It's a very sad story but the Robertson II that I used to sail on is aground on Mink Reef off Saturna Island. I have been closely tracking this story over at bosunsmate.org
As if you haden't noticed - this whole blooming web site is brand new - it's only taken 6 years for me to get around to it...
Save space and clutter by preventing Windows 7 from making thumbs.db files
Contrary to what a lot of online sources are saying Windows 7 DOES automatically make hidden thumbs.db files in any folder where it encounters a picture. This thumbnail cache wastes space and pollutes folders with hidden files that can cause problems in certain circumstances, here is how to prevent them...
Some gotchas upgrading from Thunderbird 2 to the release candidate 1 of version 3
Now that the first Release Candidate of Thunderbird 3 is out, and because I'm a glutton for new software versions I hazarded an upgrade to the new version. I love what I see so far, but there are a couple if bigtime gotchas that others might want to know about...
Fix server side mime type to solve this annoying problem
As I begin my foray into the Adobe Air development arena I hit a strange snag for some people trying to download .air files - Windows was silently changing them to .zip during download - breaking the entire process! Here is how to fix it.
Anything prompting people to finally move to a better browser can't be bad
We have been encouraging people to switch from Internet Explorer to basically any other browser for several years now and the latest security holes that have garnered world wide attention after the Google issues in China just underline the reasons why. However, all the press is getting people to switch and that is great news for the web in general!
Some changes are already visible via depreciated functions in PHP 5.3
The long awaited PHP 6 version is starting to look more like a reality at the end of a very long tunnel, but in the immediate future the PHP team has depreciated several functions and language concepts in the PHP 5.3 release that are clearly aimed at helping developers start to migrate early...
196.75 drivers can cause severe cooling problems, possibly resulting hardware damage
The latest Nvidia drivers may have a serious flaw that can reduce performance, possibly cause the card's fan to stop, and may even lead to hardware damage. The reports are so serious Nvidia has removed them from their web site pending further investigation.
How to open and clean a Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
The scroll on my mouse had been getting steadily more choppy and erratic for a while.. I knew it needed cleaning but finding the screws to open the thing was a challenge. This little howto is provided in the hopes of helping others with a similar mouse.
So was I, here is some information that might help...
As a software provider located in BC, and the changeover date for the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) fast approaching I have been trying to get some straight answers about how it applies to my business. This turned out to be harder then I would have thought and the answers I eventually got were most surprising! The following should help anyone in BC or Ontario in a similar non-tangible goods service industry.
24 hours of google disconnect - shows how dependent we are
For the past 24h the ISP serving PawPrint's main office had an issue that prevented subscribers, including us, from connecting to any of the many google web sites (including mail, maps, search, basically anything from the big G was offline) Despite everything else being just fine - it was amazing to see what an effect this had on the Internet in general.
Eradicating another nasty virus
Another computer infested with some nasties found its way to my desk. Cleaning the Trojans from this one was easy, getting windows working again after proved to be slightly more difficult...
Sechelt BC Canada
Recent storms on the Pacific coast of N. America have been widely publicized - unfortunately the unscrupulous portion of our society that tends to take advantage of people's fears has started sending spam and virus laden emails targeted to people in this area with subjects the purport to be storm/wind warnings etc...
Thanks to customer suggestions the Content Manger has been significantly upgraded mainly in terms of user interface a few new features were added as well. For a complete list of changes and enhancements view the complete article
As you will notice if you visit the PawPrint.net portfolio, the XDe Portfolio module has been significantly updated. It was time for a better look and feel for the module, as well as some additional features and a general speed-up
PawPrint announces the availability of a new XDe module for object Tagging. The new module allows tags to be added to any module in the system (tags are like clickable keywords) This enhances searching and search engine indexing for the site as well as the overall user experience.
Sechelt BC, Canada
PawPrint announces the availability of the new notification module - enhancing email and on-line communications across all web sites that are based on the PawPrint XDe modular system. This new core module is available free to all current PawPrint customers.
In what came as a surprise to many, Google today released a new web browser called "Google Chrome" - PawPrint has already updated the XDe which is now verified to work under the new browser.
As a proud Canadian company PawPrint is happy to celebrate our national holiday with this small digital bout of flag waving - perhaps it's not much, but we love this country and are proud to call it home.
A new web site for the nautically minded
PawPrint.net is pleased to announce the launch of the Clarks Maritime web site, a home for the various nautical endeavours of Martyn and Margaret Clark. Previous customers and friends of PawPrint.net, this site was a joy to design and produce.
integrated twitter-like on-site updates with automatic updates to twitter
The main chirp form
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PawPrint is pleased to release the new chirp module, an on-site twitter-like short update system that is integrated into the XDe and accepts pre-loading from other modules while providing automatic updates to twitter and soon other social bookmarking sites.
PawPrint is please to help give Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast a digital face-lift
The new look of Wildflowers
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After several years it was time for wildflowers bed and breakfast to have a face lift for their web site. While PawPrint had assisted with several small changes to their previous site, it was our pleasure to propel the site forward with a new design backed by our XDe Content Management System.
The fastest Firefox launching today
As promised I'm going to keep this blog going - but talk about whatever I'm currently thinking about and not necessarily try to make it relate to nautical happenings - so here we go with that... Today marks the launch of the latest version of Firefox (my favorite web browser) and I simply must rattle on about it.
Looking back, 2 years after we lost the Robby
Sailing off the Sunshine Coast
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Strangely I received an email about the Robertson II just yesterday - exactly two years after the tragic night that she ran aground and left us forever. It reminded me that so many who will be touched (wounded) by learning of her fate, probably still don't even know it.
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