By Erik France on 7/21/2009 3:44 PM

Ever since installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 I have been having problems with setting my desktop wallpaper / background image.  I like to hide the desktop icons as I never use them. 

While the icons are hidden I can make all of the necessary updates to change the wallpaper but the image will not change.  However, if I go through a full reboot of the PC, the image will change.

While the icons are showing I can make all of the necessary updates to change the wallpaper and the image will change as desired.  However, as soon as I hide the icons again, the wallpaper changes back to whatever image was set when the icons where hidden.

While frustrating, I could deal with this issue.  Until the PC had an error and blue-screened.  Now, when I boot the PC, I receive the white screen telling me to reset my Active Desktop – which I do not use.

After struggling with this for several weeks now, I find out I am not alone.

Wallpaper only shows when icons are not hidden...

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By Erik France on 7/15/2009 7:44 AM

My sister-in-law and brother-in-law were blessed yesterday with the birth of their first child.  Izabelle Lake Ruthie Goracke was born at 04:42 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska.  She was 5 lbs. 7 oz. and 17 1/4 in. long.

Izabelle was born a bit early, so she is getting special care at the hospital.  But she and her mom, are doing very well.

Praise God!  Another life is born … and to a wonderful couple of people.

By Erik France on 7/1/2009 10:50 AM

I saw this on Dr. Dobb’s Code Talk today and laughed.  Thought the geeks out there might like it too.

A programmer started to cuss
Because getting to sleep was a fuss
As he lay there in bed
Looping 'round in his head
was: while( !asleep() ) sheep++;