Chrome Tab Pinning

I’m a little late switching over but I’m really starting to like Chrome.  It’s just so fast! I generally leave a browser open for days on end with a number of sites (gmail, google cal, facebook, etc) open all the time.  These make for a very busy tab strip. Today I was thrilled to find ...

Cheap and Easy Attaching Nike +

I decided to start running (for strictly technical reasons). It turns out my iPod touch has built in support for the Nike+ wireless pedometer thingy. The results from that, in turn, get sync’d with the Nike+ website where you can watch progress over time. This sounded geeky enough I figured I needed to try it. ...

Key Lock Box Problem

The Daily WTF posted this neat Key Lock Box problem. This was actually the first time I had ever seen a key lock box. Essentially, they’re small steel boxes that contain a key and are often affixed near a keyhole (eg., the door handle). Some feature a set of dials that must be aligned with ...

Too Many Temp Files!

Today my work computer started behaving badly…   and SQL Server Management Console… Nice error… “The file exists.”  Fortunately the details were actually helpful… Calls to “GetTempFileName “ are failing and the word on the Intertubes is that will happen if you end up with > 65,000 files in your temp folder. Which, apparently, I ...