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How to uninstall Windows Virtual PC

Mar 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Information Technology

Windows Virtual PC requires hardware virtualization support. If you installed it on an older machine without running the virtualization support tool first, you probably want to remove it again. But there is no uninstall link, and Programs and Features in the Windows Control Panel does not show an entry, either. Because Virtual PC installs as [...]



Why it is worth waiting for the Google Nexus One

Dec 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Mobile Devices, Smartphone

Time has come to replace my T-Mobile Shadow. I am no longer under contract, and the phone is no longer cutting-edge technology. My wife needs a new phone as well. The Verizon Droid has been creating some buzz for a while, so I started looking into what I’d be able to get for my money right [...]



Climate change and capital investments

Jul 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Environment, Geek's Home

A comment posted in response to an article on Boston.com that predicted yet another day of rainfall: Now you know why solar panels are not exactly a sure bet for an alternative energy source. My 6KW setup has barely generated enough to keep my computer running. I do not dare get up on the roof to connect [...]



The Daily Drama’s Online Music Launch Pad

Jun 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Music, Web

Sonett77.com – Electronic music radio (Germany) Play.fm – DJ sessions (Austria) Hitradio.de (Germany) – Web radio with special interest streams Rautemusik.fm – Web radio (Germany) Quu.fm (Germany) Byte.fm (Germany) – Online radio with a journalistic touch Musicovery.com (France) - ”Interactive” web readio One.fm (USA) – The music starts here Di.fm (USA) – Digitally imported Last.fm (USA) – Largest [...]



Open Letter: S/Mime Support on the Apple iPhone (or the lack thereof)

Jun 23rd, 2009 | By | Category: Mobile Devices, Smartphone

Dear Mr. Jobs, Over the past year, my colleages at work have been relentless about showing off their new iPhones, the cool features that it has, the slick user interface, and the awesome design of the device itself. Initially, their attempts of making me feel inferior about owning a Windows Mobile device were unsuccessful. There [...]



Godaddy And The Politics Of Mailserver Blacklisting

May 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Security, Web

The effectiveness of black-listing mail servers is questionable. The overall spam volume does not appear to be impacted and keeps going up. The argument that the amount of spam would rise faster without blacklisting is nonsense. Blacklisting affects a very small percentage of emails that are in a gray zone between spam and ham, such as [...]



Business Intelligence Showcase by pod consulting

May 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Business Intelligence, Software Engineering, SQL Server, Web

The Business Intelligence Showcase demonstrates our expertise with Microsoft’s business intelligence application suite. These technologies include the SQL Server database, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services. Recently added to the stack was the .Net chart control, a very powerful component that greatly improves productivity for producing visually appealing charts and diagrams on web sites and Windows [...]



Windows Live Messenger popping up on Windows Mobile

Apr 25th, 2009 | By | Category: Mobile Devices, Smartphone

It is unclear when and how it started, but for about a week or two I had been annoyed by Windows Live Messenger popping up on my Windows Mobile 6 phone every time I unlocked it. While all I had to do is press the Cancel button to make it go away, such a small [...]



Setup projects with SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) databases

Apr 12th, 2009 | By | Category: Security, Smartphone, SQL Server

This article is no longer relevant. In Visual Studio 2008 SP1, setup projects allow you to select the ‘User’s Application Data Folder’ as a deployment target. This is where any SDF files and other application data and content should go. The ‘Common Application Data Folder’ is no longer accessible for write operations in Windows 7 [...]



Free mileage tracker with desktop import for Windows Mobile 6 Smartphones

Apr 12th, 2009 | By | Category: Free Software, Mobile Devices, Smartphone, SQL Server

It is finally ready – the new and improved TripsNMiles, pod consulting’s free mileage tracker for the Windows Mobile platform.