I have been fighting to get Windows Defender updated for a couple days and stumbled on this fix.
I kept getting error 80070643 whenever I tried to update the definitions, either through Windows Update, or from inside Defender.
Here's what worked for me
Open CMD as Admin and typing (with quotes):
"%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MPCMDRUN.exe" -RemoveDefinitions -All
"%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MPCMDRUN.exe" -SignatureUpdate
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Some of these hacks are awesome, and I needed a place to save them.
40 clever life-hacks to simplify your world
50 life-hacks to simplify your world
40 clever life-hacks to simplify your world
50 life-hacks to simplify your world
Monday, July 30, 2012
66 Rules for Business and Life
The following 66 rules about business was published by Paul Breen, so he deserves all the credit.
While he says that these are important rules of business, I believe that most, if not all, have a place in life as well.
1. There is no substitute for hard work. EVER. Luck always seems to follow the hardest workers.
2. What people say about you (good or bad) is none of your business.
3. Most obstacles can be overcome. Some via a frontal assault, some with stealth and some with patience.
The trick is to find the weak point and bash away until it topples over.
4. Be positive. It’s rarely as bad as you think.
5. Listen to the “experts” but trust your gut and make your own decisions.
6. The most important thing is how good your product is. Everything else ranks behind that.
7. Trust is not an “easy” commodity – it takes a long time to earn it and a momentary lapse to lose it.
8. Business is a long game so be fair and ethical with all your business dealings.
9. Customers are “king” and need to be treated as a precious resource.
10. Meeting deadlines is as important as anything else in business.
11. Business is mostly common sense. The same can’t be said of human beings.
12. Network 24/7/365 – you can never know enough people.
13. Never burn bridges – the business community is too small and inter-connected.
14. Don’t believe crap like “my word is my bond” – get it in writing.
15. Never work for free – it won’t be valued and it won’t feed your family.
16. Make sure bad news travels fast. Then fix the problem quickly.
17. Be the best at one thing - not average at many.
18. Scale only occurs when a business is built on rock-solid foundations.
19. Nobody owes you anything. So don’t sulk. Instead, figure out how to get what you want.
20. The world is uncertain so decisions will always need to be made with less than full information.
21. Slow down. Get it right the first time. Then move on to the next important thing.
22. Sacred cows are bad for business; so is the status quo.
23. Change is inevitable so get used to it.
24. Theory is nice. But hard experience is better.
25. Meetings should be short and achieve something worthwhile.
26. Don’t confuse what is urgent with what is important.
27. If you don’t know what to do, ask for help.
28. “Just be better than you were yesterday” is a great organisational strategy.
29. The worst case scenario rarely happens but you should prepare for it anyway.
30. Invest sensibly based on a good understanding of the risk but never punt.
31. Don’t outsource anything valuable or that you care about.
32. Hustle. If you’re not talking to your customers regularly there’s a good chance someone else is.
33. Hire well and slowly but fire fast.
34. Be nice.
35. Don’t employ yes-men, narcissists, lazy-types or fence-sitters. Employ people that will argue with you
and challenge you to be better and do better.
36. Achieving success is hard. Bloody hard. But it is worth it.
37. Talk is cheap. Make it crystal clear what you will AND won’t do. Then do it!
38. It’s not about being right; it’s about making progress.
39. Spend every dollar as if it was your last.
40. Sweat the small stuff (before it becomes the big stuff).
41. Don’t lie EVER.
42. Only do things that you’d be proud to tell your family about.
43. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything.
44. Pay everyone on time every time.
45. Make no apologies for expecting your debtors to pay on time.
46. Getting press coverage is easy but most of it isn’t worth the effort.
47. Just be yourself. If you’re different at work than at a BBQ you’re faking it.
48. Mistakes are ok. Just don’t make the same ones twice.
49. Stay young even when the years start mounting up.
50. Laugh. Smile. Tell funny jokes and stories. Be the happiest person at work.
51. Ask the dumb questions to avoid making the dumb mistakes.
52. Conflict is inevitable but it must lead to reconciliation.
53. Set a great personal example and never be afraid to get your hands dirty.
54. If you think you are important or have “made it” – you’re wrong.
55. People lie on their CVs.
56. Not everything is worth learning.
57. People only change when THEY want to.
58. The ability to influence others is a key requirement to be successful.
59. It doesn’t have to be perfect; it just has to be really good.
60. Pick up the phone if you want to talk to the Prime Minister or Warren Buffett. They might answer.
61. Always think strategically. The future is coming. Be prepared for it.
62. Be able to say “you can count on me” and mean it because it is true.
63. Do the right thing because it is the right thing.
64. Add more value than you’re using up, or in other words give more than you take
65. Never give up.
While he says that these are important rules of business, I believe that most, if not all, have a place in life as well.
1. There is no substitute for hard work. EVER. Luck always seems to follow the hardest workers.
2. What people say about you (good or bad) is none of your business.
3. Most obstacles can be overcome. Some via a frontal assault, some with stealth and some with patience.
The trick is to find the weak point and bash away until it topples over.
4. Be positive. It’s rarely as bad as you think.
5. Listen to the “experts” but trust your gut and make your own decisions.
6. The most important thing is how good your product is. Everything else ranks behind that.
7. Trust is not an “easy” commodity – it takes a long time to earn it and a momentary lapse to lose it.
8. Business is a long game so be fair and ethical with all your business dealings.
9. Customers are “king” and need to be treated as a precious resource.
10. Meeting deadlines is as important as anything else in business.
11. Business is mostly common sense. The same can’t be said of human beings.
12. Network 24/7/365 – you can never know enough people.
13. Never burn bridges – the business community is too small and inter-connected.
14. Don’t believe crap like “my word is my bond” – get it in writing.
15. Never work for free – it won’t be valued and it won’t feed your family.
16. Make sure bad news travels fast. Then fix the problem quickly.
17. Be the best at one thing - not average at many.
18. Scale only occurs when a business is built on rock-solid foundations.
19. Nobody owes you anything. So don’t sulk. Instead, figure out how to get what you want.
20. The world is uncertain so decisions will always need to be made with less than full information.
21. Slow down. Get it right the first time. Then move on to the next important thing.
22. Sacred cows are bad for business; so is the status quo.
23. Change is inevitable so get used to it.
24. Theory is nice. But hard experience is better.
25. Meetings should be short and achieve something worthwhile.
26. Don’t confuse what is urgent with what is important.
27. If you don’t know what to do, ask for help.
28. “Just be better than you were yesterday” is a great organisational strategy.
29. The worst case scenario rarely happens but you should prepare for it anyway.
30. Invest sensibly based on a good understanding of the risk but never punt.
31. Don’t outsource anything valuable or that you care about.
32. Hustle. If you’re not talking to your customers regularly there’s a good chance someone else is.
33. Hire well and slowly but fire fast.
34. Be nice.
35. Don’t employ yes-men, narcissists, lazy-types or fence-sitters. Employ people that will argue with you
and challenge you to be better and do better.
36. Achieving success is hard. Bloody hard. But it is worth it.
37. Talk is cheap. Make it crystal clear what you will AND won’t do. Then do it!
38. It’s not about being right; it’s about making progress.
39. Spend every dollar as if it was your last.
40. Sweat the small stuff (before it becomes the big stuff).
41. Don’t lie EVER.
42. Only do things that you’d be proud to tell your family about.
43. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything.
44. Pay everyone on time every time.
45. Make no apologies for expecting your debtors to pay on time.
46. Getting press coverage is easy but most of it isn’t worth the effort.
47. Just be yourself. If you’re different at work than at a BBQ you’re faking it.
48. Mistakes are ok. Just don’t make the same ones twice.
49. Stay young even when the years start mounting up.
50. Laugh. Smile. Tell funny jokes and stories. Be the happiest person at work.
51. Ask the dumb questions to avoid making the dumb mistakes.
52. Conflict is inevitable but it must lead to reconciliation.
53. Set a great personal example and never be afraid to get your hands dirty.
54. If you think you are important or have “made it” – you’re wrong.
55. People lie on their CVs.
56. Not everything is worth learning.
57. People only change when THEY want to.
58. The ability to influence others is a key requirement to be successful.
59. It doesn’t have to be perfect; it just has to be really good.
60. Pick up the phone if you want to talk to the Prime Minister or Warren Buffett. They might answer.
61. Always think strategically. The future is coming. Be prepared for it.
62. Be able to say “you can count on me” and mean it because it is true.
63. Do the right thing because it is the right thing.
64. Add more value than you’re using up, or in other words give more than you take
65. Never give up.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Its about time
Its about time I posted something again.
Its been 9 months.
Its also time for a new and worthy activity.
I've been training martial arts with the same instructor for 8 years.
For the last few years, we have been doing less and less martial arts, and more fitness-related activities.
I've got nothing against fitness, but I'm not 20 any more. My doctor reminds me that every time I see her. I have no ability, and NO desire to be pushed like a 20-something athlete.
I started training to get into better shape, and to have fun.
Martial arts was a way to do that. I made some great friends, learned some good skills, and improved my balance and confidence.
My friends have moved on because they too enjoyed martial arts, but we're not doing that any more. I think I may have to move on as well.
I respect my instructor because he's my friend. So I'll do the right thing, and tell him how I'm feeling. Rather than just quitting and going to train some place else, I'll see if he's actually willing to bring martial arts back into the curriculum.
I miss forms. I miss sparring. I miss my sword and my bo-staff.
Its been 9 months.
Its also time for a new and worthy activity.
I've been training martial arts with the same instructor for 8 years.
For the last few years, we have been doing less and less martial arts, and more fitness-related activities.
I've got nothing against fitness, but I'm not 20 any more. My doctor reminds me that every time I see her. I have no ability, and NO desire to be pushed like a 20-something athlete.
I started training to get into better shape, and to have fun.
Martial arts was a way to do that. I made some great friends, learned some good skills, and improved my balance and confidence.
My friends have moved on because they too enjoyed martial arts, but we're not doing that any more. I think I may have to move on as well.
I respect my instructor because he's my friend. So I'll do the right thing, and tell him how I'm feeling. Rather than just quitting and going to train some place else, I'll see if he's actually willing to bring martial arts back into the curriculum.
I miss forms. I miss sparring. I miss my sword and my bo-staff.
Monday, January 18, 2010
VOMIT and BARF
I heard a couple of interesting acronyms that fit the medical imaging industry.
VOMIT
Victim
Of
Medical
Imaging
Technologies
and
BARF
Brainless
Application of
Radiological
Findings
I felt compelled to record these here for posterity.
VOMIT
Victim
Of
Medical
Imaging
Technologies
and
BARF
Brainless
Application of
Radiological
Findings
I felt compelled to record these here for posterity.
Friday, September 25, 2009
The Duct Tape Programmer
I have been reading Joel Spolsky's stuff for a long time. He has a particularly unique common sense approach to software development. His outlook tends to support my own feelings on 'big business' and software development.
His latest article hits particularly close to home.
The Duct Tape Programmer talks about 'practical programmers', that is, programmers who are more concerned with just getting the job done, and less concerned about being flashy. I have worked with a number of astronaut developers who work far above the actual product. These people are more concerned with using the latest tool or technique. What the customer wants, or WHEN they want it, is a secondary concern to them.
Read Joel's article and gain a little insight into blue collar software development.
His latest article hits particularly close to home.
The Duct Tape Programmer talks about 'practical programmers', that is, programmers who are more concerned with just getting the job done, and less concerned about being flashy. I have worked with a number of astronaut developers who work far above the actual product. These people are more concerned with using the latest tool or technique. What the customer wants, or WHEN they want it, is a secondary concern to them.
Read Joel's article and gain a little insight into blue collar software development.
Friday, August 28, 2009
SQL Server, Windows locales, and the default user
I've run into this before, so I'm writing it down now.
I have a package of software that contains an interactive component, as well as several services. All pieces add and update SQL server database entries that contain dates. These dates are of DateTime type.
We ran the package on a machine that was originally configured with a Canadian locale, and its associated date formats. At some point, the admin user account had its locale changed to US and then SQL server 2005 was installed.
The problem was that the interactive component created database entries with correct date formats, but the services were trying to update with incorrect date formats. Both pieces got their date values using the DateTime.Now function.
Turns out that the services were running as the LocalSystem user, and the interactive piece was running as the logged in admin user. The LocalSystem uses the locale associated with the Default user. The admin user had been configured with a US locale, and the Default user still had the Canadian locale that was set during the initial Windows install.
To fix this,
- Open Control Panel
- Select Regional and Language Options
- In XP, select the Advanced tab
- Select the check box "Apply all settings to the current user and to the Default user profile"
- Click Apply
- In Vista, select the Administrative tab
- Click the "Copy to reserved accounts..."
- Click Apply
You will need to restart any services that are running as the LocalSystem user for this to take effect.
Whew!!
I have a package of software that contains an interactive component, as well as several services. All pieces add and update SQL server database entries that contain dates. These dates are of DateTime type.
We ran the package on a machine that was originally configured with a Canadian locale, and its associated date formats. At some point, the admin user account had its locale changed to US and then SQL server 2005 was installed.
The problem was that the interactive component created database entries with correct date formats, but the services were trying to update with incorrect date formats. Both pieces got their date values using the DateTime.Now function.
Turns out that the services were running as the LocalSystem user, and the interactive piece was running as the logged in admin user. The LocalSystem uses the locale associated with the Default user. The admin user had been configured with a US locale, and the Default user still had the Canadian locale that was set during the initial Windows install.
To fix this,
- Open Control Panel
- Select Regional and Language Options
- In XP, select the Advanced tab
- Select the check box "Apply all settings to the current user and to the Default user profile"
- Click Apply
- In Vista, select the Administrative tab
- Click the "Copy to reserved accounts..."
- Click Apply
You will need to restart any services that are running as the LocalSystem user for this to take effect.
Whew!!
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