Notes

Create thumbail with ImageMagick

$ convert -size 120x120 original_image.jpg -resize 120x120 +profile "*" thumbnail_image.jpg

Installing Office 97 on Windows XP SP2

Disable the two registry keys that start "html" and end in "ocx" by deleting or appending "tmp":

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  |
  - SOFTWARE
    |
    - Microsoft
      |
      - Windows NT
        |
        - CurrentVersion
          |
          - Image File Execution Options
            |
            - htmlmarq.ocx
            - htmlmm.ocx

Backing up Windows folders with rsync

Install rsync using cygwin.
Set PATH to include "c:\cygwin\bin" in Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables.
Type the following line in a command prompt or a batch file, with the appropriate source and destination folders at the end.

C:\>rsync.exe --verbose --recursive --times --compress --delete "/cygdrive/c/source folder/" "/cygdrive/d/destionation folder/"