Git is a tool used extensively for open source projects. It is a way of distributing source control instead of the typical central repository. History has it that Linus Torvalds himself developed the original tool. Every Git working directory is…
Having come from a Windows background, it can be very interesting to try catching up to where the Linux world is now. It is more than likely that most Linux people feel the same way about Windows. Well, more accurately…
This blog has been going for three years with this being the 301st post. Within the last year, things have slowed down considerably for a number of different factors. Perhaps the biggest reason is being too busy with the current…
We are entering a very different era from our parents. Technology is shifting from a very individual experience into a worldwide exchange. As each wave forms, the resulting push goes further and further inland. The goal is to reach some…
Recently, I downloaded the Sysprep package from Microsoft for XP SP3. It does not really matter why. The package was expanded and the contents explored. However, what happened next was unexpected. See the screen capture below: “The address is not…
There is nothing more important. More important than what? What current preoccupation is that important? Well, it seems that important so therefore it is. It’s a judgment call, and clearly not all the facts are known. Largely, the computer industry…
Microsoft obviously does not want to publish certain things even though it has published a number of other things (e.g. the VHD Spec). One of those things is the format of the registry files. However, they have taken the time…
This one is just for reference. Citrix has published a much more interactive model for finding documentation. On the support site is a web-hosted documentation system. Navigation is much easier and it looks like all the products are included. It…
Search, and you shall find. One of the many problems of dealing with VHDs is that they can take ages to create. More specificly, the fixed VHDs can be very slow. This is due to clearing the entire VHD with…
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