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Snazzy Archives Error [solved]

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TheĀ  Snazzy Archives plugin is a cool WordPress plugin for outputting snazzy archives. However, it seems that something in the latest update of the plugin (or possibly of wordpress) is causing some problems: Just allowed the latest plugin update this morning. My archive still displays… but shows this message above it… Help ! Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, after the latest upgrade: Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, all of a sudden, after

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Alienware M11x Netbook Specs

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Photo of ports and basic features (scroll down for full specs) Updated: 2010.Feb.2nd with SIM card info and revised port list. Full specifications: OS: Windows 7 Processor: IntelĀ® PentiumĀ® Dual Core – SU4100 1.3Ghz 2MB Cache – 800 MHz FSB [base model] IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ 2 Duo Processor – SU7300 – 1.3Ghz 3MB Cache – 800 MHz FSB [upgrade] Chipset: Mobile IntelĀ® GS45 Express Chipset Memory: DDR3 1066 MHz SODIMMs – 2Gb min and 8Gb max (thus 2 SODIMM slots) Hard

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Roundup of ISAPI rewrite filters for IIS

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Here is a roundup of ISAPI rewrite filters for IIS, they let the webserver take a human friendly request like http://www.jdhodges.com/photos/1002 and rewrite it to a url that a dynamic scripting engine (such as ASP) can understands like http://www.jdhodges.com/photos.asp?photoID=1002 This benefits users who now have a legible URL and especially search engines like Google which are much more likely to index a page which appears to be static than a dynamic looking URL string: Reasons your site may not be

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Simplicity and Photography. It’s not about the gadgets.

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Two links to Ken Rockwell’s site, both of these articles resonant with me. Regarding the first article, as a somewhat gadget obsessed dude that also like photography I can empathize. I know that some of my best photographs were with relatively ancient cameras; and some of my worst photos have been with the “latest and greatest”. The second article is similar to the first one,Ā  except going into a bit more of what really makes for good photography. Article #1

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Does Windows 7 load balance multiple internet connections? [yes, probably]

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Question. Does Windows 7 load balance multiple internet connections? And what exactly is load balancing anyway? Answer. Yes,Ā  Windows 7 appears to load balance! Annoyances.org – re: Multiple Internet Connections (Windows 7 Discussion Forum) Annoyances.org – re: Multiple Internet Connections (Windows 7 Discussion Forum) pg. 2 Windows 7 Break through. Excited!! Load Balancing Works! – Overclock.net – Overclocking.net NOTE: I haven’t found any official MS documentation on this topic, but from reports on the web it does seem to work…

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SkyGrabber Review [updated with screenshots and download]

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If you’ve read about the security vulnerability of US military drone planes, like the Predator,Ā  you probably wanted to checkout the RussianĀ  SkyGrabber software to see what all the fuss is about. Unfortunately, their site seems to be down due to all the traffic. Hopefully the military (or the company that builds the drones) will fix the vulnerability soon! UPDATE 2: download links for Skygrabber link #1, link #2 (mirror) UPDATE 1. Here is a screenshot of the Skygrabber program

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Dell M4400 display models

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I recently ordered two Dell Precision M4400 laptops. Upon receipt of the laptops I was slightly surprised that there were different panels in each laptop: First order: X864C Module, Liquid Crystal Display 15.4WX+, WLED, Lg Philips Lcd Maybach/Avia Second order: U609C Module, Liquid Crystal Display 15.4WX+, WLED, Au Optronics Corp, Maybach/Avia Thankfully both are matte anti-glare displays and the quality is comparable :-).

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Delete EISA Hidden Recovery or Diagnostic Partition? [solved]

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Q. I have a hard drive from an IBM thinkpad and I can’t get one of the partitions deleted, can you help? A. This is how I deleted one on Windows XP, this includes some steps showing different parameters and help for the diskpart utility: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\User>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation. On computer: M4400 DISKPART> list Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565 DISKĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  – Prints out

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