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April 28, 2004

16383 - the magic number! No more messages in Outlook

The situation is this: by default Outlook doesn't allow more than 16383 item in a folder. This is especially devastating if it's you Inbox or Deleted Items folder.

If it's your Inbox you might see a problem something like the following:

You do a Send & Receive, and it says you're receiving mail, but nothing comes into your Inbox.

If it's you Deleted Items folder, you'll probably get some sort of error message when you try to delete something.

To fix this, delete some items from the affected folders. I would recommend deleting as opposed to archiving, because archiving could take forever! If it's your Deleted Items you will have to permanently delete some things, so it's no time to get sentimental.

For more info have a look here:

Microsoft Support

April 16, 2004

So, the Stormers dominate once again!

So, the Stormers beat the defending champions (and largely All Black team :-)).

They didn't just beat them though, they gave them a bit of a drubbing 51-23!! 11 tries in the game, must've been absolute magic.

Well, the Stormers are in second place now after 8 games. Just a couple of points behind the Brumbies. The Sharks have a game in hand, and could pull ahead of the Stormers if they win with a bonus point in their next game.

I'm just hoping the Stormers finish in the top 2 and get a home semi-final, because, I'm am definitely going to be there! It will be the nicest welcome-home present I could want!

GO THE STORMERS!!!!!!!!

April 11, 2004

The South African teams on the march

Hopefully after this string of wins and having 3 teams in the top 6 after round 8 should keep a wining mindset in place.

For too long people have been saying the South African Super 12 teams have been the whipping boys of southern hemisphere rugby. It's about time they garnered as much respect as the faltering New Zealand sides.

Hopefully this surge can develop into a home semi-final. If the Stormers manage to get a home semi-final, man will I be happy. I will be there to watch it!!

I reckon they can do it.

I still haven't managed to work out why the hell Sky have decided to show not a single Stormers Super 12 Game here in the UK. I've spent the entire tournament so far watching text reports on my computer. What would I do without the guys at Rugby365? A very good website and the content, surprisingly for a South African run site, loads very quickly! Well done guys.

So, all we have to do is keep our fingers crossed and hope the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls can make it through to the semis - what a weekend that would be!

April 01, 2004

The Peacock

So, the story goes that I know the sound a peacock makes.

Lucky for me, not many people do.

5FM ran a competition a couople of years ago, promoting the new Sony HI-8 Digital Video Camera. The beauty of the camera was that it has Super Steady Shot and Super Night Shot - perfect for taking on a safari. I entered and was lucky enough to get on the show. To win two people had to compete and make animal noises that the DJs had to identify, they then voted for the best one to be the winner.

I did the peacock, and suprise, surprise, I won. Great prize - have made good use of it during my travels and on the side of the rugby field filming some spectacles like the Camps Bay Old Boys game of 2003 where Martin, my brother, was seen running around in a leopard-skin tank-top!

Anyway, I've sworn not to repeat the peacock to anyone, so if they heard they were lucky! So, I thought I should provide the sound of a real peacock for all to hear.

Here it is: peacock.wav