Techo Thing
Computer Install Stuff
Diva MP3016W MP3 player experience Here
Installing a Belkin Firewire/USB 2.0 PCI card with Win XP SP1 Here
Installing a Promise SATA 150 TX2Plus SCSI card with Win XP SP1 Here
Adaptec 2940 SCSI arrangement with Win XP SP1 Here
Networking printers on wireless LAN (mixed MacOSX & Windows) Here
Mapping a Windows key on IBM R51 ThinkPad Here
Win XP Pro OS moved from PIII to PIV platform Here
Frontpage 2003 installer issue Here
Web/Browser/Client Problem Stuff
A big whinge, Thunderbird can't delete attachments - Here
Bug : Thunderbird RSS doesn't retrieve all items - Here
Bug : Thunderbird POP3 receive mail issue with Ipswitch servers - Here
Bug : CSS hover span box truncated top with Opera 9.x - Here
Computer Problems
Just some odds and sods here -
nVidia driver issue brings PC to its knees Here
Printer Sharing on XP Pro SP1 Here
Persistent CHKDSK issue with XP on boot up Here
Using Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG card with Ethereal and Air Snare utilities Here
Properties in Right-click context menu for folders not working in Explorer Here
XP Desktop Folder settings Here
Internet Connectivity problem with Windows 2003 network Here
OSX Stuff
MacBook - 1st impressions Here
Migrating XP SP2 from ThinkPad to MacBook VM using Parallels Transporter Here
MacBook - setup network printer hosted on XP PC Here
XP PC Game Compatibility
Being a dinosaur with a technical past I like to think that even though I use a newer OS it should still handle earlier apps (even only with emulation) and I can still play an old game for a change - well it can be difficult if it is a DOS game or needs early Win 95 support however XP is fairly good in this regard as the number of games it will handle is quite good and improving with all the smart folk out there making DOSBox apps and the like. I kinda like to know that my old games will still work on XP even if I don't play them anymore.
If running old games on XP ensure you have Service Pack 1 installed as this included a VESA improvement in the NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine) which makes the difference on some games just not working.
I tend to use Virtual CD 4.3 to avoid the hassle of physically changing the CD's. Most of the attempted installs have been done from the virtual CD images but if not then it is mentioned.
Anyway here are some titles I have tried (not always to completion mind you) including newer titles which usually work OK - Here
Web development
Error Stuff :
Gethostbyaddr() warning error on PHP Hyperbook script - Here
JS Mouseover produces "missing ; before statement" error - Here
Outlook.exe - ordinal not found error - Here
javascript:open_window('wombat.html') broken - Here
Javascript - uncaught exception - Here
CSS Hacks :
XHTML 1.0 doctype issue - Here
XHTML related stuff
MS web authoring tools HERE
XHTML 1.0 Strict validation stuff HERE
Adding XHTML 1.0 validation macro to Expression Web Designer HERE
XHTML Myths & legends - some answers! HERE
XHTML 1.0 mime type issue HERE
W3C schema for HTMLPad 2006 HERE
Visual Basic related stuff
VB 2005 Single Listbox Drag and Drop HERE
Software related stuff
Here is a list of stuff that I have found on the web (mainly free). Most of the programs appear to be reasonable quality and some of excellent quality - a big thank you to the folks that write the stuff -
Free software HERE
Pay software HERE
Konfabulator (Yahoo Widgets) downloads HERE
Application stuff
Using SyncBack with DVD-RAM for backup HERE
HTMLGate triggers Office 2000 install process on startup HERE
Bibble Pro will not show main image in XP HERE
Expression Web BOM problem with PHP pages HERE
Home Networking
Just some of my experiences regarding home networking
54G wireless LAN Here
Linksys WAG 54G ADSL/Router/Gateway Here
Linksys WGA 54 Gaming Adaptor Here
LAN Clients Here
Netgear DG834G ADSL/Router/Gateway Here
Belkin G+ MIMO ADSL/Router/Gateway Here
BT HomeHub ADSL/Router/Gateway Here