Random thoughts and links
Found this page with some tips on re-directions with nginx. It discusses variables, rewriting www.example.com to example.com, symbolic links & more.
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/nginx-hacking-tips/
Had a client today with this issue, figured I’d write it down in case anyone else had the trouble and to remind me in case I forgot the simple fix since I’ve seen this a few times lately. Control + Alt + Up or Down arrows and will change the orientation. Short & simple fix 
Here’s a quick guide to setting up OEM Branding on Windows XP & Vista I put together from various sources.
The image file you need for the branding should be 172 pixels by 172 pixels or smaller and saved in a BMP format in the c:\windows\system32 folder. For Windows XP it should be called OEMLOGO.BMP and for Vista OEMINFO.BMP by default but if you continue with the instructions below, you can see how to use the same filename in fact.
The process from this point on is different depending on if you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista
Windows XP
Create a file called OEMINFO.ini in the c:\windows\system32 directory (same place as your bmp file) with the following information in it:
[General]
Manufacturer=
Model=
[Support Information]
Line1=
Line2=
Line3=
Windows Vista
For vista you need to create a .reg file (or edit the registry manually but for ease of use and mass branding, a .reg file is much easier and quicker) with the following information in it:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation]
“HelpCustomized”=dword:00000000
“Logo”=”c:\\windows\\system32\\OEMLOGO.BMP”
“SupportHours”=”Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00″
“Manufacturer”=”Your Company”
“SupportPhone”=”123-123-1234″
“SupportURL”=”www.keidian.com“
Once you have this file, you just need to run it and click ok to let the changes be done
I’ll post an example of the finished product shortly, but thats the basic idea
Here’s a glimpse at just another day in Marvin’s life as a spaceship captain.. or is it?
Video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and Jeff Bronman.
Prio is a Process Priority Saver. That is to say, if you set a process to a certain priority level through Task Manager, prio will keep track of that and change it everytime that process is running to whatever level you had set.
Very interesting and handy little utility to add if you need to change priorities often or jsut have a program you always want changed.
Drivermax is a freeware application designed to be a complete package for managing drivers. It has the ability to import and export drivers, check for driver updates, identify unknown hardware and show detailed hardware information. Best of all, if you are working with a system and dont have the driver CD for it, it’ll scan to see what drivers are needed and provide you with the direct download link to it. All of the drivers they have on file are stored on their servers so you don’t have to worry about broken links or manufacturers going broke and disappearing. To top it all off, it will install them for you.
As you can imagine, this would be useful to use on a system you are about to format but it is also handy to keep on a system long term as it can run in the background checking for driver updates every now and then and automatically update for you. The only downside of this application is you have you sign up for an account with Drivermax and enter a registration key, both are free, its just taking the time to do it. Aside from that, its a great all-in-one tool to manage any driver problems.
WhoCrashed Screenshot
WhoCrashed is designed to read the crash dump files from Windows. Just open it, press Analyze and it will return information about the cause of the crash.
While it wont tell you exactly what happened, it will give hardware or driver error messages that can be then looked up to fix the issue causing the crash.
