Tag Archives: windows

Parsing the Windows sfc log from unix

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick line to mention that the Windows System File Checker tool produces logs that are nearly unreadable, and a pain to parse. A friend of mine had some system files that did not check out, and could not … Continue reading →

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Xapian Binaries

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick post to mention that Charlie Hull from Lemur Consulting sent me an e-mail to mention that they are now providing actual binaries along with the makefiles. http://www.flax.co.uk/xapian_windows.shtml This renders my binaries redundant, so I will update the … Continue reading →

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Access administrative shares on Server 2008/Vista

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

Quick windows tip again, if you find yourself unable to access the administrative shares (\\machine\c$, tasks, etc) on a Windows Server 2008 or Vista computer with UAC enabled, using the credentials of a local administrator — don’t panic. This is … Continue reading →

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How to tether your iPhone, the unix way

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

So, there’s a lot noise on the internet in general about an iPhone application called NetShare, that allows you to sort-of use tethering with the iPhone — that is, use its sexy 3G connection from say, your laptop. Unfortunately, Apple … Continue reading →

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32 bits ISAPI filters on 64 bits IIS 7

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick tip, in order to successfully run an ISAPI filter that is compiled for x86 32 bits windows on an x64 version of Windows Server 2008 or Vista, on IIS 7.0, some extra steps must be taken for … Continue reading →

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Xapian Python Bindings (Win32) 1.0.6 Released

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

I have compiled version 1.0.6 of Xapian for Windows, and I have built and packaged the Python Bindings for your convenience. You can find the new version here. Questions, comments or Mirrors are welcome, as usual UPDATE: Charlie Hull informs … Continue reading →

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Apple are being cheeky.

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

I just installed Leopard on my Mac Book Pro, waiting to see how all the shit I have installed in /opt and /usr/local would survive before taking the actual leap with my Dual G5, which I still use for a … Continue reading →

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