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Having recently purchased a new LCD panel (HP 24″ S-IPS), I decided to calibrate it using my Spyder2Express.  So, I installed the 2.3.1 software, and immediate fail - it’s not designed to work with a 64-bit installation of Vista; Vista is less tolerant of unsigned drivers.  So, a bit of research, and I found I needed the 2.3.5 version of the software.  Downloaded, installed, ran.  What do you mean ’serial number’?  Hunted around, dug through paperwork piles, CD casings, boxes - nada.  Against all hope I filled in a form on Datavision’s site, explaining my dilemma and asking if I’d have to buy a new Spyder2 to get a new serial number (which I could do easily).  To my surprise, I had a reply within 24 hours, with a new key no less.  My display is now colour calibrated, and I’m trawling through 17,000 photos to verify the calibration.

Datavision++.

Got tired of the green cable that ran from the back of the router downstairs, up over the back of a hanging picture, wrapped around a light fixture, then around a banister, then draped across the floor of the landing upstairs.

Went looking for some Powerline carrier modules, and settled on the Belkin 200 Mbps model (though I paid less than that link).  The pair arrived today, and took all of 2 minutes to hook up.  No hiccups at all, no software required (there is software, but I can’t think what it might do that would be useful to me).

Now all I need is a 2-way or 3-way power block for downstairs so I can remove the long extension cable, and then the additional phone cabling and it’ll look a lot neater.