Kim Jong Il is dead
December 19, 2011 | 
Author So the news of Kim Jong Il’s death from heart attack two days ago while on a train hits us unexpectedly. Mark my words, fear, fear and more hysterics on top of fear is what we’ll see for the next few weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
HP DDMi – poking under the hood
Currently working with DDMi 9.3 or, PDI version 7.6
Delivering license compliance using HP DDMi : Getting the raw data Read the rest of this entry »
Fixing Dell AIO 922 on Windows 7
My junior tech upgraded a few desktops in the office to Windows 7. This instantly broke a number of things, one of which was the DELL all-in-one printer-fax-scanner. Microsoft Windows 7 drivers do not work for this scanner device (surprise surprise).
To get this working under Windows 7.
- Unplug the device and remove the printer and the drivers.
- Goto the DELL support site and download the R166239.zip file.
- Unzip and run the application.
- Restart the computer.
- Download and install the driver and application R151371.exe
- Plug the device back in
- The install will complete and you’ll have a nice scan application which works.
Goodbye Joe
Joe Frazier died a couple of days ago. It brings back the memories of all the guys I trained with in the 80′s, dreaming of being the next big boxing name. Reality can take you down roads unintended and the dream fades, but that’s another story.
I remember watching boxing in the 70′s being quite different to what it is now and heavyweight boxing just doesn’t seem to be in the same class nowadays, with the characters and entertainment falling far short of the era passed. Maybe that’s just an age thing, right!! I think it’s more to do with the then tougher times, in the south, especial at the height of civil rights and the freedom movement in the US. I never really followed Joe as Muhammad Ali was my inspiration and still is, as I’m sure he was for many. But let’s not forget that Joe achieved the accolade of being the first boxer to beat Ali, in a time when we went 15 rounds. God bless you sir.
Joseph William “Joe” Frazier January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011
Hello world, again!
Welcome to Wetstring. Finally back after many years of just not bothering to rebuild the site after my ISP had a catastrophic failure of hardware! Of course, there were no backups or recovery procedures, it was all down to me not following my own advice I give to my clients, my bad.
So, all the years of the off roading forum, the thousands of photographs posted in the gallery, years documenting the adventures, have all gone to digital heaven (or hell if you believe such witchcraft).
This site is now devoted to the technical side of my life and work (grmpfff I hear from the other room), documenting and sharing the pain I suffer on an almost daily basis, to aid me further down the Information Technology Highway of pain and suffering where the grey matter can no longer hold onto the details. Hopefully you could find that gem here, that’ll help you out too.
