Of Knowledge and Doubts
Tell me about knowledge and doubts.
An expert is the one who knows enough about a subject to be able to tell beyond doubt when he has reached the limit of his expertise. A knowledgeable person knows when he must seek expert advice to clear his doubts. A fool, on the other hand, will tell you without any doubt that he knows everything there is to know about the subjects at hand. The bigger fool, no doubt, would be the one who thinks he knows enough and believed the fool.
How about an idiot?
An idiot is the happiest of all. The question never even arised in his mind. He did not need to ascertain when he has reached the limit of his knowledge. He has no doubts whatsoever. He does not even know there is anything to know about anything. He just believed the bigger fool and voted for him again and again. He has complete faith that the world is a perfect place and the bigger fool is the wisest of all men.
XMetaL 5.5 (SP1) DITA and Windows 7
I use XMetaL Author Enterprise for my work. We use a customized DITA Open Toolkit. With XMetaL, the customized files are placed in the Common Files folder under the XMetal Shared folder.
These files get updated from our version control system. Once there are updates, sometimes I need to make changes such as changing product name variables. Then, I need to refresh XMetaL by deleting the XMetal Shared folder under my user profile.
This used to work fine in Windows XP. It didn’t work in Windows 7. After some investigation, I’ve found the reason: Virtual Store.
Installing Windows 7 on the Lenovo 3000 Y410
Lenovo does not officially support Windows 7 on the Lenovo 3000 Y410. However, you can get all devices to work without much problems. Here’s how.
- Backup your files somewhere and prepare to install Windows 7. Since the DVD drive of Y410 is not that reliable (based on Lenovo support forum as well as my own experience: it works some times, but mostly it doesn’t), you’re better off installing from USB. To do this, get an ISO image of the Windows 7 DVD (if you’re downloading from torrents instead of Microsoft Store, be sure to verify the image). Then, download, install, and use the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to create a bootable Windows 7 Installer USB.
- With the prepared USB in the drive, reboot your Lenovo Y410. During the POST message while booting, press F12 and select to boot from the USB drive.
- Install Windows 7. Very straightforward. Just a few clicks and not more than half an hour, your Windows 7 should be ready to use. The USB installation method is faster than DVD, by the way.
Now, it’s time to configure hardware. On start up, the Wireless works but there are several missing devices. You’ll need a working Internet connection to perform the following steps.
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Everything that happens, happens for at least one reason that every so often alludes us. When someone does an unreasonable thing, oftentimes it is because the person is unreasonable. This could be due to upbringing, society, education, or just unreasonable genetic codes. Pondering the reason will get us almost somewhere - specifically: nowhere.
