Life of Brian

Brian Rohde suffered a bad asthma attack last Tuesday and was taken to hospital. He passed away, peacefully, on Saturday night.

He was fairly active on some forums to do with his computer work. Here are some of their tributes.

Daz3d
forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=143321&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Renderosity
www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2805740

3D-Coat
www.3d-coat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6029

Facebook Gallery
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=12038&id=100000841188124&l=7317036d30

Where Are They Now: Apollo Astronauts

If you ever wanted to know what the Apollo Astronauts did after their flights, have a look at this New York Times slide show

Veterans Remembered

11th November – Veterans Day
Here’s just a few interesting links about those who served

Veterans Day, 2008, and C.S. Lewis’ Re-enchanted man
Veteran’s Day Today
to all who are serving or who have served . . .

9/11 What were you doing?

It’s interesting that in this instant communication age you can watch significant events live.

I was up late one night in 2001 watching TV when they switched to breaking news from america – live feed of one of the twin towers burning after the first plane crash. Over the next few hours I witnessed the crash into the second tower, and their eventual collapse. Live, as it happened.

Vista Tip: Windows Help (.hlp) Files

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you no doubt have learned that you cannot open Window Help (*.hlp) files. This is because Microsoft made the decision to no longer include WinHlp32.exe (which is required to launch WinHelp files) as a component of the Windows operating system.

2 FMS tips discuss the problem and its implications in detail on deploying Help Files to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
#1 Microsoft Patch for Opening Windows Help (.hlp) Files
#2 Deploying Help Files to Vista and WS2008

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