Monthly Archives: October 2010

Mass “ping” from a locked down PC

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Warren Cross

Recently I needed to find the ‘rough’ location of hundreds of computers on the network but only had access to a locked down PC where I could not use the software I would normally use. To get around this I … Continue reading →

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Norton Internet Security & Microsoft Office Activation

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Warren Cross

A friend was having trouble activating their Microsoft Office software on their new Windows 7 PC and asked for some help. The problem was that it continually failed to contact the authorisation servers and so would not activate their software. … Continue reading →

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Scrolling a JPopupMenu (Scrollable JPopupMenu)

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Warren Cross

I’ve just come across a need for a JPopupMenu with lots of menu items and found out scrolling support if not built on? Shock! Horror! After using Google to look for options and finding everything over-engineered or doing some weird … Continue reading →

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