If you have stale connections in UltraVNC viewer and want to delete them, you must edit the registry. Find the key:

\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\VNCviewer\MRU

You can then delete the keys under this hierarchy that you no longer need.

Looking at some of the sample projects at the Georgia Tech Research Institute has reminded me of how exciting research can be. There are a lot of things I miss about academia, in particular, working with a group of really bright, motivated individuals. This looks like a dream job, but having been away from Georgia Tech for so long, I have no idea how to get in the door.

Don’t bail: the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap.

Randy Pausch, the Last Lecture

Update: Sorry, Randy, I couldn’t do it.

SmartFTP is a perfect illustration why free is not the same thing as open source:

Unfortunately, after offering a free product and a free service to millions of users for more than 10 years we are no longer able to do so. We would like to thank you for using SmartFTP and we hope to welcome you as a customer in the future. Thank you for your understanding.

I’ve had so much frustration with Windows Vista that I’ve finally decided that it isn’t worth it anymore. My next PC is going to be a Mac.

Update: An alternative may be to get OS X running on a standard PC.