https://ronaldbradford.com/categories/windoze/ Recent content in Windoze on Enterprise Data Architect | Principal Data Strategist | MySQL Subject Matter Expert | Author | Speaker Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:48:22 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/microsoftisms-on-my-macbook-2007-12-17/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:48:22 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/microsoftisms-on-my-macbook-2007-12-17/ Seems Mac OS/X has not escaped the unnecessary annoyances of Windows. Below are details to unstall a product on my MacBook, following it crashing my machine a few times with the “blue screen on death” below. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/t60-configuration-2007-03-27/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:42:43 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/t60-configuration-2007-03-27/ This is a long story, of the absolute nightmare I have had with this lemon. I wish I could send it back! I got my new Lenovo T60 from MySQL. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/hows-your-desktop-2007-01-02/ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:10:09 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/hows-your-desktop-2007-01-02/ People that know me, know that I can’t just do one thing at once. People that have seen me work also know just how I can’t just work on a single thing, but work with multiple monitors, desktops and programs everywhere. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/zune-or-zzz-2006-11-20/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:25:36 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/zune-or-zzz-2006-11-20/ An interesting article in the local New Jersey paper this week. “Will Microsoft iPod-rival Zune be a ‘zoom’ or more of a ‘zzz’. This is Microsoft’s attempt to finally case in the 1. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-windoze-cli-or-lack-there-of-2006-09-08/ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:10:47 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-windoze-cli-or-lack-there-of-2006-09-08/ There are many reasons why I hate Windoze, here is just another example. I need via the command line, change to a given directory, so I can manually run a command. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/microfox-2006-08-25/ Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:38:32 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/microfox-2006-08-25/ I’ve added Digg to my general lunch time reading web sites. I came across this yesterday. Microsoft invites Firefox development team to Redmond . Well, isn’t that nice, the big boy opening his pond (including all the sharks) to the little fish. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/troubleshooting-wireless-connections-under-windoze-2006-08-07/ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:55:27 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/troubleshooting-wireless-connections-under-windoze-2006-08-07/ Router Configuration In order to enable wireless you will most probably have a Wireless Router that is managing your Internet Connection (via cable or DSL), Each router is different, however they generally all have a web interface to access them, the Netgear and DLink routers seems to have generally moved to http://192. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/a-better-vnc-2006-06-03/ Sun, 04 Jun 2006 04:31:11 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/a-better-vnc-2006-06-03/ I’ve been using VNCViewer from RealVNC under Linux to remote connect to an older machine running windows. Two reasons, I don’t need yet another screen on my desk, and I need windows to adequately test and use the MySQL GUI products, in particular MySQL Workbench. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/mysql-gui-products-2006-05-19/ Sat, 20 May 2006 01:55:31 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/mysql-gui-products-2006-05-19/ I’ve started now to actively use more of the MySQL Workbench, MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Migration Toolkit. I am traditionally a very command line person, and it’s important that these skills are never put on the back burner. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/using-parrallels-as-a-vm-for-windows-2006-03-09/ Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:12:21 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/using-parrallels-as-a-vm-for-windows-2006-03-09/ $ su – $ Parallels-config Configuring Parallels Workstation 2.0 build 1514 Configuring Parallels Workstation 2.0 drivers… Compiling Parallels Workstation 2.0 drivers… Drivers have been compiled successfully. Installing drivers… Starting drivers… https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/testingtrailing-new-mysql-releases-2006-02-07/ Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:57:11 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/testingtrailing-new-mysql-releases-2006-02-07/ By now, I’m sure you have all heard about Free VMware Player allowing easy and quick access to see, view and use other OS’s easily. For those Windows users out there, now is your chance to trial MySQL under Linux with no impact to your system, why wait. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/using-vmware-server-free-2006-02-07/ Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:34:58 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/using-vmware-server-free-2006-02-07/ VMware recently released the Free VMware player which allows you to test other OS’s easily in parallel with your current OS. They also provide the Virtual Machine Center so you can even trial easily a number of different pre-packaged solutions. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/running-internet-exploder-ie-under-linux-2006-02-07/ Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:22:15 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/running-internet-exploder-ie-under-linux-2006-02-07/ It’s really so simple, I’m surprised it doesn’t come bundled in distros. (Well I take that back, I’m as anti-microsoft as you can get, but unfortunately, we have to lower ourselves and our good work to the power of Bill who has it over those uninformed majority being brainwashed with a non-standard and flawed browser, that you have to break your code to get to work for it somethings). https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/pae-support-part-2-2006-02-03/ Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:42:43 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/pae-support-part-2-2006-02-03/ I’ve solved the PAE Support problem with my current kernel of 2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp. Referring to my earlier post PAE Support with the inability to get Parallels VM Software working under CentOS 4. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/win4linpro-trial-2006-01-26/ Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:31:14 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/win4linpro-trial-2006-01-26/ In my continuing effort of finding a suitable complete Windows environment under Linux for those small occasions when you just can’t ditch it, I’ve tried Win4Lin. You can download 2 week evaluation copy from the website. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/windoze-and-microspew-at-it-again-2005-12-29/ Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:41:49 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/windoze-and-microspew-at-it-again-2005-12-29/ In reading the Google News Sci/Tech headlines today, near the top was the following article. Windows Security Flaw Is ‘Severe’ Washington Post – 36 minutes ago A previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/december-java-users-group-talk-on-ajax-2005-12-19/ Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:01:12 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/december-java-users-group-talk-on-ajax-2005-12-19/ I attended the December meeting of the Brisbane Java Users Group last night. The presenters Alex and Brad from Working Mouse a Brisbane Based J2EE Solutions Provider gave a talk on AJAX. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/mount-window-share-under-linux-with-samba-2005-10-13/ Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:26:48 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/mount-window-share-under-linux-with-samba-2005-10-13/ First check what shares are available for your Windoze Box (in this case it is at 192:168.100.36 with a login of and a password of ) $ smbclient -L 192.168.100.36 -U $ mkdir /mnt/ https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/photoshop-cs-psd-thumbnails-in-windows-explorer-2005-09-28/ Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:25:25 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/photoshop-cs-psd-thumbnails-in-windows-explorer-2005-09-28/ Adobe Photoshop CS (v8.x) no longer supports displaying PSD files as thumbnails in Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view, all you get is a standard Photoshop icon. If you have upgraded from a previous version of Photoshop to Photoshop CS you will be OK but a fresh install of CS will NOT included thumbnail previews of PSDs. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/change-user-file-permissions-when-moving-windows-disk-to-new-machine-2005-06-20/ Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:26:20 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/change-user-file-permissions-when-moving-windows-disk-to-new-machine-2005-06-20/ Set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders Important: If you are not joined to a domain and you want to view the Security tab: 1. <td class="text"> Click <b>Start</b>, and then click <b>Control Panel</b>. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/changing-ie-spinning-logo-and-title-2004-09-27/ Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:10:14 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/changing-ie-spinning-logo-and-title-2004-09-27/ This tweak will change the animated bitmap image that displays when IE (or Outlook Express) is busy. This tweak also removes or changes the branding string added to the window title ( Figure 2 ). https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/ripping-cds-to-mp3-on-windows-2004-07-21/ Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:07:47 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/ripping-cds-to-mp3-on-windows-2004-07-21/ For use on Windows platforms I use Free MP3 Rip from mgshareware.com. My Settings are: In CD | Options menu option on the General Tab, select Default Encoding Format MP3.