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Topaz, a Vantive application launcher
Topaz is a menu driven application launcher for Vantive. I created this program at home on my own time many years ago when I was involved with Vantive installations. It allows you to easily launch the Vantive Client, Forms Designer or Vantive Tools from a menu in the system tray. Background As you probably know… read more…
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Open ClipArt Library
To quote from the homepage: The Open Clip Art Library (OCAL) is the largest collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. All clipart is released to the public domain and may be used in any project for free with no restrictions. Open ClipArt Library The open clipart library is free to use and has… read more…
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Replacing an Electrolux Ergorapido clip joint
Note this article is for information purposes and should not be taken in any way as official or recommended repair instructions – see Zoyinc disclaimer statement. Introduction We have found the Electrolux Ergorapido to be a very reliable and useful appliance to have around the house. It’s no replacement for our Dyson plugin vacuum but… read more…
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Anyone for ham
We were waiting at the shops yesterday and to my surprise I found sparrows were really keen to eat at an old piece of leg of ham that had somehow found itself on the pavement. The birds were scared off on a number of occasions when I tried to get closer and when others disturbed… read more…
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Extended warranties in New Zealand
Over the last few years I have taken advantage of the extended warranties available from various stores like Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith and Farmers. They all seem to have different names, but all seem to amount to an extended warranty. The problem is they don’t always do what you might expect, or at… read more…
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Jensen Harris’s keynote at uxweek on Windows 8
A week or two ago I watched the 2012 uxweek keynote from Jensen Harris entitled “The Story of Windows 8”, it turned out to be a most interesting presentation. Jensen Harris is Microsoft’s “Director of Program Management for the User Experience team“ Today I watched the keynote for the second time in order to write this… read more…
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