Browsing articles from "June, 2008"

Daniel’s Sketch

Jun 18, 2008   //   by David Bates   //   All About Daniel, Life Stories  //  1 Comment

My sister made a sketch of daniel last week and I thought I should show it off here.
She does these kind of sketches as a hobby.

Let me know what you think.
David Bates

Make a Comment

The Funniest Father’s Day Ad You Will See Today

Jun 16, 2008   //   by David Bates   //   Funny Things  //  No Comments

Browsing Digg.com today I found this little gem.
This has got to be the best Father’s day ad I have seen yet.
It may take a minute to figure out just check out the logo on the bottome right.

Durex Funny Father's Day AD

This was not how my son came along, I just thought the ad was hillarious.

Thanks for reading
David Bates

read more | digg story

Make a Comment

Father’s Day Card from the Wife

Jun 15, 2008   //   by David Bates   //   Life Stories  //  No Comments

Today I received a great e-card from the wife.
Check it out.

Make a Comment

How to elevate permisions when launching a program under Vista the easy way

Jun 14, 2008   //   by David Bates   //   Uncategorized  //  No Comments

Windows Vista Product Pictures From Microsoft.com
This post will start a new section on my site that will house tips and tricks, mainly for myself, about Windows Vista and general IT related things that makes my job easier.

Maybe, a little background is necessary. I have worked with computers since I was around 8 when someone helped me build my first Tandy. I started programming when I was 8.5 with QBasic as my language of choice and progressed to working with C++ in a high level Cad environment. I am primarily self-taught and have been attending ECPI for Network Security Management for the past year. I currently work in IT for a fortune 500 company based in Greensboro, NC.

So, tired of having to right click on CMD every time you wish to launch it? wish you could just run as Administrator but don’t want to turn off the protection of the UAC? Well then this tips for you. Simply follow the steps outlined below and CMD, or any other program, will be ran as Administrator with all of the privileges it had under XP.

  • Open the Start menu by either hitting the windows key, hitting Ctrl + Esc, or clicking the Start button with your mouse.
  • Type the name of the program you wish to open, Example: CMD
  • Hold Ctrl+Shift and hit Enter.
  • When prompted by the UAC hold Alt and hit C.

    • Your program will now be ran as administrator just as it did in XP.

    I hope you find this tip useful, thanks for reading.
    David Bates

    Make a Comment

    Miley Cyrus and Her Daddy

    Jun 9, 2008   //   by David Bates   //   Uncategorized  //  8 Comments

    My sisters have Hanna Montana on the brain. Between Pokemon, Digimon, and Hanna Montana I didn’t think I could handle anymore. But then my wife suggested that I listen to Ready, Set, Don’t Go by Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus. Now, I knew that Hanna Montana was Miley Cyris but I’ll admit that I pegged her as just for tweenagers. Boy was I wrong… This song made along with her father really shows that she can sing.
    I have attached it below if you wish to listen to it.

    'Ready Set Don't Go' by Billy Ray Cyrus
    'Ready Set Don't Go' by Billy Ray Cyrus

    ——–Edit——–
    I meant to post the one with Miley and Billy Ray. The one below has them both.

    ——–Edit——–

    Thanks for reading
    David Bates

    Make a Comment
    Pages:12»