Matthew van Eerde's web log

It happens a million times a day. Somebody pays cash for something and gets change. But there are rules, and Raymond's friend seems to like to break those rules . Luckily for Raymond's friend, one of the rules is the customer is always right ... or as Read More...

If you're installing Windows via a boot DVD, and you choose Custom, you have the option to rearrange partitions. I like use this to have each drive be one big partition. Windows 7 wants to set aside a 100 MB partition for something-or-other. I'm sure Read More...

As preparation for moving one of my machines from Vista to Windows 7, I'm compiling a list of all the little tweaks I like to make to machines that I use a lot: Boot from the Windows DVD. Delete all partitions; make each hard drive one big partition. Read More...

There is a general pattern in professional people. We start out idealistic and adventurous, and as disasters inevitably accumulate we become more circumspect and pessimistic. (Pre-emptive snarky response: "you say that like it's a bad thing.") While pessimism Read More...

Insight is a tricky thing. To a certain degree people are born with it (or without it) - but if you are gifted with a measure of it, you can develop it (as though it were a muscle) by working at it. Read More...