not so silent (e)

Safeway does not want you to be buying more than one

matte — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:44:47 +0000

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I’m not sure what I should be feeling about this

matte — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:56:01 +0000

Are they trying to tell me something?

How to fix the Windows desktop context menu after installing Samsung MagicRotation

matte — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:21:33 +0000

With the new computer setup I have at work, I needed to have one of my monitors rotated 90° so it would fit until a better solution was attempted. The desktop wasn’t rotating though because I hadn’t installed Samsung’s MagicRotation software. So I did.

After doing so, I noticed that the context menu on my desktop was way screwed up. All the text had shifted over to the right and was unreadable.

See? WTF? The “MagicRotation” ~~spam~~ branding is pushing the text to the side. Luckily the solution was already on the web. Thank you megacorp search engine starting with a “G”

Turns out if you are running TortoiseGit and/or TortoiseSVN then you need to turn off the icons by adding some registry keys. These are safe additions but as always, backup your registry before attempting to mess with it.

Just add a DWORD entry at either “HKCU\Software\TortoiseSVN\ ShowContextMenuIcons” or “HKCU\Software\TortoiseGit\ ShowContextMenuIcons” depending on the programs you are using. It should have a hex or decimal value, doesn’t matter which, of “0″ (zero).

After that, just wait a few seconds and your context menu should be readable again, but without the icons for those programs. A small, and IMHO welcome, compromise that I can live with

Roddick in da house

matte — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:37:08 +0000

SAP Open in San Jose

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Stoli enjoys some wine

matte — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:41:15 +0000

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Avila Beach

matte — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:06:36 +0000

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quite a harvest

matte — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:26:59 +0000

I picked a LOT of lemons off our tree tonight. We hadn’t picked lemons in a LONG time and, with the rough weather we’ve been having lately, many of the branches were starting to droop from the weight of so many. So I decided to take some of the weight off many of them. This is our largest harvest. Not as many huge ones, like we’re used to. More of the size you find at the grocery store, but I think we’ll start seeing some larger ones soon. Especially if I thin out the crop a little. We don’t have a scale at home otherwise I could tell you how heavy they all weighed. Maybe tomorrow.

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GIANT cupcakes

matte — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:22:12 +0000

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The FDO at Borderland Books in SF

matte — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:16:51 +0000

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One of Cathy’s favorite Xmas gifts this year

matte — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:12:50 +0000

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