The Ji Village News

Author: Haidong Ji

  • Be careful of .Net Framework hell Microsoft

    I have encountered a few instances of application failing to install because of the .Net Framework on the machine is either too old or too new. This happened quite a lot during my testing of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta and CTP. I figured it was ok because, after all, it was Beta, although I…

  • You are fatter than before

    My parents visited us on September 11th, 2001. They were supposed to fly to New York City to meet my brother first, who lived there then. However, their Japan Airlines Boeing 747 was re-routed to Chicago that day, because of what happened in NYC. It was their first time on a plane, first time to…

  • Recommendations for a good file sync program on Windows?

    In Linux, you can use rsync to synchronize files in multiple directories. I am looking for the equivalent in the Windows world. This is my user case: 1. I have a usb flash drive to carry files around; 2. I have fixed number of directories on a Windows machine from where I save and edit…

  • Redirect Acer laptop’s video output

    I totally rebuilt my Acer Aspire 3500 laptop. I wiped out Windows XP Home Edition and installed Windows XP Pro SP2. When I brought it for a presentation last month, I couldn’t redirect the video signal to an external projector or monitor at Microsoft’s office. It turned out that my laptop uses a separate program…

  • Christmas tree is out on 01/18/2006

    Tonight I tossed away the Christmas tree. To me, that concluded the Christmas / New Year holiday season. Chinese New Year comes next. On Jan. 29, 2006, it will be the year of the dog. Some pictures to share with you, my dear reader. I posted more here in an earlier post: 1. Christmas tree.…