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Bye bye

Apr 7, 2009 Author: laura | Filed under: bad times, geek, good times, work

Bye bye to my work and my workmates.. it has been cool working with everyone from BCM.. I certainly have learnt a few things that I will take with me ;) .. hehe… I will miss you all.

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wse 3.0 good times

Mar 28, 2008 Author: laura | Filed under: bad times, computing, geek, web services, work

Im having issues with .NET 2.0 WSE 3… My web services respond fine to one client but not another. Both of which are on my local machine. So you think it would be an easy fix…

The request failed with HTTP status 415: Unsupported Media Type.

I have seen all the advice saying to add <soapServerProtocolFactory type=”Microsoft.Web.Services3.WseProtocolFactory, Microsoft.Web.Services3, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35”/> to web.config… But my configs are all looking good so what gives.

Well it appears it was something funky to do with MTOM – I had MTOM settings off on the client and on on the server. Switching it off appears to have worked :)

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Now onto the next issue. Sigh. Do not install .NET 3.5 if you still need to publish .NET 2 Web Services….epic issues ftl.

Porsche Cake

Mar 19, 2008 Author: laura | Filed under: bad times, baking, cake, chocolate, food, good times, work

So I got asked to make a cake for my boss at work. First they suggested a 3D Porsche, and after reading this, I decided that was a decidedly bad (read screw that no way in hell can I do that, ever) plan.  So I set about making a Porsche crest from fondant and icing.

Porsche Cake!

Instructions and Pics after the jump (more…)

things to do before 1 year of marriage

Jan 27, 2008 Author: laura | Filed under: bad times, home
  • change passport $150
  • change name on drivers license $31.50
  • change name at the bank
  • close my old bank account that is accruing interest like crazy (not the good kind)
  • make photocopies of important docos.

All of this so I can go travelling without worry that I have changed my name recently… sigh. Its so expensive!!

Ahh well at least I get new passport photos, hehehe

Well having just spent 5 hours of my life trying to work a Vista MCE remote I am asking myself why, why did I not research this more before I did it. Sigh.

I bought the Hauppauge PVR150MCE edition. Why did I not just get the normal edition? I think the name sounded cooler at the time or something. Sigh.

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