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Christmas 2009

by Wilhelm, 19:55 23/12/2009

Traditions are made to be followed blindly and stupidly. And who am I to questions these rituals? It's that time again (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003) - Christmas.

Have a very Harry Christmas!

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Getting VMware vSphere Client to work on Windows 7

by Wilhelm, 12:21 19/10/2009

How to get VMware vSphere Client working on Windows 7 (by ftubio on the VMWare forums):

Obtain a copy of %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.dll from a non Windows 7 machine that has .NET 3.5 SP1 installed. Create a folder in the Windows 7 machine where the vSphere client is installed and copy System.dll here. For example, create the folder under the vSphere client launcher installation directory (%ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\Lib).

In the vSphere client launcher directory, open the VpxClient.exe.config file in a text editor and add a <runtime> element and a element as shown below. Save the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> ... <runtime> <developmentMode developerInstallation="true"/> </runtime> </configuration>

Create a batch file (e.g. *VpxClient.cmd*) in a suitable location. In this file add a command to set the DEVPATH environment variable to the folder where you copied the System.dll assembly and a second command to launch the vSphere client. For example:

SET DEVPATH=%ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\Lib "%ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe"

(Optional) Replace the shortcut on the start menu to point to the batch file created in the previous step. Change the shortcut properties to run minimized so that the command window is not shown.

You can now use the VpxClient.cmd (or the shortcut) to launch the vSphere client in Windows 7.

Politi.no mockup

by Wilhelm, 22:38 01/09/2009

The Norwegian Police's new web site is, in my humble opinion, less than ideal. Apparently, they spent around 25 million NOK (around 4.2 million USD) on the new site, but I think that I could do better for free.

So I threw together this quick sketch. What do you think?

New politi.no Design by Wilhelm Damsleth
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