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August 2007 - Posts

• slimKEYS is not shareware

  Yes, I don't like sharewares. I don't like the term. I don't like the culture. But foremost, I don't like what's happening to the small software industry. Thanks to The Daily Grind and Bob Walsh , I read this post about Andy Brice , who submitted a fake Read More... Posted Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:10 AM by slimcode | 0 Comments Filed under: English, Technical

• The reign of the mouse

  I got a strange problem with my desktop computer today, while returning from hibernation. Though the following hotfix did solve a problem ( thanks Scott ) where my computer coming out from hibernation returned to hibernation when left idle for a minute, Read More... Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 3:22 PM by slimcode | 0 Comments Filed under: English, Non-technical

• Try again later

  I used to sync my Dell DJ within Windows XP, but since I rarely boot in XP anymore, I decided to sync it in Vista. So I booted in XP, opened Windows Media Player, and cancelled the "partnership" with my Dell DJ. Then I tried rebooting in Vista, but the Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:07 AM by slimcode | 0 Comments Filed under: English, Non-technical

• Une dernière tournée de bières

  Depuis plus de 6 ans s'entassaient dans un recoin humide de mon sous-sol des boîtes de bouteilles de bière vides. C'est que dans mon passé étudiant, il ne me suffisait pas de boire de la bonne bière, je m'étais mis dans l'idée d'en goûter le plus de sortes Read More... Posted Saturday, August 11, 2007 2:48 AM by slimcode | 4 Comments Filed under: Français, Non-technical

• Dear Dell,

  I'd like you to know that I LIVE IN QUEBEC!!! So stop sending me contest offers if you're too cheap to obey the RACJ rules and very small fee. Eligibility: No Purchase Necessary. Dell Canada’s “Believe In Your Business” contest (the “Contest”) is open Read More... Posted Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:53 AM by slimcode | 0 Comments Filed under: English, Non-technical