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11 08 2008

Antivirus XP 2008, just simply an awful thing.

Posted by: Cisco in Computers, Software

I am not in the business of virus removal, but this one is just a total time waster. Not sure why the ‘major’ names of Anti Spyware dont get rid of this better, but even when you do pull it out, it has a field day with the registry and defeats all kinds of options, like Regedit, TaskMan, Directory , Clock, ect… So here is a real quick run through of getting control of your PC back.

Preperations: You will need to download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Note that this example uses command line enviroment approach to clean the system at times. Many things are missing visualy, but system wise you are able to manipulate or execute commands just fine.
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11 08 2008

An elementary class design from a Visual C# context

Posted by: Cisco in Computers, Software
I want to run through every step of creating a very simple object oriented designed solution, very simple in nature, using the Visual Studio (2008) and Visual C# as the platform.  My point is to help my fellow polyglots out there, I am making a series that will help you to go from install, to a working model of an OOP structure, to help familiarize yourself with the enviroment.
I hope to help shed light on what is ultimatly a repition of the same concept of  telling the computer what to do in some organized fashion.  Im going to keep it simple, if you are new to OOP, this is a good example to get a tangable working model of a solution based on objects to work with yourself.  If you are a veteran coder, and a situation brings/forces you to use Visual C# , this will get you rockin and rolling so you can compare and contrast aginst your paradim, all at once, syntax, IDE, organization, ect. 
And finally, if you are a polyglot looking to assimulate another enviroment, this is a part of a series, this example is repeated over and over, my digital Rosetta Stone for computer science, if you will.

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03 08 2008

Nostalga meets Cutting Edge: a TI-99/4A homage!

Posted by: Cisco in Computers, Software
I had the very good fortune to have had a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A early on in my life when they first came out, at the age of nine.  You see, my father had turned me on to electronics when I was 6, he was in the Navy and was very up on the ‘Popular Mechanics’ projects, kits and models.  Dad and I had made our first ‘computer’ together,  hand fulls of LEDs for a display and buttons and toggles for a keyboard, simple.  Back then, Home Computers were a brand new concept,  buying a fully manufactured computer for the home had a starting point and that was the moment,  and I had grown to want to do more than simply turn lights on and off in some glorified sequence.  I can not say enough how the TI changed and impacted my life more than any other computer ever. This is my way of sharing my favorite device of all time with you, and keeping the spirit of the Texas Instruments alive!

First, I am using VMware’s  VMserver for the Virtual Machine environment in this example.  I just picked this one just because its free and it works easy enough.  I am going to use Windows XP as the guest OS, again just for the reason that it has all the things needed right from a basic installation, when it comes to working within a virtual machine. (I love the Nix world, I may come back and write how its done from the context of a solutions guest OS Nix base. its just a little bit more involved unfortunately) 

Second, the emulator of choice for Windows by far, is Win994a.  Again, I picked this emulator because this software works and very well.  There is almost nothing to do for installation but hit the Next button, and enjoy.

Finally, I am adding a couple finishing touches for tailoring the boot screen of XP and setting the wallpaper to just add to the overall visual nostalgic effect.

Hopefully, with a little luck, a good game of Alpiner awaits! (yes it speaks!)

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28 07 2008

Hello world!

Posted by: Cisco in Uncategorized

Welcome to Cisco Garcia’s WordPress. At the moment we are under construction. Check back, changes happen quickly.

 

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