I am running Windows 2003 on my desktop and unfortunately many installers refuse to even start on this platform - even though most XP and 2000 binaries will run without any issue. It is possible to circumvent these checks using a tool called Orca (a free download that you can get from Microsoft). Open the […]

Download DevCon from Microsoft.
Find the instance ID of your CD-ROM drive:
devcon find *CDROM*
Now, use this instance ID (everything before the : sign) to disable the drive:

devcon disable “@IDE\CDROMMATSHITA_UJDA755ZDVD/CDRW_______________1.2
0____\5&3CCF215&0&0.0.0″
IDE\CDROMMATSHITA_UJDA755ZDVD/CDRW_______________1.20____\5&3CCF215&0&0.0.0: Disabled
1 device(s) disabled.
devcon enable “@IDE\CDROMMATSHITA_UJDA755ZDVD/CDRW_______________1.20
____\5&3CCF215&0&0.0.0″
IDE\CDROMMATSHITA_UJDA755ZDVD/CDRW_______________1.20____\5&3CCF215&0&0.0.0: Enabled
1 device(s) enabled.
Do not forget to add the @ sign before the device ID. Haven’t seen any mention of this […]

Forget about Web 2.0; that’s already old news. Google is planning something much bigger: Minitel 2.0!
… ok, comparing this to the French Minitel is stretching things a little bit. But think about it: when was the last time that one single entity owned the terminal, the pipes and the services?

Note to self: do not use italics or emphasis tags in posts. It breaks the site layout in IE (and since I use Firefox or Opera it took me a while to even realize it).
(and now using Flock too - testing authoring tool here. Cool. Missing the “del” button. More details later.)

Took this pic while waiting for someone at SFO… I realize I don’t even have the name of the artist(s)…
Check the middle left square: “political aftermath” - the one we’re about to enter is not going to be pretty. I just hope it’ll be as ugly as the event that triggered it.

Check out GreaseMonkey 0.5 beta. I’ve tested it with Firefox 1.0.6. This new GM build restores the GM_* functions that were required by MyLocations for Google maps. It works again!

The Katie Couric vs Diane Sawyer duel leaves you cold? Skip it, it’s quickly becoming irrelevant anyway. Amanda Congdon, from Rocket Boom is working hard at obsoleting TV as we know it. Best of all: Amanda is free - I mean, free as in “commercials free”.
Yeah, yeah, I know. I just used a technique worth […]

… but I’m rushing to put it online as I need a namespace and a home for some of my current projects.
Thank you John for this Giraffe theme for WordPress. It sure makes for a quick and solid start.

Not your usual BitFodder post or link. But the very existence of this other blog might give you a hint as to why BitFodder is getting such infrequent updates…