» Archive for March, 2008
31Mar PowerShell - Optimised Applications
I’m pretty keen on finding ways to keep my system optimised. So much so that I often break stuff on my machine trying various things but hey, you can’t make an omelette if you don’t break a few eggs.
17Mar Some 3D Artwork
From time to time I dabble in a bit of 3D design. I’m not very good at it but who cares? Here’s a few samples of 3D artwork I’ve done.
17Mar Digital Formula - Nibbles & .NET reloaded!
Digital Formula is now up and running!
16Mar PowerShell - How do I install it on Windows Server 2008?
Unlike Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista, Windows PowerShell is not a downloadable component for Windows Server 2008. Here’s how to install it on your Windows Server 2008 machine.
16Mar PowerShell - A note about using .NET & PowerShell together
I should’ve mentioned this in a previous post but I forgot - sorry. When you’re using the .NET assemblies in conjunction with PowerShell, for example when you want to control Windows services, you might sometimes receive a cryptic message that looks similar to the following.
15Mar PowerShell - Checking Windows services status
As I said in my previous post, PowerShell - Why won’t my scripts execute?, Microsoft Powershell is becoming the way to script and automate tasks in Windows.
15Mar PowerShell - Why won’t my scripts execute?
Microsoft Windows Powershell is becoming more and more popular now. It’s quickly going to replace MS-DOS (.cmd/.bat) and VBScript (.vbs) scripts as THE way to do things. If you need to test your scripts locally however, you will not be able to do so with a default PowerShell installation. Here’s why …
14Mar Some useful fonts
Ages ago I came across some fonts that are the best I’ve used for development, scripting or anything like that. I never wrote about them before so I thought I’d do it now.
13Mar MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 fails to install
At the moment I’m rebuilding my laptop (don’t ask why). It’s the only machine I’ve got and as such has heaps of stuff installed on it. One thing I have installed is the MSDN Library.
13Mar Gotta love Windows time calculations!
This is completely pointless post other than to say that Windows is funny sometimes.

