Repairing Windows XP boot problems

There's a great article here

"Bootcfg /rebuild" - there's a command I never saw before. You learn something new every day!

Some more Ajax scripts

I've just been sent a link by 2kreative to another great web developer site.

here's the link:
http://www.twinhelix.com/

It's got Javascript, DHTML, and even Ajax tooltips and loads of class other stuff. check it out.

Dual boot HOWTOs

Ok. Here are some of the most common dual-boot scenarios these days:

• You want to dual-boot XP and Vista (with XP installed first)
• You want to dual-boot XP and Vista (with Vista installed first)
• You want to dual-boot XP and Linux (with Linux installed first)
• You want to dual-boot Vista and Linux (with Linux installed first)
• You want to dual-boot Vista and Linux (with Vista installed first)
  

Now all of these things can be troublesome if you don't know what you're doing, a bit about MBR, bootloaders etc. However, there is an answer (probably quite a few)-

You can probably find all the info you need here:
The definitive dual-booting guide

also, a nice related article:
Preparing for dual-booting by doing an image-based backup

Some nice XP hacks

here are some nice XP hacks to keep you going:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/chapter/

Cheap + Cheerful 2.5TB Hot-Swap Array

I found a very nice article on ZDNET about setting up a cheap 2.5Terabyte Hot-Swap Array in a PC that is far speedier that some of todays storage servers costing thousands more.
When I get a few quid, I'll probably make one of these mini servers.....
It looks handy!

the article is here