All of you 1000 Watt power supply-using gamers listen up!
Quick Support
If you are on the line and need us to control your PC you will need to download and run this application:
Windows XP login taking forever?
Problem
The login dialog on windows XP is taking an excessive amount of time when it says “Applying computer settings”
Solution
You can remedy a DNS registration issue on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/2003 computers by performing these steps:
Open a command prompt window.
Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.
Type ipconfig /registerdns and press Enter.
Restart the computer to ensure that these changes take effect.
The result was a much shorter login time.
Web 2.0 Parody sites
I found this by typing huh? into google.
http://www.duhcorp.com/ Motto : You’re not smart.
http://www.huhcorp.com/ Motto: We do stuff.
IE7 Download woes
Have you ever wanted to download a bunch of files but IE7 wouldn’t let more than two files download? Here’s how you can raise the limit to 10 simultaneous transfers at once:
Start the Registry Editor
(Search for Regedt32.exe or Click start, then Run, then type regedit).
Locate the following key in the registry via the tree on the left side of the window: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
On the Edit menu, point to New click DWORD Value, and then add the following registry values:
Value name: MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Value data: 10
Base: Decimal
Value Name: MaxConnectionsPerServer
Value data: 10
Base: Decimal
Quit Registry Editor.
Enjoy downloading your goodies all at once.
The Proof is in the Pudding!
Dear Yahoo!:
Where does the phrase “the proof is in the pudding” come from?
Heather
San Bruno, California
Dear Heather:
Perhaps it’s a sign of our increasingly fast-paced, short-attention-span society that even our old proverbs are being shortened and clipped down from the original full sayings. Word Detective and other etymology sites pointed out that the phrase originated as “the proof of the pudding is in the eating.” It means that the true value or quality of something can only be judged when it’s put to use. The meaning is often summed up as “results are what count.”
According to Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, the phrase dates back to at least 1615 when Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote. In this comic novel, the phrase is stated as, “The proof of the pudding is the eating.”
Word Detective and the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms note that the phrase came into use around 1600. However, a bulletin board quotes The Dictionary of Cliches, which dates the phrase to the 14th century. The board also mentions a 1682 version from Bileau’s Le Lutrin, which read, “The proof of th’ pudding’s seen i’ the eating.” A page of pudding definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary also cites the author Boileau (Bileau) as the first to use the phrase. So it seems likely that the phrase dates back to the 1600s, though the identity of its author is disputed.
These days, some people shorten the phrase to simply “proof of the pudding.” Even the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language trims it down. Occasionally, it is even further abbreviated to “proof in pudding,” irritating purists who argue that the shortened versions don’t mean anything on their own. Let’s just hope it doesn’t get further reduced any time soon. “Proofpudding” just doesn’t cut it.
Outlook Desktop Alerts duration hack
You’re working on another program and using outlook and you get a new email, but you’re not there. Your best bet is to set the Desktop Alert to stay visible long enough that it will still be there when you return to the computer.
Outlook limits the alert duration to 30 seconds, but a Registry tweak can set it for much longer. Launch Regedit from the Start menu’s Run dialog and navigate to the key
‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\DesktopAlert ‘
Look in the right-hand pane for a value named TimeOn. It probably won’t be there; in that case, right-click in the right-hand pane, choose New DWORD value, and name the value TimeOn.
Now double-click it and click the Decimal option. Type in a value equal to the number of milliseconds you want the alert box to remain visible.
There are 86,400,000 milliseconds in a day, so that’s a good value to use. Click OK and close Regedit. You may have to restart Outlook before it will notice the change.
But now the desktop alerts will remain visible for a whole day (or until you click the little X icon at top right).
Wireless Networks
This article about wireless network security is from 2005. Yes, but it still applies to you and your business. If you don’t read the article, then ask yourself : “Do I have valuable business information available on my office computer network or business laptop that can be accessed by an outsider? Is my information safe from potential intruders? How do I know for sure? This stuff is really important.. especially if you run your own home business or work for a small company without IT personnel. You could pray that you don’t have a data leak, or educate yourself, and take action. If you need help with setting up secure wireless access, or want your current wireless infrastructure assessed, You can email me at rjs6143-at-gmail.com or call me at 317.437.9710.
Thanks,
Ryan Johnson
Authority Blogger Forum
From Chris Garret on New Media: This may be a rich source of information if you want to know what blogging is all about. A forum about blogging! Want to talk about blogging? Got questions other bloggers can answer? Need feedback on your blog?
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Convert to PDF format easily and for free!
Need to convert a document into pdf? Don’t have the right software? You can convert documents to PDF format easily and for free.
Here are a few products and services that will make creating a .PDF (Acrobat Reader file) a breeze.
https://www.pdfonline.com/ – Web based tool to convert to PDF.
http://www.koolwire.com/ – Email them the file to be converted and it is emailed back as PDF.
http://www.primopdf.com/ – Free software to download and use if you are converting many documents.
Email on my Blackjack!
I just got my new Samsung blackjack synced up with exchange server today. I had to call Microsoft Support to walk me through fixing an issue with security certificates. Needless to say, It was not the most enjoyable process you could undertake. This article might help you if you have a blackjack, and get the error support code “0×85010014″ while trying to sync to exchange server 2003.