Author: Trond Endrestøl
Kjernevirksomhet og ekstra sysselsetting
Bare en organisasjon blir stor nok, så sysselsetter den seg selv med arbeidsoppgaver som ligger langt utenfor kjernevirksomheten.
Read More → Kjernevirksomhet og ekstra sysselsettingRicoh MP C5502 stuck at updating @remote certificate
Two Ricoh MP C5502’s exhibited the same symptoms, they were both stuck at updating their @remote certificates. If you have this problem, you’ll notice a message in the bottom left corner of the screen on the MFPs. The MFPs were fully functional, but nevertheless I wanted to get @remote up and running again.
Read More → Ricoh MP C5502 stuck at updating @remote certificateBlackboard Collaborate, Java Runtime Environment, and Windows 8/8.1
Strangely enough, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) fails to register javaws.exe as the handler for .jnlp files when installed in Windows 8/8.1. Just remember to choose javaws.exe, not java.exe nor javaw.exe. Further more, Blackboard Collaborate insists on using 64-bit JRE on 64-bit Windows, i.e. visit the directories and files usually found in C:\Program Files\Java, not the ones […]
Read More → Blackboard Collaborate, Java Runtime Environment, and Windows 8/8.1Manually rebuild Performance Counters
I tried to install some construction estimation software requiring MS SQL Server 2008 on a computer running Windows 8 only to encounter an unusual anomaly. MS SQL Server 2008 refused to install due to corrupted performance counters. The error message was kind enough to mention http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956, but you should really go and visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554336.
Read More → Manually rebuild Performance CountersDell Latitude E6430 and the firmware setting for Optimus video
A Dell Latitude E6430 had Windows 7 reinstalled this August, and the firmware was upgraded along to revision A15. Somehow the firmware setting for Optimus video got disabled and I regrettably missed the change. Today, while upgrading the firmware to revision A16, I spotted the disabled Optimus video setting. Thus, I enabled the setting, and […]
Read More → Dell Latitude E6430 and the firmware setting for Optimus videoForcing ZFS to choose 4K disk blocks aka ashift=12
A recent post to the Illumos ZFS list suggested using: to force ZFS to choose 4K disk blocks when creating zpools.
Read More → Forcing ZFS to choose 4K disk blocks aka ashift=12Revisjonssystemer for kildekode og konfigurasjon
Fra en fylkeskommune her til lands, kom følgende frem for noen år tilbake: En ansatt ved fylkeskommunens IT-avdeling hadde ikke lyst til å bruke revisjonssystemer for de skriptene som vedkommende produserte, fordi vedkommende ville ikke at de andre på avdelingen skulle se feilene som ble begått underveis. I samme tidsrom hadde vedkommende brukt mye tid […]
Read More → Revisjonssystemer for kildekode og konfigurasjonA 1×1 brush in GIMP
Sometimes we need to modify single pixels in our image files. Strangely, GIMP does not provide a 1×1 brush out of the box. Below are the settings you must use to create your own 1×1 brush.
Read More → A 1×1 brush in GIMPAutodesk Inventor Professional 2014 SP1 and Dell Inspiron 7520
A student had recently installed Autodesk Inventor Professional 2014 SP1 on his Dell Inspiron 7520, running Windows 8.1. Inventor refused to run and crashed with a more or less useless crash report. It turns out that Dell or possibly someone else hadn’t properly installed the driver for the AMD Radeon HD graphics card. Catalyst Control […]
Read More → Autodesk Inventor Professional 2014 SP1 and Dell Inspiron 7520Autodesk Inventor Professional 2015: Serious error: VBA failed to initialize properly. Please restart Inventor.
It’s the same story all over again. While preparing installation instructions for Autodesk Inventor Professional 2015, for my students, I came across an error I thought would have been fixed by now.
Read More → Autodesk Inventor Professional 2015: Serious error: VBA failed to initialize properly. Please restart Inventor.