Word of Warning
My, oh my! Our venerable legislature surely attracts its share of outspoken folks. This affable gentleman makes me want to go to work for Google. Moral of this story — don’t be evil.
Month: April, 2008
Garbage Fire
My neighbours had a wee fire in their dumpster on Saturday afternoon. Thank goodness our excellent fire department was able to get it under control in no time.
Seal Hunt Supporter
This enterprising soul was standing in front of the Nova Scotia Legislature, across the street from my office. We spotted him from above, thanks to his shiny silver shoulder pads. He was kind enough to let me take his photo.
Windows Complete Backup
A while back, the hard drive in my new laptop started to make a scary-sounding clicking sound. Rather than wait for it to fail, I decided to contact my friendly IS rep and have the machine replaced.
Now, normally, this would entail a few days of reinstalling Windows, copying my data over, reinstalling all my apps, [...]
Windows installers in less than one beer with WiX
I am building a PowerShell SnapIn (more on that in another), and decided it should have a proper Windows installer. Of course, at the time I decided this, I was at the Shoe. No matter. I pulled out my trusty laptop and added a WiX project to my snapIn solution. Next I added my files [...]
Best Forecast Ever
It might not seem like much, but if you’ve lived in Halifax in the spring, you understand.
