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Well we still have 4 out of 6 working.  One non-working unit needs a second formatter. I know this because the printer goes into an error mode that’s not described in the service manual.  The Jam light (sometime the toner light, too) is on at power up and it the network port doesn’t even bother [...]

It’s bad. OS releases are supposed to improve not get worser [sic].  Ubuntu 8.04 was the best release since I started around 6.  I still use 8.04 on my work desktop. I am a dedicated Ubuntu fan, but I feel compelled to complain about a second release where things have not really improved for the [...]

I’ve got a little free time for a change, so why not write something vaguely useful. I have been scripting printer installs successfully on XP, the release of Win 7 shouldn’t change that procedure (much).  7 still has most of the familiar admin scripts as XP. So we should still be able to setup printers [...]

A friend called and asked if I knew of a Purchase Order approval system.  Her vision: Someone in her company logs into an internal web site and fills out a PO.  The PO get emailed to her and she approves (or denies) before forwarding (or returning) the request by email. It sounds simple.  I run [...]

Hi All, WordPress 2.5 upgrades are in progress. I will be hitting everyone’s site by the end of the week. Though this appears to be a fairly major jump in versions, it is still a pretty simple upgrade. Which means when all else fails, its pretty easy to switch back to the old version. The [...]