Category Archives: Windows
Firefox 3.5 is here!
Firefox has been updated to version 3.5. This version boasts of a few cool features, such as HTML5 Support and Geo-location. Get more details at http://lifehacker.com/5295655/top-10-firefox-35-features http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5/releasenotes/ Check out this video of what HTML5 can do. http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/06/connecting-html5-video/ Of course, a … Continue reading
Resetting the Sansa e280 v2
My SanDisk Sansa e280 v2 ran into a glitch recently. It just wouldn’t recharge the battery. The Sansa charges via a proprietary cable through the USB port. Having never experienced this issue before, I thought it was something wrong with … Continue reading
Drupal Tutorial – resource
A really good resource for anyone who is using Drupal to build websites. Reference: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/osource/implement.html
HOW TO: Install Ruby 1.8.7 on Windows
Download the windows binaries for Ruby 1.8.7 here: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/ extract that to wherever you would like, I use c:\ruby. Then put c:\ruby\bin in your PATH environment variable. Download the zlib package: http://www.zlib.net/zlib123-dll.zip and extract the zlib1.dll, rename it to zlib.dll … Continue reading
HOW TO: Proxy Firefox through SSH
Requirements: PuTTY on local machine Remote host running OpenSSH 1. Create a new PuTTY session Run PuTTY and create a new session in PuTTY to connect to the remote host that is running OpenSSH. Fill in the hostname, the port … Continue reading
HOW TO: Shortcut to “Safely Remove Harware”
Press Windows Key + R (To open the run dialog). Type in the following: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch Now create a shortcut (right-click on an empty space in the folder and select New-> shortcut). Add the following line. RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll … Continue reading