My new utility, the Windows Update Repair Tool, is coming along nicely. I've gotten some much needed assistance from my esteemed colleague here at Clarion University, Joshua Rhoades. He's currently reworking a couple of sections for maintainability and efficiency, but when that's done I will likely post a beta version.

Currently, it can fix about 75% of all issues I know about. While it currently runs as a console Win32 application, I may make a GUI version. I'd eventually like to make a 'catch' version - if Windows Update encountered an error, WURT would automatically repair it. This would require some cooperation from Microsoft, however, so before I make any attempt WURT needs to mature a bit. Such a feature may only be feasible on Windows XP SP2, however, so that feature is a long way off.

I'm considering using a special license combining the GPL and Spybot's license. Stay tuned.

In other news, I had a car accident in my Kia Spectra. Going around a bend, I hit some anti-skid (basically gravel used for traction on icy roads), and started spinning on a main road. I went at least one whole rotation, hitting the hill on the side of the road, and ended up sideways across the road. I quickly drove into a factory driveway, then got out to assess the damage The damage to my car isn't major, and the insurance will cover it. My passenger and I were unhurt, but that's merely due to the luck of no other traffic coming - at that spot, both directions are somewhat blinded, so it could have been pretty bad.