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Hi, I'm Gareth J M Saunders, 39 years old, 6' 4", married to Jane, father of 3 boys (twins and singleton), I'm a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church and have a passion for Mahjong, Psion PDAs and web design.
I am employed as the Assistant Information Architect / Web Manager at the University of St Andrews.
My main interests are HTML, CSS (inc. frameworks), jQuery, Information Architecture and Agile development.
This is my second, less formal blog.
Tag Archives: Windows XP
XP Tweak Guide and AVG
Nice to see that the excellent TweakGuides Tweaking Companions for Windows XP and Vista by Koroush Ghazi have been updated. Included in the update is advice on installing AVG Free 8.0 (antivirus software). What’s not included is the switch to … Continue reading
Future of Windows XP
Spotted on Custom PC: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows XP might not reach the end of its life in June if people still want it. Microsoft’s infamous over excitable funny man, CEO Steve Ballmer, has said that Microsoft might … Continue reading
Microsoft XP update cripples IE6
Spotted on PC Pro: Patch Tuesday paralyses Internet Explorer Last week’s critical security update to Internet Explorer has crippled the browser for many users. The problem is reportedly affecting Internet Explorer 6 users on Windows XP. The fault causes the … Continue reading
Moving to a new PC
My PC at work has been playing up over the last few months. Sometimes when I plug in a USB drive, for example, I get the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. I suspect that it’s an issue with Windows rather … Continue reading
External IDE hard drive enclosure
My external drive enclosure (External Black hi-Speed USB 2.0 3.5″ Hard Disk Drive Enclosure Kit ) arrived this morning. It was the most beautifully wrapped parcel I have ever received, I was reluctant to unwrap it it was so neat. … Continue reading
Another reboot
…. and another reboot! That makes 6 x Outlook crashes today, 2 x Explorer crashes, and 3 reboots. Reinstallation is only a backup away…
Crashing Outlook
My copy of Microsoft Outlook 2003 has crashed five times this morning already! Time to move my scheduled reinstallation of Windows XP forward a few weeks, I think.
