Common Sense 4 Common People tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-541750 2011-09-26T17:59:07+03:00 By Dimitris Staikos (aka BruteForce). Common Sense is a relative thing. Everybody has his own interpretation of what Common Sense is. Considering myself a Common Man, I write about how I perceive things pertaining to Common Sense. TypePad The all new Millenium Bug tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef015435b4ec46970c 2011-09-26T17:59:07+03:00 2011-09-26T17:59:07+03:00 It seems people never learn... Or maybe some people in the IT business are too young to remember the millenium bug and its associated costs :-P This comes from a security camera manual. Have Fun! Dimitrios Staikos Dimitrios Staikos

It seems people never learn... Or maybe some people in the IT business are too young to remember the millenium bug and its associated costs :-P

MilleniumBug

This comes from a security camera manual.

Have Fun!
Dimitrios Staikos 

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/09/the-all-new-millenium-bug.html "Play Results" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef014e862f8800970d 2011-02-20T02:47:27+02:00 2011-02-20T02:47:27+02:00 Gosh... I am so happy!!! I finally found... Dimitrios Staikos

Gosh... I am so happy!!!

I finally found my PERFECT music player...

Just picture this:

  • I feel happy.
  • I search "happy" in my music library (titles and lyrics).
  • It finds 135 songs.
  • I press this unbelievable option called "Play Results"
  • I continue feeling happy :-)

And PERFECT does not mean it cannot get any better ;-)

史德衡

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/play-results.html It's the browser stupid tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0147e25fbb44970b 2011-02-20T02:41:48+02:00 2011-02-20T02:41:48+02:00 <param ... Dimitrios Staikos

<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BrXPcaRlBqo&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BrXPcaRlBqo&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>

I am done with the browser wars, now is time for mobile wars!

史德衡

 

 

 

 

 

Cats make my kids allergic, so I'll just listen to WhiteSnake in low whispers...

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/its-the-browser-stupid.html Eloquent Certainties tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef014e8627d167970d 2011-02-18T16:56:06+02:00 2011-02-18T16:56:06+02:00 Angel Anger Danger Dancer Cancer Ancer (answer) Acer Cer (sir) "Sir 10" (certain) Have fun ;-) Dimitrios Staikos Dimitrios Staikos

Angel Anger Danger Dancer Cancer Ancer (answer) Acer Cer (sir) "Sir 10" (certain)

Have fun ;-)

Dimitrios Staikos

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/eloquent-certainties.html Process Explorer contest tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0148c84817fd970c 2011-02-16T11:55:00+02:00 2011-02-25T16:16:51+02:00 Here is a screenshot of Process Explorer... Dimitrios Staikos

Here is a screenshot of Process Explorer from my workstation.

PEContestSmall

From this photo, which is intentionally small, the one with the appropriate understanding should be able to derive that Process Explorer has a serious flaw, or so I think :-) That's why I call it "flaw" and not "bug".

The one who finds what I think is the flaw will get as prize my precious OSR Online WDK Bug Bash technical award t-shirt:

FB Bug Bash


To make things just a bit interesting, I will accept a challenge from the first that claims that "This is not a flaw, it is intended by design". However the challenger must bet something that's of value equivalent to my t-shirt.

The contest is open to anyone who publicly declares his entry in the comments section of this post.

Hint: "I just clicked one menu item of PE" .
Hint: This is not an artificially generated situation. It is real usage.

Have Fun!

Dimitrios Staikos - Δημήτρης Στάικος - 史德衡

PS: I didn't check the Process Explorer forums about this. If I can't see why this is intended by design then most likely no one has noticed. If I am such a grand fool, then I deserve grand humiliation :-)

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/process-explorer-contest.html Desktop Magic: a Practical Joke from an engineer tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef014e86143fc1970d 2011-02-15T04:11:47+02:00 2011-02-15T04:11:47+02:00 I am in a baaaaad mood today... Thank God I am not the bastard administrator from hell. Or I might do this to a friend who left his workstation unlocked: Minimize all windows. Press PRINTSCREEN Save the image to disk... Dimitrios Staikos

I am in a baaaaad mood today...

Thank God I am not the bastard administrator from hell. Or I might do this to a friend who left his workstation unlocked:

  1. Minimize all windows.
  2. Press PRINTSCREEN
  3. Save the image to disk as BMP.
  4. Create a new folder on the desktop, call it "Got ya".
  5. Select and move all desktop shortcuts in this folder.
  6. Set the desktop background as the new image :-)
  7. Watch the fun :-D

If you are really nasty then do the following too:

  • Blur the image a bit before setting it as background.
  • Select a blurred icon for the GotYa icon, or some innocent looking icon.
  • When your friend sees his desktop and ask you to help him then tell him everything looks OK to you, not blurred.
  • Help him take a day off ;-)
  • Make sure your friend is sitting, because he might get scared and think he got a stroke or something and faint...

Have Fun,

Dimitrios Staikos

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/practical-joke-from-an-engineer.html Digital Misfortunes: Mouse "Snap To" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0147e240cd1a970b 2011-02-05T12:59:00+02:00 2011-02-25T16:19:55+02:00 Some features are meant for the advanced users, some for the lazy. The mouse "Snap To" default button option is so poorly implemented (in Windows at least) that it is potentially dangerous. I enabled it for some testing. Later I... Dimitrios Staikos

Some features are meant for the advanced users, some for the lazy.

The mouse "Snap To" default button option is so poorly implemented (in Windows at least) that it is potentially dangerous.

SnapTo

I enabled it for some testing. Later I started a print operation, but for some reason the print dialog box took ages to appear so in the meanwhile I shifted my attention and the mouse cursor to the 2nd monitor doing other stuff... Guess what... While I was looking at the 2nd monitor the print dialog appeared (on the first monitor) exactly as I was about to click on something, so I clicked blindly at the OK button and the print job started with wrong settings...

DISQUALIFIED

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/digital-misfortunes-mouse-snap-to.html 1394 Maximizes Value in Security Camera Networks tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0147e23a4b05970b 2011-02-02T18:42:54+02:00 2011-02-25T16:12:03+02:00 This is my first real technical article ... Dimitrios Staikos

This is my first real technical article publication!

Originally published in the 1394 Trade Association web site, then also to EE Times and Vision Systems Design.

If you are involved in the security & surveillance business, please give me some feedback.

Thanks in advance!
史德衡 - Dimitrios Staikos - Δημήτριος Στάικος

EETimes version

Vision Systems Design version

 Full article on 1394 Trade Association

 

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/02/1394-maximizes-value-in-security-camera-networks.html Funny Software: What kind of source control sorts labels alphabetically? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0148c7fd86ef970c 2011-01-25T18:37:23+02:00 2011-01-25T18:37:23+02:00 Maybe I am missing something here but I simply cannot find any reasonable explanation why VSTS 2008 sorts labels alphabetically and gives me NO CLUE as to the date the label was taken: Additionally I can find no way to... Dimitrios Staikos

Maybe I am missing something here but I simply cannot find any reasonable explanation why VSTS 2008 sorts labels alphabetically and gives me NO CLUE as to the date the label was taken:

Labels

Additionally I can find no way to GET a specific version to some other place in my disk. Maybe there is, but if it is not easily findable by someone with my experience then "Funny Software" it is.

When I do "History" then I only see changesets but not the labels: Funny Software.

So, unless someone comes to the rescue of VSTS, I file this under Funny Software :-P

Have fun,
Dimitrios Staikos

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/01/vsts-sorts-labels-alhabetically.html Funny Software: Don't think too much tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d80a253ef0148c7e65e98970c 2011-01-23T06:46:43+02:00 2011-01-23T06:46:43+02:00 不要想太多！ I have two masterpieces today! Th... Dimitrios Staikos

不要想太多！

I have two masterpieces today!

The first one was captured from the EVA Airways web site, but I have seen that elsewhere too:

EVA

Please enlighten me... What am I supposed to do here? Wait for something to happen and THEN press OK or press OK and then wait (for what)?

The second masterpiece comes from Visual Studio Team System. You can understand that we are talking about sophisticated "way too much thinking":

VSTS

FIVE buttons and a checkbox??? Who let such thing go into a product?
For starters I don't get what happens if I check the checkbox. Will it remember my selection for ever? Because the explanatory text inside the parentheses describes something that will anyway happen if I press the first three buttons, so what the heck? This was a dialog box that really disrupted my work! I was trying to inspect some code changes and suddenly I am trying to dechiper a dialog box thiking "Oh the author is probably very wise since they work for VS team, so it must be something dangerous I am doing right now... let's pay attention".

Moreover, what I actually did and caused this to happen is the following: open the project, check out the whole directory, then unzip an update of the sources into that directory (the zip also contained the project file).

Ok, big deal so VS needs to reload the project. But WHY COULD I POSSIBLY want an undo checkout is what beats the heck out of me. Oh and "Check In" is a good option too... Check in the newly overwritten files without first examining the changes, then reload the project, that's so wise...

Have Fun!
Dimitrios Staikos

 http://www.commonsense4commonpeople.net/2011/01/funny-software-dont-think-too-much.html