Colours of the Microsoft Rainbow

AntiqueWhite, AliceBlue, Aqua, Aquamarine, Azure, Beige, Bisque, Black, BlanchedAlmond, Blue, BlueViolet, Brown, BurlyWood, CadetBlue, Chartreuse, Chocolate, Coral, CornflowerBlue, Cornsilk, Crimson, Cyan, DarkBlue, DarkCyan, DarkGoldenrod, DarkGray, DarkGreen, DarkKhaki, DarkMagenta, DarkOliveGreen, DarkOrange, DarkOrchid, DarkRed, DarkSalmon, DarkSeaGreen, DarkSlateBlue, DarkSlateGray, DarkTurquoise, DarkViolet, DeepPink, DeepSkyBlue, DimGray, DodgerBlue, Firebrick, FloralWhite, ForestGreen, Fuchsia, Gainsboro, GhostWhite, Gold, Goldenrod, Gray, Green, GreenYellow, Honeydew, HotPink, IndianRed, Indigo, Ivory, Khaki, Lavender, LavenderBlush, LawnGreen, LemonChiffon, LightBlue, LightCoral, LightCyan, LightGoldenrodYellow, LightGray, LightGreen, LightPink, LightSalmon, LightSeaGreen, LightSkyBlue, LightSlateGray, LightSteelBlue, LightYellow, Lime, LimeGreen, Linen, Magenta, Maroon, MediumAquamarine, MediumBlue, MediumOrchid, MediumPurple, MediumSeaGreen, MediumSlateBlue, MediumSpringGreen, MediumTurquoise, MediumVioletRed, MidnightBlue, MintCream, MistyRose, Moccasin, NavajoWhite, Navy, OldLace, Olive, OliveDrab, Orange, OrangeRed, Orchid, PaleGoldenrod, PaleGreen, PaleTurquoise, PaleVioletRed, PapayaWhip, PeachPuff, Peru, Pink, Plum, PowderBlue, Purple, Red, RosyBrown, RoyalBlue, SaddleBrown, Salmon, SandyBrown, SeaGreen, SeaShell, Sienna, Silver, SkyBlue, SlateBlue, SlateGray, Snow, SpringGreen, SteelBlue, Tan, Teal, Thistle, Tomato, Transparent, Turquoise, Violet, Wheat, White, WhiteSmoke, Yellow

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What time is it there? Simple, easy to use

The World Clock - Australasia / Pacific

Did you make the top 10?

Wired News: History's Worst Software Bugs: "Here, in chronological order, is the Wired News list of the 10 worst software bugs of all time � so far. "

When security goes bad.

Concurring Opinions:"The Airline Screening Playset: Hours of Fun"

The Sysadmin Song

The Sysadmin Song - avi - Google Video: "A funny song that sings the praises of System Administrators. Written by Wes Borg and Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (deadtroll.com). "

FYI: USA Death Penalty

AM - US penalty reaches grim milestone: "Barring any last minute reprieve, convicted murderer Robin Lovitt will, tomorrow, become the 1,000th person executed since a moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in the United States in 1976."

How many GUID combinations are there?

Generating GUID Trivia:
"There are 122 random bits (128 - 2 for variant - 4 for version) so this calculates to 2^122 or 5,316,911,983,139,663,491,615,228,241,121,400,000 possible combinations."

User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1

Download details: Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1: "This tool migrates user files and settings during large deployments of Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The USMT captures desktop, network and application settings as well as a user files, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation. (November 11, 2005)"

Requires genuine windows

Useful NZ Dates

NZ Public Holiday Dates:
2005 to 2009 State Schools Terms and Holidays:

A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome

A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome:"Chris & Gisela Slater-Walker are a married couple where one of the partners has Asperger's Syndrome. We hope to provide a positive message about Asperger's Syndrome within marriage, and to show that it is possible to maintain a functional and successful relationship.

Once - only E_Mail address

Give Out Your E-mail Address Without Fear Thanks to New Anti Spam Software Feature:
'Locked Address' concept introduced by Roaring Penguin Software allows customers to create secret e-mail addresses that only allow mail from a pre-determined sender."

I wonder if it is true?

The Pivot Point Post - We Build Smiles!: "A Fascinating Story"

Microsoft Office Live

Microsoft Office Live is coming:
"Microsoft Office Live will provide your company with its own domain name, Web site, and e-mail accounts for free."

open to U.S. residents only :(

Fuel prices NZ checkup

pricewatch

On the web you can find ANYTHING

Facts on Farts

Automagically spotting bad code

How To Make Bad Code Stick Out Like a Three-Legged Dog - The Code Project - C# Programming
"Warning - Thermonuclear Warhead: Some Detonation May Occur During Refactoring"

Is this news?

Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.

Time does fly by

The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less

GO HOME, work is bad for you.

Work is Essential; But Take Care of Your Health : "It is confirmed that number of suicides, divorces, heart ailment, diabetes and mental depression are the highest in the software industry. "

Opera.is now free - with no ads either!

Welcome to Opera.com

Download it.

Fire & motion or Innovation?

Microsoft Showcases New User Interface for Office 12:

"While the Office applications have increased tremendously in power and added functionality in response to customer needs, the core UI has remained substantially unchanged for nearly 20 years. The command bar in Microsoft Office Word 2003, for example, looks much the same as the command bar in Word 2.0 did in 1998. In fact, the new UI is the biggest, most visible change to the way the core Office applications work since the introduction of the toolbar in 1997."

Joel on Software - Fire And Motion

Yet another way of making software that works just the same as the latest version appear old and crusty.
Yet another batch of controls to buy/develop to catch up with the latest look and feel.

Why not spend some time developing a version of;
1) Word that does not randomly muck up the margin / bullet / auto number / font settings
2) Access that does not bloat or crash but does work with a scroll mouse and conforms to basic Windows GUI rules
3) Excel that... well I must admit this application seems to work as it should - make it faster
4) Powerpoint that will restrict words on a page to 20 and slides in a presentation to 5 to stop DBP ;)
5) Publisher/Visio combination
6) Infopath... solution looking for a problem.

Shiver me timbers

International Talk Like A Pirate Day: "You are The Cap'n!

Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.

What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!"

FYI only: Have people read your e-mail

7 Ways to Ensure Your E-mail Gets Read: "7 Ways to Ensure Your E-mail Gets Read"

Fun intro to .net programming

getexpress