DWMBEANCOUNTER

I've added a link to an American website called DWMBEANCOUNTER which has a free bookeeping and accounting course on it.  The course is American but it is still good if you are in another country.  The website is also a goldmine for links to other business and education websites, so if you aren't interested in the course, it is still worth checking out for that.

NINITE - Software Installer and Updater

How Ninite Works

Ninite tries to behave exactly like a technical friend you’ve asked to install a few apps for you. This means that Ninite installers, regardless of when or where they were created:

• Say “No” to toolbars or other junk
• Always install the latest version of an app
• Install the right 32-bit or 64-bit version for a PC
• Install apps in the PC’s language
• Skip apps that are already up-to-date
• Upgrade an app if it’s out of date

We put a ton of effort into making sure Ninite just does the right thing and we think that’s a big reason why people like using it so much.

All the Details

When you make a Ninite installer at http://ninite.com/ you’re really making an entry in our database that records your app choices. This database entry is also associated with a random installer ID and, if you’re using Ninite Pro, your account.

Every Ninite installer you download is stamped with its installer ID. When you run an installer it asks our servers for the latest configuration info for its ID. This means Ninite installers always install the latest versions of apps, regardless of when they were created. It also means that Ninite installers need an internet connection to work. If you want to lock the version that gets installed or make a fully-offline installer we have a /freeze switch in Ninite Pro.

Once it gets the configuration info the installer checks for currently installed versions of the apps. Apps that are already up-to-date are skipped. This means you can run the same Ninite installer over and over again to keep apps current. If you need to repair an app that’s already installed you can force a reinstallation by clicking the retry/reinstall link at the top of a completed Ninite installer.

Now that Ninite knows which apps it’s installing on this PC it begins to download and install each one. Downloads and installations work through the list of apps independently, so as the first app is being installed the second and third may be completely downloaded. Ninite Pro has a download cache that often allows the download step to be skipped and lets Ninite Pro finish faster.

Downloads come from the publishers’ sites and are checked for correct digital signatures or matching SHA-1 hashes before Ninite uses them. Ninite automatically downloads and installs the proper 64-bit or 32-bit versions of apps. It also picks apps that match the PC’s language setting. These selections are done at runtime so the same Ninite .exe can install 64-bit Portuguese apps on one PC and 32-bit English ones on another.

After downloading an app’s installer and confirming its validity Ninite begins to install it. The specifics of this differ for each app but our most general technique is to hide the installer’s window when we run it and then automate the proper clicks and input to install the app right. Ninite’s automation says “No” to any toolbars or other junk just like if you asked a technical friend to install an app for you. Settings like installation location are left as their defaults.

And that’s how Ninite installs an app.

Pause, Listen, Reflect and Improve

Tory Government to pause, listen, reflect and improve on NHS modernisation plans .  The Tory Health secretary was accused of being beholden to private sector health care companies recently.  Meanwhile Kenneth Clarke accuses PM of treating Andrew Lansley badly.  Andrew Lansley doesn't mind treating himself well by spending taxpayers money on taking care of himself.  Still, it hasn't gone unnoticed by some.

Seriously though....doesn't anyone know who invited him?

Gadaffi.....Did you invite Berlusconi?

Cheatah Woods

Politically Correct!

Question: What is the difference between US Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George Walker Bush?

Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was handicapped but he wasn't retarded whereas George Walker Bush isn't handicapped but he is retarded!

Dad's having a baby! TV Documentary

Logan and Greg could be two kids in any average American family. Except they have two dads and one of them is pregnant. Now, they are starting a new life in new town, in the US Bible Belt. How will their neighbours react to this extraordinary family?

This sensitive, intimate portrait from the makers of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, follows an ordinary family, raising children and seeking to bring new life into the world, while believing that prejudice can be overcome if only people would see them for who they are: a loving and protective family unit.

Tom and Scott Moore have been married for three years. Born as Jessica and Laura, they each came from traditional families. Now gay men, they met at the local Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender group and fell in love. Tom already had two adopted sons, Greg and Logan, who form the backbone of their family, along with two dogs, two cats, a turtle and a puffer fish.

Thirteen-year-old Greg has a form of autism called Aspergers syndrome. Eleven-year-old Logan has just started middle school.

Together, the Moores were blissfully happy as a family of four, but like most married couples, Scott and Tom still wanted to try for a baby. Unlike most male gay couples, they had the means to do so, as Scott still has working female reproductive organs. Biologically, getting pregnant is no different for him and he just needed a sperm donor. In fact, the biggest difficulty faced by a pregnant man is other people's judgement.  This documentary follows Scott's pregnancy and the safe delivery of his baby son, Miles.

Their lives continue to twist and turn when a freak fire, which burns down their house, forces them to relocate. They quit their jobs, pack up what is left of their possessions and drive their family 1,000 miles south to start a new life in New Mexico.

Now Greg and Logan have to adjust to new classmates, and the prospect of explaining their unusual family set-up to strangers, while Scott and Tom have to deal with the conservative views of their neighbours, many of whom think only women should have children. Despite all the pressures they face, will Scott and Tom decide to continue growing their family, and have another baby?

This is serious so why are you laughing?  No it's not an April Fools joke!  It's Real!