Visser Labs

I bought a SONIQ USB Card Reader (USB 2.0 QMU62RB) on the weekend from JB HiFi for a score – $15.00! – so true to my confidence in Windows downloading its own drivers and sending me on my way I immediately threw the packaging and provided CD into the bin… err, fail. No sooner than 10 [...]

Windows 7 is Microsoft’s latest monster and can be installed right now for free! Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 RC is death but if you’re on Windows Vista – like most intelligent people – then you’re good to go, pain free, worry free! Download Windows 7 Release Candidate and write down your Windows 7 [...]

Windows Vista continues to amaze me after I introduced multiple Windows Vista machines into a wired network environment using DHCP to assign local IP addresses. After a day’s exhaustive research I now have stable “Local and Internet” access on all workstations with consistent results. (more…)

[/caption] Previous readers will know that I’m using Ubuntu Intrepid, a first-time Linux home user, and I love it! If you’re a first-time reader, now you know too! I want to be able to access my music library stored on my Windows Vista machine using [...]

[/caption] The Windows Sidebar gadget iinet Usage Gadget developed by Jabroni, EKB and SFKilla shows your iinet monthly quota both peak and off peak on your sidebar, updating statistics from the iinet feeds on the half hour. (more…)

The Windows Sidebar gadget Optus Quota developed by Alexander Burton shows your OptusNet monthly quota both peak and off peak on your sidebar, updating statistics from the OptusNet feeds on the half hour. Download Optus Quota from the Windows Live Gallery Update: OptusQuota – an update

This afternoon I felt the urge to organise the contents of my secondary hard drive, it’s in a real state and has needed treatment for a long time coming… All was well until Windows Vista wouldn’t allow me to move some directories stating in it’s own unique and special way: Destination Folder Access Denied – You need [...]

So, my computer’s been running Vista for just over a month now, there’s no going back in my mind. Overall it’s a far more pleasant experience, things just work. That was until my account seemingly dropped into a restricted-access account with the shutdown, restart, standby buttons removed from the Vista Start menu and no access [...]