Author: Neil.B.Ennis

Very happily married, father of 5, stepfather of 5, software developer, daydreamer.
Software

Problems Activating and Updating Windows 7 behind an Endian Firewall

by Neil.B.Ennis September 29, 2010 1 Comment Shortlink

I have had problems Activating and Updating Windows 7.

I have an Endian firewall appliance.

The main error I was getting was 0x80072EFD – unable to connect.

For me, the solution (after hours of heartache) was simple:

Go into Control Panel / Network and Internet / Internet Options / Connections tab / LAN Settings,

UNTICK “Automatically detect settings” and press OK.

Activation then works.

Updates then work perfectly.

Sorry – I’m not sure why this happens. I suspect it’s a bug in Endian version 2.2 which is fixed in later a version, probably relating to the internal Endian Proxy server which in my case is disabled anyway.

I hope this helps someone.

Many thanks to my son, Lachlan, who also had this problem, and figured out how to fix it after several days of heartache.

ObSrv

ObSrv Performance Improvements

by Neil.B.Ennis February 25, 2010 No Comments Shortlink

I’ve improved the load speed of the ObSrv home page. Sometimes it would take a long time to load.

I’ve also improved the speed of the image feeds. It still can be sluggish at times – that’s because it’s heavily used, but to counteract this, the Image Feed will ignore requests from the same computer if they come more frequently than about once every 3 or 4 seconds.

For most people this won’t be a problem, and the only time you really notice delays on the Image Feed is if you try and display it in your browser.

If site performance is still an issue for you, please let me know.

General

Around Pine Rivers

by Neil.B.Ennis February 10, 2010 No Comments Shortlink

Here’s a brief description of each of the photos in the “Around Pine Rivers” theme for iGoogle.

If you’ve got any suggestions, corrections or improvements, please let me know.

Click on the images for a larger view.

[singlepic id=33 w=480] Bell’s Scrub is the only remaing parcel of virgin lowland vine rainforest in the Pine Rivers district.
See http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/bells-scrub-lawnton/

[singlepic id=34 w=480] [singlepic id=35 w=480] [singlepic id=38 w=480] [singlepic id=40 w=480] Some of the stunning late afternoon views in my street.
see: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/everyday-beauty/

[singlepic id=36 w=480] Fleeting glimpses of childhood on the North Pine River.
See http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/fleeting-glimpses-of-childhood/

[singlepic id=37 w=480] Christmas Beetle.
See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/sets/72157603351606109/
Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoplognathus_pallidicollis

[singlepic id=39 w=480] Lightning in the Gum Trees.
See: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/lightning-in-the-gum-trees/

[singlepic id=41 w=480] Ebert Family Vineyard.
See: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/echoes-in-the-vineyard/

[singlepic id=42 w=480] Stephen Lawn Park.
See: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/nuts-about-history/

[singlepic id=43 w=480] Lake Samsonvale.
See: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/lake-samsonvale-2/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Samsonvale

[singlepic id=44 w=480] South Pine River near the site of the old Normanby Rum Distillery.
See http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/bikes-rivers-old-rum/

[singlepic id=45 w=480] Yebri Creek.
See http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/exploring-on-sunday/

[singlepic id=46 w=480] Sunset on the North Pine River.
See: http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/sunset-on-the-north-pine-river/

[singlepic id=47 w=480] Lake Kurwongbah.
See http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/cycling-by-the-lake/
Here’s a wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_kurwongbah