My new external monitor

9:27 AM

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I now have a new external monitor with my Thinkpad. Unfortunately Windows 7 is missing some tools to optimize this setup (dual monitor). Here’s what I use : DisplayFusion The free version of DisplayFusion is a must have for everyone with two monitors or more. It will allow you to have a different wallpaper (background) on each monitor. You can also add keyboard shortcuts to move your Windows from one monitor to another. Good Wallpaper sites If you want to span a single wallpaper through all your monitors

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Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List

8:25 AM

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This download consists of a list of sites that are most likely to be displayed better in Compatibility View in Windows Internet Explorer 8. Source : Microsoft Download Center

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People Using SharePoint in Education

8:14 AM

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Watch a couple of interviews that highlight how SharePoint was used to implement solutions for the University of Washington, Foster School of Business and the Lake Washington School District. Source : Get the 'Point: Posts

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TM VBA Inspector

4:02 PM

Posted by ParadisJin Microsoft Office0 comments

When coding, it's easy to make small mistakes. Usually these types of mistakes have no direct effect; the code runs and everything appears to be OK. That makes this situation so dangerous. … If you want to gain a quick overview of potential errors, you can use the free TM VBA Inspector. This add-in lets you browse the entire VBA code of an application for potential errors. Source : Microsoft Access Team Blog

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Facebook spammer fined $1 billion

10:51 AM

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MONTREAL – A Montreal man who sent more than four million spam e-mails to Facebook users over a two-month period was ordered to pay the social media giant more than $1 billion in compensation. Source : cnews.canoe.ca

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A self elevating PowerShell script

8:54 AM

Posted by ParadisJin Admin toolsPowerShell0 comments

The long and the short of it is that, as a general rule, I always leave UAC enabled on Windows and never run as Administrator by default.  But I do have scripts that need to run as administrator from time to time. Rather than launching PowerShell “as Administrator” (which would result in me running other scripts as administrator – because it would be convenient) I have put together the following chunk of script : # Get the ID and security principal of the current user account $myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent() $myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)   # Get the security principal for the Administrator role $adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator   # Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator" if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole)) { # We are

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Volkswagen 2011 Jetta reviewed by Wired.com

12:54 PM

Posted by ParadisJin Cars0 comments

…VW aimed the sixth-gen Jetta at the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. But going head-to-head with two perennial best-sellers meant dropping the Jetta's base price to just $15,995. In doing that, VW cut some corners, even on the upscale SEL version ($21,895) we spent a day in. The biggest changes are to the interior, where you'll find a lot of hard, shiny plastic where VW once used more upscale materials. Some of the knobs and switches feel flimsy. Leather is no longer an option. And though the interior is spacious and comfortable, it doesn't have quite the same fit and finish as earlier models. VW cut costs under the car as well. The base model doesn't get cruise

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F1 2010 – Review

11:01 AM

Posted by ParadisJin Formula 1Game0 comments

No, F1 2010 is not iRacing and does not qualify as a hardcore simulation in any shape or form. To be honest, I´ve never been more torn regarding a title as I am with F1 2010. There certainly is a lot on the bright side, namely stunning graphics, excellent atmosphere like you won’t find in any other racing title and a rather innovative career mode. Sadly, the title feels very much unfinished in its current state, being plagued by bugs and a horrible AI system as well as very limited multiplayer options. What makes these problems worse is that, aside from the issues, F1 2010 is a very fun title that shows a lot of promise. Source :

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