussed the output of sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats, while this, the second of the series, will explore some output columns of the sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats DMV.
And some indexes are taking up a ton of space, only to have no queries actually care about the information, so useless...
EID UL-ADHA 1430/2009 | ISNA: According to astronomical calculations, the month of Zul Hijjah will begin on November 18 and thus the expected date of Eid ul Adha is Friday, November 27. The final decision will be posted after receiving the announcement of ‘Arafah date by the Hajj authorities in Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Majlis Ash-Shura, the highest policy making body of ISNA, has resolved to follow the position of the Fiqh Council of North America on the issue of determining the beginning of the Islamic lunar months for North America. Muslims in America as well as in many other parts of the world hold two different opinions about the observance of Eid ul-Adha. Some observe it on the 10th of Zul Hijjah according to their local lunar date and others follow the announcement of Hajj by the authorities in Makkah and celebrate this Eid after the day of ‘Arafah. After much careful study and consideration, the Fiqh Council has reached the conclusion that Eid ul-Adha will follow the Day of ‘Arafah as announced in Makkah. This is also the conclusion of the European Council of Fatwa and Research (EFCR). The Fiqh Council does not, and does not intend to, force its decision on anyone or on any Muslim community. People should follow the decision of their Imam and their Masjid. Moreover, people should do so with great respect and avoiding unnecessary disputes and arguments.
Found this Windows only solution!
Input Director: Input Director is a Windows application that lets you control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. It is designed for folks who have two (or more) computers set up at home and find themselves regularly sliding from one system to the other (and wearing out the carpet in the process!). With Input Director, you can share a single keyboard/mouse across a set of systems. You switch which system receives the input either by hotkey or by moving the cursor so that it transitions from one screen to the other (in a very similar fashion to a multi-monitor setup). The idea being that you can position the monitors from two or more systems in a row and use a shared keyboard/mouse to control all of them.
I'm sure everyone is familiar with the system: one finger means you have to pee, two mean you have to poo. Yaty and I find this inadequate. Sometimes there are things that need to be done outside of the parameters that a simple number system works well with. Here is our proposal:
- Pee
- Poo-Poo
- Diareah
- Vomiting
- 1-4
- Total Jerk
You'll see that 1-4 each have as many syllables as their number, for an easy mnemonic. Number five is the dreaded one through four. That one's tough and makes you drive like crazy in traffic. Thus we assume that most bad drivers in traffic are either a #5 or #6. Also to this list #0 constipation and #7 everything else. #0 should be obvious, and #7 is just borrowed from the recycle numbers.
A comment by poster " Zaphod Beeblebrox III" helped me find it:
Microsoft Showcase: Windows Media Center: Netflix and The White Gloves: ...you have to go to Tasks -> Settings -> General -> Automatic Download Options in Media Center and then click the button to run the update manually. Then, a new option for Netflix shows up under the Movies section and the prompts guide you through an easy Netflix installation.
However this wasn't obvious, I even went into the "Automatic Download Options" page, but it appeared to just be for album art and such, it wasn't until this comment sent me back that I saw the manual update button, which then prompted me to "setup Internet", which seems odd since I can't figure out what the setting up process did...
9 Principles, 12 Values : Glenn Beck – The 912 Project: It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington
Wow, apparently he hasn't really thought about the quote he used? Or didn't realize that this was George Washington's argument against a representative democracy and for a republic? I mean, honestly, the above is the sort of quote that Colbert would use mocking the right, but apparently the right is attempting to put Colbert out of business?
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