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Use your old remote with an XBMC machine

16 April, 2012 (10:17) | How to, Remote Management, Stupid windows tricks | No comments

Need a remote? Just buy this usb dongle and use one of the 20 you have.   http://flirc.tv/

Change remote desktop port for Windows 2008r2 and below

7 February, 2012 (16:51) | How to, security | No comments

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber modify the value, switch to decimal unless you want to be fancy and figure it out in hex. restart the computer or if you are lazy like me, restart the remote desktop service then reconnnect.

Salesforce login problems under Internet Explorer (firefox works)

30 January, 2012 (08:28) | How to, software | No comments

Salesforce keeps popping up an error on login with the correct password: You have attempted to access a page that requires a salesforce.com login. If you are already a user of the system, please login below. Internet Explorer 9 won’t let a user get in but firefox and chrome will. This is a problem because [...]

Surprise, HR Block Free tax prep is not free.

24 January, 2012 (06:08) | How to | No comments

I just read a few complaints on a consumer watchdog website about H&R Block. Grow up people! If you are old enough to file taxes you should have some basic consumer skills on your own by now. They seem to believe putting a * next to a word and making you read the fine print [...]

Remove spiceworks ads

18 November, 2011 (19:22) | antivirus/spyware, How to, security | No comments

A few people over the last few years have asked me why spiceworks doesnt show ads when I show them my interface. The hosts file from MVPS.org will block spiceworks ads. I don’t recommend doing this in order to block their ads. It is how they make money to build the product. If you use [...]

Finally a great alternative to Powerpoint

22 August, 2011 (14:14) | How to, software | No comments

http://prezi.com/ Very cool vector graphics presentations. This should be able to outdo powerpoint any time you need something flashy.                

Magellan GPS – fix for Content Manager has stopped (release) working

2 June, 2011 (18:35) | Hardware Info, How to | 5 comments

First register an account with Magellan If you are running vista or windows 7, download the latest content manager for your magellan gps. Don’t tell the browser to run now, or open. Browse to the directory where you downloaded the installer file Right click the file and select “run as administrator” If you do not [...]

Bria softphone setup on ip5280 system

3 December, 2010 (07:25) | How to | 5 comments

I’m pretty sure ip5280 is the Mary Kay of ip phones, they sell it and give you a little bit of basic instruction. All the industrial might seems to be a company called onvoip.net. This particular problem took 15 days, about 20 phone calls or emails. That is right, to set up a soft phone. [...]

Pidgin SSL certificate error – The certificate for omega.contacts.msn.com could…

3 December, 2010 (06:31) | How to | 2 comments

This is because Microsoft updated some certificate information and pidgin needs a little update. Just download the newest version of pidgin and install. The new certificate files will be automagically installed for you.

Email to SMS addresses for popular phone companies

15 March, 2010 (08:54) | How to | No comments

For services like pingdom that only allow X sms messages but unlimited email, this is great: replace phone# with your 10 digit number Alltel: phone#@txt.alltel.com ATT: phone#@txt.att.net Cingular: phone#@cingularme.com Nextel: phone#@messaging.nextel.com Powertel: phone#@ptel.net Sprint: phone#@messaging.sprintpcs.com SunCom: phone#@tms.suncom.com T-Mobile: phone#@tmomail.net US Cellular: phone#@email.uscc.net Verizon: phone#@vtext.com Virgin Mobile: phone#@vmobl.com

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