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This section is for random notes / problems / solutions that we have encountered and remembered to put here. They are in no particular order.
Some free stuff! How about some free HDRI Sky images ? These are made with Vue 5 Infinite. I will add more as I make them. They are designed to be used for image based lighting in 3D applications. You will need an app that can read .hdr (Radiance) files.
In Retrospect 6.5 for Windows if you have problems burning to DVDs if you insert them AFTER Retrospect is already running, but have no problem if the disc is in the drive before you launch Retrospect try removing the WriteDVD! software that comes with some drives. This solved the issue for us. Retrospect was showing "Incompatible" and format "Unknown" for the disc if they were put in after starting Retrospect. If they were inserted before starting Retrospect it would properly show "Erased" for blank media.
If Macromedia Dreamweaver all of a sudden will not startup properly under Windows try deleteing the Site Cache folder located at: C:\Documents and Settings\<current_user>\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX 2004\Configuration\SiteCache\ (Note that the directory Application Data is invisible; so you will need to turn on Show Invisibles.)
Here is a handy guide for tuning Virtual Memory and swap settings for NetBSD
If when trying to create a FULLTEXT index on a table in MySQL you encounter an error similar to:
mysql> create fulltext index main_search_idx on products(desc1, desc1, notes);
ERROR 1005: Can't create table './tls/#sql-e3a_1.frm' (errno: 140)
Old-Fashioned Medicine
Tired of waiting for your doctor visit? Don't you just hate it when you make a 3pm appointment and your physician doesn't see you until 4:30, and then only talks with you for 5 minutes! Or how about when you have a medical question and you try to call the doctor, only to have the receptionist tell you someone will call you back sometime later? There is a new type of medical practice that actually gives you the time you need with your doctor, where and when you want it. It is called Concierge Medicine (also known as boutique medicine in some circles). You pay a yearly fee to the physician and you get house calls, 24-hour phone access, long appointments when you need them. Dr. Elizabeth Laffey of Gateway Physician offers this in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Since she is a family physician she can see everyone from children through seniors. Gateway Physician is a St. Louis based Concierge Medicine office providing family medical care. Dr. Elizabeth Laffey decided to start a concierge practice because she wanted to be able to provide real full-service care, without rushing patients in an out of the office. I should know, I'm her husband!
Ever want to set the window title of your xterm or rxvt? Here is a little piece of vanilla C source code that will let you just that.
title.c - Set window and icon title for terminal window
Ever want to simply truncate a file in unix (without loosing permissions)? Here is a little piece of (relatively) vanilla C source code that will let you just that.
trunc.c - Truncate a file in unix (set its length to zero)
Play Chess? When you're not playing real people over the board, or on one of the internet chess services, try this engine: UFIM is a free chess engine for Winboard or UCI interfaces. The advantage of UFIM is that you can adjust the play strength to suit your skill level. While the real low levels still throw away pieces like any program (or really low rated player for that matter), the medium-low on up rating levels seem to make some relatively human mistakes. Makes for a good sparring partner. The mistakes seem a little more realistic than, say Chessmaster. And it doesn't go back and forth between a patzer and Kasparov, like Fritz does in friend mode. You can use UFIM in Chessmaster, Fritz, or any Winboard, or UCI interface, such as Winboard (free) or Arena (free).