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My Firefox Addons (Extensions)
A listing of the firefox addons I use and consider a must have to complete my browsing experience. Yeah, it adds some bloat, but add functionality that outweighs the bloat. Questions? Comments? Know of...
View ArticleNo Remote Desktop in Vista Home
This is more of a rant than anything else. For anyone out there searching on how to enable remote desktop for any version of vista home, stop. It is not supported. However, you can still use VNC...
View ArticleGoogle Image Labeler
Just found this neat time killer. Google Image Labeler.What it is:You get partnered with a random person, then are shown images. You label them based upon what they are. If you and your partner...
View ArticleMissing Windows Vista Snipping Tool?
I know that Windows Vista comes with a handy dandy snipping tool, but, when I click the "orb" and start typing snipping, I get nothing.Turns out, that the snipping tool is part of the tablet PC...
View ArticleNo Gmail Signature Formatting?
Come on, what's the deal? I can't even create a simple table to lay out some info? Anyone know of a solution? I know lifehacker had better gmail html signature, but that was before the new gmail....
View ArticleFinally, Gmail Signature Formatting - with HTML!
After giving up my search for a decent solution to the problem of not being able to apply basic formatting to my gmail signature, my favorite rss feed, lifehacker, let me in on Wisestamp.This firefox...
View ArticleGoogle Maps won't load in Firefox
Are you having an issue loading google maps in firefox? Uninstall your skype add-in. Problem solved.Don't ask me why, just know how :)
View ArticlePrograms that Suck
Just thought I would start a list of suck programs that give me headaches, no particular order:Wordperfect - Because it does not use the printer in a standard windows way, so I end up with every other...
View ArticleFirefox Crashing on Exit - Windows Vista SP1
Seems like 75% of the time, when I close Firefox 3 on my Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium PC, it crashes and wants to send an error report. I have submitted it dozens of times. Looking on the Internets,...
View ArticleQuestion: How to check to see if a user is still accessing a MSSQL database?
We run MSSQL servers for most of our databases. Occasionally, we need to reboot these servers. I can check to see if anyone has anything open on the windows side (open file shares), but, when trying to...
View ArticleFirefox URL Grabber
I use google reader for my rss feeds. I also use the add-on better greader. This allows me to read the article within the google reader interface.What I want is a right click context menu option that...
View ArticleHas Windows Vista Done It's Job?
I just had a thought. I have yet to have a user come to me, either on my corporate network, or friends, and asked me to fix their computer because of a spyware of virus. Is this because the number of...
View ArticleSlipstreaming XP SP3 into a Volume Product
FYI - If you slipstream XP service pack 3 into a volume license product, the key no longer works. If there is a workaround, please, let me know!
View ArticleWindows 7 RC First Look
So far, I like it. Have not had one error, drivers were found. But always, there is a "gotchya".Here are a listing of things that are not working as they should: (I will be adding to list as I find...
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My Firefox Extensions (Add-ons) - Update May 2009
It's been a while since my original "My Firefox Extensions" listing, so here is an update. I put this out there for a couple reasons.It helps me reinstall add-ons since I am all the time messing with...
View ArticleRemove Servers That Report Offline
Situation: You have your clients configured to synchronize files with servers. For whatever reason, one of your file servers does not exist anymore, however, your clients still try to connect to it and...
View ArticleBurning mp4 files to DVD
I have some mp4 files that are encoded with H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video codec and mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC audio codec - according to GSpot Codec analyzer. I am using Windows 7, and want to burn these files onto...
View ArticleThe Techie Generation?
My 12 year old daughter, whom I have built a PC from the ground up with, just asked me if she could have accidentally "unplugged" the flash plug-in. As in, physically, because she was under the desk...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Annoyances
It may not be a big issue, but I want it. When typing int the omnibar, it recommends sites. I like the ability to tab to my entry and press enter. Going over to the down key just annoys me. Any tweaks...
View ArticleNeed a utility to delete all temp stuff for all users
I use CCleaner to remove that info now, but nothing for "All Users". Any suggestions?
View ArticleWindows XP Embedded - Does it need Antivirus?
We recently had an outbreak of the Conficker virus. While most of our PC's were protected, we did find some rogue windows devices. A converted picture frame, a recycled PC pointing to an old AV server...
View ArticleEvil HP Color Laserjet 3500 - PCL XL Error
So we have this HP Color Laserjet 3500. Everything seems OK. Then, when trying to print from a particular program (based on Crystal Reports), we get a print out with the following:PCL XL error...
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Got Conficker? Network Scan Detection of Infected Machines
So you got the Conficker. You could go to each machine and run the eye chart test ( http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html), but in a bigger environment, or if you prefer...
View ArticleManage Firefox via Group Policy - Easy Method
Manage Firefox via Group Policy - Easy MethodYou would think that Firefox by now would have some sort of "official" way to manage their browser and start making inroads into the corporate market,...
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Adding a drive to Ubuntu with VMware
Adding a drive to Ubuntu (Linux) after adding it with VMwareI assume you have created a drive and attached it to your guest and am not going to cover that here. This is how to get your system to see...
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