Microsoft has let it slip that the next version of Windows will be spurned fourth on the world in 2010. The good news is that 2 years before its release it is already better than Vista!
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/86646
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Syncronize Contacts in Lotus Notes 8
For the longest time we have been trying to figure out how to get the word "disabled" to go away on the replication page in Lotus Notes 8 for the contacts to sync between the web access and the local file.
We found the issue today...
Under File -> Preferences -> Contacts there is a settings that reads Enable "Synchroize Contacts" on the Replicator that needs to be enabled. We found that setting several weeks ago and enabled it yet the system still said "disabled" on the replication tab.
So today we found the same setting (thanks to notes.net) under the More -> Preferences button in the Contacts database. That setting also has to be checked. It seems that there is a bug in the two linking up.
Anyway, once we checked both the disabled disappeared from the replication tab and the contacts synced up.
So there ya go!
We found the issue today...
Under File -> Preferences -> Contacts there is a settings that reads Enable "Synchroize Contacts" on the Replicator that needs to be enabled. We found that setting several weeks ago and enabled it yet the system still said "disabled" on the replication tab.
So today we found the same setting (thanks to notes.net) under the More -> Preferences button in the Contacts database. That setting also has to be checked. It seems that there is a bug in the two linking up.
Anyway, once we checked both the disabled disappeared from the replication tab and the contacts synced up.
So there ya go!
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Friday, December 28, 2007
Download your favorite Youtube!
An online service at http://www.vixy.net allows you to download any video on YouTube. You simply need to enter the URL of the video page into the Vixy service, tell it what kind of file you would like and then send it on its way.
Although this process has worked well in tests for me there is one side effect that I have noticed. Files downloaded to an mp3 format result in the file thinking it is 30+ minutes long. The good news is it plays correctly in iTunes and Windows Media Player so no worries!
So check the site out.
Although this process has worked well in tests for me there is one side effect that I have noticed. Files downloaded to an mp3 format result in the file thinking it is 30+ minutes long. The good news is it plays correctly in iTunes and Windows Media Player so no worries!
So check the site out.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Screenshot How To!
Hello again trusty Internet users!
I asked a someone to send me a screenshot the other day and they said "How do I do that?" So I told them. After I told them they said "How do I do that?" So I told them again.
Here is a handy guide on how to take screenshots:
The first and only step in taking a screenshot is to press the "Prnt Scrn" or Print Screen button on your PC. Taking a screenshot on a Mac is quite different and I am sure Googling "Mac screenshot" will be of great use!
After you have pressed the "Prnt Scrn" button an image of what your screen looks like will be stored in Window's clipboard ready to be pasted into any application that will accept it. These applications can include Microsoft Paint (from your start menu --> Accessories) or Microsoft Word.
My favorite is Microsoft Word because I can quickly type in a some notes and details and send them to just about anyone. So, to paste your image into Microsoft Word follow these steps:
Open Microsoft Word
Click Edit
Click Paste
If you do not want to click Edit then Paste you can press "Ctrl-V" on your keyboard and be done with it.
This will paste the contents of the clipboard (which should be the image of your screen) into Microsoft Word.
"Advanced Screenshot"
You can take a screenshot of just the application you are working in by using the "Alt-Prnt Scrn" combination of keys. This will store an image of just the program that you are in. For example, if you have an error message on your screen you can click on that message and then press the "Alt" and "Prnt Scrn" keys to capture just that error window in the screenshot.
There are also plenty of free programs out there to assist you in taking even more "advanced" screenshots such as Screenhunter or to capture video of your desktop you can use FRAPS or Quick Screen Recorder.
I asked a someone to send me a screenshot the other day and they said "How do I do that?" So I told them. After I told them they said "How do I do that?" So I told them again.
Here is a handy guide on how to take screenshots:
The first and only step in taking a screenshot is to press the "Prnt Scrn" or Print Screen button on your PC. Taking a screenshot on a Mac is quite different and I am sure Googling "Mac screenshot" will be of great use!
After you have pressed the "Prnt Scrn" button an image of what your screen looks like will be stored in Window's clipboard ready to be pasted into any application that will accept it. These applications can include Microsoft Paint (from your start menu --> Accessories) or Microsoft Word.
My favorite is Microsoft Word because I can quickly type in a some notes and details and send them to just about anyone. So, to paste your image into Microsoft Word follow these steps:
Open Microsoft Word
Click Edit
Click Paste
If you do not want to click Edit then Paste you can press "Ctrl-V" on your keyboard and be done with it.
This will paste the contents of the clipboard (which should be the image of your screen) into Microsoft Word.
"Advanced Screenshot"
You can take a screenshot of just the application you are working in by using the "Alt-Prnt Scrn" combination of keys. This will store an image of just the program that you are in. For example, if you have an error message on your screen you can click on that message and then press the "Alt" and "Prnt Scrn" keys to capture just that error window in the screenshot.
There are also plenty of free programs out there to assist you in taking even more "advanced" screenshots such as Screenhunter or to capture video of your desktop you can use FRAPS or Quick Screen Recorder.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Online Drives
If you are like me and you know that you are, you have a lot of pictures, music, and other data stored on your computer.
What if that computer is stolen or the hard drive crashes? Don't think it will happen to you? Well, one day it will so it is best to be prepared!
There are several things you can do to protect your data but possibly the easiest and cheapest way is to get yourself some online storage.
Companies like iDrive (http://www.idrive.com) and xDrive (http://www.xdrive.com) offer online storage. xDrive offers a free 5gb service and while iDrive does offer a free 2gb service their best offer is the unlimited storage for fifty dollars a month.
Online storage gives you a lot of options in protecting your data. Everything from manually copying files to automated backup. The disadvantage of the online backup? It is online! Someone might get into your files. If this is a concern you can always get an external hard drive and attach it to your computer or your network.
An external drive attached to your network can give you several hundred gigs of storage that is accessible from multiple computers.
The key here is making sure you have a way to backup and protect your data. When your iTunes music is gone... its gone!
What if that computer is stolen or the hard drive crashes? Don't think it will happen to you? Well, one day it will so it is best to be prepared!
There are several things you can do to protect your data but possibly the easiest and cheapest way is to get yourself some online storage.
Companies like iDrive (http://www.idrive.com) and xDrive (http://www.xdrive.com) offer online storage. xDrive offers a free 5gb service and while iDrive does offer a free 2gb service their best offer is the unlimited storage for fifty dollars a month.
Online storage gives you a lot of options in protecting your data. Everything from manually copying files to automated backup. The disadvantage of the online backup? It is online! Someone might get into your files. If this is a concern you can always get an external hard drive and attach it to your computer or your network.
An external drive attached to your network can give you several hundred gigs of storage that is accessible from multiple computers.
The key here is making sure you have a way to backup and protect your data. When your iTunes music is gone... its gone!
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Adding flash to your Blogger page
I spent some time looking around for ways to add flash to your blogger site and all of the ways I saw didn't really work out for me so I found this handly little work around using iframes.
You can enter this code:
{iframe src="http://wwwyoursite.com/pagewithyourflashmovie.html" frameborder="0" width="400" height="120"}Your browser doesn't support iframes, get your act together!{/iframe}
(Change { to < and } to >)
This requires that you:
1) Have an html page that has the code for your flash movie on it
2) Have the html page and your flash movie stored somplace on the Internet
3) That you change the info above to fit your movie size and name
Here is an example:
You can enter this code:
{iframe src="http://wwwyoursite.com/pagewithyourflashmovie.html" frameborder="0" width="400" height="120"}Your browser doesn't support iframes, get your act together!{/iframe}
(Change { to < and } to >)
This requires that you:
1) Have an html page that has the code for your flash movie on it
2) Have the html page and your flash movie stored somplace on the Internet
3) That you change the info above to fit your movie size and name
Here is an example:
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