I’ve tried in the past some obscure freeware synchronization software. I had to stop using it, because it always confused me and was not user friendly.

Eventually, I switched to long forgotten Windows Briefcase. Yes, it is still available even on Vista. Unfortunately it has its limitations. It sometimes reports that synchronization failed, but in reality it appears to be fine. If you have a very large number of files it may simply run out of memory. Explorer locks briefcase content for only one window at at time. Basically, Briefcase is very useful, but neglected peace of software.

Microsoft seems to have decided to develop Synchronization framework. It is used by Windows Live services. But there is also quite a good GUI tool called Sync Toy for synchronizing any pair of directories.

Download details: SyncToy v2.0

So, at the end of the day I have replaced my Briefcase folders with SyncToy. Another advantage is that 3-way and N-way synchronization is not a problem. Just create another pair or another computer.

Location to download codecs for raw image formats from cameras:

http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/codecs.aspx

I just joined http://paperbackswap.com and I really like this website. It appears to have a very large and active user community. It is a great alternative to using ebay or amazon. With paperbook swap website I don’t pay any middle man. If I opt to purchase USPS tracking number I will pay a small fee for the service and that is how they make money. There are no advertisements either.

I posted 18 books and have sent 8 to different people already. I am glad to see that someone else enjoys the same series I do.

The VBScript referenced here works on Vista with a few alterations:

Adding an HTML Editor entry to the registry and set as the default

To get it work on vista you have to run script from command line as Administrator. This is a good way to setup OpenOffice sweb.exe application as default HTML editor in Internet Explorer.

It takes to much time to create detailed instructions. Don’t hesitate to ask if you don’t know how run script as administrator.