GuMaxDD 1.1 is released

Just released the latest drop down menu skin, it contains many fixes and new layout. It has been updated according to new mediawiki 1.15.0.

Here is the release notes:

  • Main menu items are clickable and linked to article themselves, this allows to have single menu item
  • Updated according to MediaWiki 1.15.0 changes
  • Fixed jQuery conflicts with other Javascript Lib.
  • Other tweak based on feedback from users
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GuMax 3.4.5 is released

A very clean MediaWiki skin, this is the major updated version according to latest changes in MediaWiki 1.15.0.

Here is list of release notes:

  • Updates for new Medawiki releases
  • Updated design and layout
  • Other tweak based on feedback from users
  • IE Png fix
  • Other bug fixes

It has been tested on Firefox 3.0 and up version, Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, and Safari 3.0.2.

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日本鬼子的由来

四百年前即明清以来,日本海盗经常烧杀抢掠,侵扰、骚乱中国沿海各地。当时人们称日本海盗为“倭寇”,那是因为他们长得矮小丑陋,行为实比盗匪有棕而无不及,故予此名之。可到了近代,人们却称日本侵略者为“鬼子”,何也?

话说中日甲午海战前夕,清廷委派一位大臣出使日本。当时的日本不但要在世人面前炫耀武力,还妄想在文化上下玷辱中国。当记者汇聚集齐之时,日方突然提了一个风马牛不相及的问题:“我们日本有一个上联却对不出下联,只好求于汉字发源地的人了。” 说完以后,日本人亮出上联:骑奇马,张长弓,琴瑟琵琶,八大王,并肩居头上,单戈独战!

这是一个拆字联,难度较大。而且其好战侵略气焰十分骄狂嚣张。意思是,大日本兵强马壮,驾驭的是奇马,张的是强弓,文的也不简单,无论琴棋书画,诗词歌赋,光“大王”就有八个,盖世无双,言外之意,日本“单戈独战”即可踏平中国。

清廷大使臣也不示弱。当即大笔一挥立就写出下联:倭委人,袭龙衣,魑魅魍魉,四小鬼,屈膝跪身旁,合手擒拿!

此下联也用的是拆字联,对仗十分工整,且与上联针锋相对,其意思是,你们日本骑奇马张长弓,其实就是一伙来偷抢我大清龙衣的倭寇,琴瑟琵琶八大王,就是魑魅魍魉四个小鬼子,并肩居头上,其实已经屈膝跪在身旁,你如胆敢单戈独战,我就合手擒拿。

从此,大家便称日本“鬼子”。抗战时期,日本侵略者对中国人民犯下了滔天罪行,更激起了国人的愤怒与仇恨,于是“日本鬼子”、“小日本鬼子”、“鬼子”、“小鬼子”等称呼也就传遍了中华大地。

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WinXP SP2/VISTA limits max. number of TCP connections/second

Windows XP Service Pack 2 will limit the maximum number of TCP connections your computer can have at one time. I can see what they are thinking, but I wont mind unless some of my applications (like my multi-threaded port scanner) wont work correctly with this new setting.

Here is a registry edit you can do to increase the max:

TcpNumConnections

Key: Tcpip\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number
Valid Range: 0 - 0xfffffe
Default: 0xfffffe
Description: This parameter limits the maximum number of connections that TCP can have open at the same time.

TcpWindowSize

Key: Tcpip\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number of bytes
Valid Range: 0 - 0xFFFF
Default: The smaller of 0xFFFF
OR
(The larger of four times the maximum TCP data size on the network
OR
8192 rounded up to an even multiple of the network TCP data size.)
The default is 8760 for Ethernet.
Description: This parameter determines the maximum TCP receive window size of the computer. The receive window specifies the number of bytes a sender can transmit without receiving an acknowledgment. Generally, larger receive windows improve performance over high (delay * bandwidth) networks. For highest efficiency, the receive window must be an even multiple of the TCP Maximum Segment Size (MSS).

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Seven ways to keep employees peppy and productive

A happy, motivated employee is a productive employee – and also someone likely to stay with your firm for a long, long time.  Research shows the best places to work share a common feature: they strive to maintain an upbeat work environment and sustain employee morale.  Here are seven effective ways you can do the same:

1. Don't sugarcoat the truth

2. Listen to your staff

3. Assign work strategically

4. Protect staff from overload

5. Reward employees and show appreciation

6. Talk about higher purpose

7. Focus on the future

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清蒸整鸡

主料:鸡1500克
辅料:口蘑28克,火腿28克,墨鱼70克,油菜心100克
调料:胡椒粉1克,味精2克,盐8克

清蒸整鸡的特色:

此菜色淡黄,缀以红、绿、黄三色配料,色彩协调,肉嫩鲜香。

清蒸整鸡的做法:

1. 将鸡取出内脏,去掉嗉囊、气管和食道,冲洗干净,放入锅内煮3分钟;
2. 捞出,用冷水洗净,剁去嘴尖和脚爪,切掉下颌,割除尾臊,用刀背砸断大腿骨,将整鸡放入釉瓦钵内,加精盐(5克),入笼先干蒸约1小时,然后,再加入清水(1000克)蒸至软烂为止;
3. 火腿切薄片;
4. 口蘑、墨鱼用斜刀切成薄片;
5. 油菜心用清水烧开氽一下,捞出待用;
6. 炒锅置中火上,下肉清、精盐烧开,再放入口蘑、墨鱼、菜心焯熟后捞出,沥去水;
7. 用手勺将整鸡翻个身后,将菜心放在整鸡的周围,口蘑、墨鱼放在上面,再盖上熟火腿片,放入味精,撒上胡椒粉即成。

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Install BizTalk 2004 On Windows XP SP 2

Windows XP with service pack 2 has features that will make installing BizTalk 'fun', but it obviously can be done. Here is a short version of what I did to get it running right in the first three times. This install will account for a fairly minimum install of BizTalk for core development purposes and will not include any of the workflow or SharePoint related items.

1) Install Windows XP 2

2) Install IIS on XP2 (optional)

3) SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition

4) SQL Server 2000 Service Pack Four

5) Visual Studio 2003

6) MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft XML Core Services) msxml.msi
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3144b72b-b4f2-46da-b4b6-c5d7485f2b42&DisplayLang=en)

7) DEPRICATED - SOAP Toolkit 3.0 soapsdk.exe
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c943c0dd-ceec-4088-9753-86f052ec8450&displaylang=en)

8) SqlXml 3.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3)  sqlxml.msi
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=51d4a154-8e23-47d2-a033-764259cfb53b&DisplayLang=en)

9) Grant full NTFS rights for 'Network Service' (a special user account found on you XP OS) to C:\Windows\Temp and sub directories. If your Windows XP OS has not been joined to an active directory, simple file sharing is probably turned on. Microsoft provides steps to turn this off here. You may have to turn this off in order to set permissions.
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874)

10) Start Sql services, including the Sql Agent.

11) Change the RPM Endpoint Mapper Settings.
If you do not do this, SSO will fail during install. You can quit the BT config, make the fix, and start over by re-running C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004\ConfigFramework.exe. The problem is that you will have some oddly named databases in SQL because some have been installed and some have not. So when you go back to running ConfigFramework.exe, you will have to remove various databases related to your failed BT install, or rename them.

a. Run gpedit.msc

b. Select “Computer Config”

c. Select “Administrative Templates”

d. Select “System”

e. Select “Remote Procedure Call”

f. Select “RPC Endpoint Mapper Client Authentication”

g. Set To Enabled

h. Start the Distributed Transaction Coordinator in the Services Control Applet

i. (Note: this portion has proven to be required when using the Sql Adapter. It may not be required for your install.) Go to "Administrative Tools > Component Services".

j. On the left navigation tree, go to Component Services, Computers, My Computer

k. Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties".

l. Select "MSDTC" tab.

m. Click "Security Configuration".

n. Make sure you check
"Network DTC Access",
"Allow Remote Client",
"Allow Inbound/Outbound",
"Enable TIP"
"No Authentication Required"
(Some option may not be necessary, have a try to get your configuration).

o. The service will restart.

12) You may not have to do this, but I would then reboot the Pc.

13) Install BizTalk to your liking. I do not install the components that require Sql Analysis Services or Share Point, but the rest installs clean the first time.

14) Install BizTalk Sp1

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