the Help Desk Blog: 2008

Wii trainer program
--http://www.thevine.com.au/blog/gamesmaster/lets-get-physical-too.aspx

USB 3.0 Spec Finalized
--http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-40225-135.html

Keyloggers (surreptitious recording of keystrokes)
--http://www.tech-faq.com/remove-keylogger.shtml

Should I turn my computer off when I am not using it?
--http://www.tucows.com/article/588
--http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question328.htm
--http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/hardware/do-you-need-to-turn-off-your-pc-at-night.aspx#DoyouneedtoturnoffyourPCatnight

Device Driver Error Message Is Generated When the Computer Enters Standby or Hibernate Mode
--http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314118
--http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-software/461187-terminal-server-keyboard-driver.html
--http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-software/461187-terminal-server-keyboard-driver-2.html

Outlook: using POP to read Gmail
--http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/tips/outlook-gmail.html
Update: listener Joe B. sent this email after the show:
"gmail does NOT follow proper POP3. This is what threw your guy -- the 2 crucial things are you cannot tell gmail to delete a message, you cannot read a message after you have already read it. Hence, he got it to "work once" and not again. I don't know why they do this but it is crazy. I use 1 program for my daily email and a 2nd completely separate one to collect the email from time to time -- this has saved me when Outlook Express did things like delete all messages.
"IMap does work properly, however, with gmail - the cool thing is that it leaves the email on the server unless you delete it so you can get it from your laptop then go to the office and still get it from your desktop, etc. (Like webmail for those who insist that webmail is good for that, except that, it arrives at my desktop along with my POP3 - about 2 dozen accounts -- I can't imagine having to log into 5 webmail accounts just to collect my email -- not a fan of usually much slower, loaded with ads, commands all different webmail.)"

Thursday, November 13, 2008

URLs from 11/11/08

USB 3 Announcement on Nov 17th
--http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10083081-64.html

Pavillion laptop will not activate screen saver
--http://blogs.sqlxml.org/bryantlikes/archive/2006/12/13/screen-saver-doesn-t-activate-in-vista.aspx
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895

Toshiba Tecra
--http://www.irisvista.com/tech/

iPhone Tethering
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9860

Safari Crashing on Panther
--http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-applications-games/107620-safari-1-3-2-crashing-10-3-9-please-help.html

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

URLs from 11/4/08

NetFlicks Beta for the Mac
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9842
--http://silverlight.net/

Vista 64 ... Is it ready for Prime time? Check the dates because some of these are dated.
--http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/
--http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster_hardware/3450227.htm

Wireless access points why should I password protect it.
--http://givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2008/01/protect-your-computer-from-hac.html
--http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/09/wiglenet_the_411_on_wireless_a.html
--http://digg.com/security/Why_you_should_protect_your_wireless_network_with_WPA

World of WarCraft screen goes blank
--http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=E4801FC6BA6033AB258D63BFBD8BEAD1.app11_07?topicId=1602253411&postId=54933779049&sid=1

XP Virus Scan Pops up on the Mac
--http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6927569

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

URLs from 10/28/08

Crossover for the Mac & Linux
--http://www.tuaw.com/tag/crossover

Windows Defender Not Updating
--http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_102-0.html?forumID=133=2461922&threadID=242879

Reset NVRAM
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

Reset PMU
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

URLs from 10/21/08

Configuring iPod Touch for Miami MU-WIRELESS, Email, Contacts & Calendar
--https://ithelp.muohio.edu/selfservice/rassp/KPListing/view2.jsp
--Configuring iPod touch to use MU-Wireless
--https://ithelp.muohio.edu/selfservice/rassp/KPListing/view2.jsp
--Miami iPhone configuration utility, may work on iPod Touch
--https://software.muohio.edu/Windows/index.shtml

Searching for files on OS X using Spotlight
--http://db.tidbits.com/article/9283

Playing WMV files on the Mac
--QuickTime Download
--http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Stuffit Expander
--http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/expander.html

Windows Media Player for Mac
--http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13112

Downloading Flash Player for FireFox & Other Browsers
--http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

Malware Removal Guide from Gem State Computers
--http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg5pvcgc_0g47fnqcp

CD Catalog CDFINDER
--http://www.cdfinder.de/

Safari (nsurl Error domain:-1011)
--http://www.port80software.com/200ok/archive/2005/02/25/349.aspx

Apple Announces new MacBook & MacBook Pro
--http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
--http://www.apple.com/macbook/

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

URLs from 10/14/08

Spyware removal
--http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html
--http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
--http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html
--http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-
AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en

Slipstreaming windows
--http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

Alternatives to Internet Explorer:
--Opera
--http://www.opera.com/
--Crazy Browser
--http://www.crazybrowser.com/

Video chatting
--http://download.aim.com/client/68
--http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/videocall/

Smitfraud-C Removal tool (half way down page posted by Gnmpf)
--http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/lofiversion/index.php/t53300.html

Apple Stock up during the crisis
--http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/10/apple-shares-go-their-own-wa
y/

No, Steve Jobs did not have a heart attack!
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9748

1910 Fruit gum company
--http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=24

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

URLs from 10/7/08

New Sony Vaio
--http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/10/sonys-new-all-i.html

Office 2007 won't install on XP machine
--http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101668651033.aspx

CAC Card not authorizing to Army Knowledge online
--http://www.usaarl.army.mil/CBT/EndUser/chapter_06b/chapter06b.html
--http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-USB-Common-Access-Card-(CAC-Military-ID)-Reader_W0QQ itemZ220282945638QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20080918?IMSfp=TL080918104007r2579

Printer Sharing from Windows ME to Vista
--http://www.pixel2life.com/publish/tutorials/296/how_to_share_a_local_printer_on_your_network_with_other_computers_with_vista/
--http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
--http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/FileSharing/Windows/win98me.html

Resetting the MacBook SMC System Management Controller
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411?viewlocale=en_US

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

URLs from 9/30/08

Comparing hard drive reliability
--http://www.pcworld.com/article/129558/study_hard_drive_failure_rates_much_higher_than_makers_estimate.html
--Hard drive reliability survey at the top of the screen (you must register)
--http://www.storagereview.com/

Compressing videos to several formats by dropping it into a folder
--Folder Actions (Mac)
--http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/01/30/folder-actions-for-os-x-explained-with-
real-world-examples/
--QuickTime Pro
--http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
--H264 Scalable Video Format
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264

Windows XP Service Pack 3 and AMD processor (beware!)
--http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-XP-SP3,5334.html
--Error opening Powerpoint Documents after SP3 Error Message
"You are attempting to open a file type that is blocked by your registry
policy setting"
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922847/

Video Players/Converters Recommended by listeners
--http://www.gomlab.com/eng/
--http://www.videolan.org/
--http://www.avs4you.com/

iPhone App store
--http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080928-apples-app-store-schizophrenia
-driving-developers-crazy.html

Waikiki Apple Store Opening
--http://www.vimeo.com/1830381

Definition of Nanometer
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanometre

Sensing Earthquakes with your Mac
--http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/25/earthquake.trackers.ap/index.html
?eref=rss_tech

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

URLs from 9/23/08

Google Phone
--http://news.cnet.com/Google-unveils-cell-phone-software-and-alliance/2100-10
39_3-6217001.html

Thin vertical lines on laptop screen
--http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/256963-verti
cle-lines-screen.html

Permissions Error Mac OS 10.5
--http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

URLs from 9/9/08

NOTE: Podcasts for the Help Desk 9/2/08 and 9/9/08 are not currently available because of the WMUB Fall Member Drive. Please make a pledge of support on our secure server.

Kane Kramer, inventor of the iPod in 1979
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9630

Network attached Storage
--http://www.answers.com/topic/network-attached-storage
--http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/network-attached_storage.html

MobileMe (formerly .Mac) for PC
--http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/pc.html

What's inside an iPhone?
--http://dennis.cerosmedia.com/1D48c0e443939f0530.cde/page/20

Antivirus 2008 -- Beware of this dangerous malware!
--http://blog.stopbadware.org/2008/03/27/alert-xp-antivirus-2008
--Removing Antivirus 2008
--http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus2008.html

Acer MicroPhone will not turn off
--http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=182316

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

URLs from 9/2/08

NOTE: Podcasts for the Help Desk 9/2/08 and 9/9/08 not currently available because of the WMUB Fall Member Drive. Please make a pledge of support on our secure server.

RSS feeds article from CNet.com
--http://reviews.cnet.com/1990-10088_7-5143606-1.html?tag=nav

iPhone reach .48% of web browsing
--http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/08/31/iphone-web-share-hits-record
-048/

iPhone Update 2.02 helps with dropped calls and reception issues
--http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/08/28/the-inside-deets-on-iphone-202-and-
dropped-calls/

Solver re-released for the Mac
--http://www.solver.com/mac/

New Chrome web browser from Google
--http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a9VRkEy_vemc&refer=home

Vista wireless networking troubleshooting
--http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766215.aspx

EFI Boot ROM or SMC firmware - Installation for Mac
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237

PC Magazine RSS Feed
--http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,816548,00.asp

How to keep email on two computers synchronized
--IMAP - Internet Mail Access Protocols
--http://www.imap.org/about/whatisIMAP.html
--POP - Post Office Protocol
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol
--Gmail imap settings
--http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en=75725
--Yahoo imap settings
--http://yahoo.weblogsinc.com/2006/06/24/yahoo-mail-getting-free-imap-access/
--MSN iMap Settings
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287604

MobilMe - Features
--http://www.apple.com/mobileme/

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

URLs from 8/26/08

Microsoft Works 8 has stopped working
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933828
--Also: listeners suggested using other products instead, such as the free Open Office, or Microsoft's Student and Home version of Office 2007.

Attachments renamed in Thunderbird
--http://kb.mozillazine.org/Attachments_renamed
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=664828=0=0=t
sd=a
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=656908
--http://kb.mozillazine.org/Actions_for_attachment_file_types
--https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361401
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=4154425

Math Cad moving to new machine
--http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx
--http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
--http://www.symantec.com/norton/ghost
--http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.msp
x

How to fight spam
--http://www.howtofightspam.com/

Using Apple Mail to read AOL to get better spam filtering
--http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/applemail.html
--http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/

MacBook air Update
--http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookairupdate.html

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

URLs from 8/19/08

AMD fix for XP Service Pack 3
--http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/comphelp/msg0514441831486.html

High ping rates (=slow speed) for cable modem & wireless
--http://www.PCWORLD.COM/article/143379/six_steps_to_a_faster_broadband_connec
tion.html
--http://www.PCWORLD.COM/article/141627/how_to_troubleshoot_your_home_network.
html
--http://www.pcworld.com/article/78060/rev_up_your_net_connection.html

Office 2003 vx. Office 2007
--http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/04/office-2003-vs-office-2007/

Windows XP vs. Vista
--http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsvista/torres_duel.mspx
--http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xp-vs-vista,1531.html
--http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050495,61992932,00.htm
--http://www.pcworld.com/article/143414/windows_xp_vs_vista_an_explosion_of_op
inion.html
--http://www.pcmech.com/article/vista-vs-xp-where-is-windows-going/

New updates for Office 2008 & 2004 for Mac
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953822
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956343

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

URLs from 8/12/08

How to open Office 2007 & 2008 documents (.docx)
--http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/10/ways-to-open-office-docx-documents/
--http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx
--http://www.openoffice.org/

Starting Mac OS X in Safe Mode
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

Safari included with iTunes Update
--http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/03/got_itunes_on_your_pc_apple
s_using_it_to_sell_1.html

Video Conferencing with Mac & Windows
--http://www.macworld.com/article/29366/2004/02/ichataim.html

msmpeng.exe causing DVD playback performance issues
--http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/msmpeng
--http://geekswithblogs.net/Coleman/archive/2007/03/26/109906.aspx#143032
More about this:
--Run Windows Defender from the Start menu.
--Click on Tools then Options.
--Scroll down to Advanced Options.
--Where it says "Do not scan these files or locations" click on the Add button.
--Browse to the folder where Windows Defender is installed (c:\program files\windows installer) and click OK.
--The path c:\program files\windows installer should now be shown in the field.
--Click on the Save button.
--That's it.

iPhone software sales take off
--http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080811/apple_ceo.html?.v=1

Net Nanny released for the Mac
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9487

Mac Sales Surge in Education
--http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080808/general.html?.v=1

MobileMe Status
--http://www.apple.com/mobileme/status/

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

URLs from 7/29/08

Eudora not working for Miami U. clients
--'Fraid you're out of luck. Here is an excerpt from a document sent by Miami IT:

"CCS [of IT] applied a roll-up patch set to the Exchange system a week ago. Since then we have discovered that Eudora will no longer work using these protocols with exchange. We may have to live with this outcome.

"There were a couple of instances where we had heard that Apple Mail was having a problem with IMAP (SSL) and POP (SSL), however two reports is pretty inconclusive."

Windows Update not working
--http://update.microsoft.com
Listener Shawna from UD offers this advice: Go to
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927385
In summary:
Go to Start - Run
Type regsvr32 wups2.dll
This will allow updates to work again following the install of XP SP3

iBook powering off on its own: try resetting power management
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431

Turning off your Apple Infared port
--http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/19/tuaw-tip-turn-off-your-remote-control-infrared-receiver/

Modem on testing in Vista
--http://vista.tele2.com/dialup/diagnostic/

Mac G5 locks up and fan runs at high speed
--http://forums.macworld.com/message/643809

New Apple Store in Liverpool opens
--http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1533

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

URLs from 7/22/08

Apple Time Machine backup fails because of an error
--http://www.macfixitforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/847298/site_id/1
--http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6931702#6931702
--http://macmeup.blogspot.com/2008/01/time-machine-backup-failed-with-error.html
--http://toucharcade.com/2008/07/12/first-look-at-aurora-feint-the-beginning/

iBook shuts down spontaneously
--Try resetting Open Firmware:
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

Too many programs running in Windows
--How to remove programs at startup:
--http://windows.about.com/od/troubleshooting/ss/start_programs.htm
--http://www.xtra.co.nz/help/0,,6156-1304264,00.html

Troubleshooting using the Windows Task Manager
--http://ezinearticles.com/?Troubleshoot-Windows-with-Task-Manager=1036

Moving iTunes from one computer to a new Windows computer
--http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/05/11/howto-move-your-itunes-music-while-prese
rving-library-data-when-you-dont-let-itunes-manage-your-music-library/

Aurora Feint: iPhone's first spyware
--http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1523

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

URLs from 7/15/08

Menu bar not present in Internet Explorer 7
--Click Tools, then check the item that says "menu bar." The menu bar is hidden by default in Internet Explorer 7.

Computer Recycling Events:

Piqua - Miami County Ohio Recycling Events
--http://www.betheltownship.org/?p=88
Butler County Ohio
--http://www.liberty-township.com/_filelib/FileCabinet/Home_Page/BCDES_Recycling_Programs_08.pdf?FileName=BCDES_Recycling_Programs_08.pdf
Hamilton County Ohio
--http://www.hcdoes.org/sw/computer_event/2008_Computer_Event/ComputerRecycling_web2.pdf
Forest Park (Cincinnati)
--http://www.forestpark.org/egov/docs/1144264365427.htm

Apple Sells 1 Million iPhones the first weekend
--http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/14iphone.html

Mobile Me Tips
--http://www.hawkwings.net/2008/07/14/apples-fistful-of-new-mobileme-technotes

iPhone Apps Line Cutting
--http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1494

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

URLs from 7/8/08

iPhone 3G Release July 11th
--http://gizmodo.com/391960/iphone-3g-launch-date-confirmed

Faxing using Windows
--Unfortunately, it appears that Microsoft has left thie functionality out of the less-expensive versions of Vista.
--http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/488ac4fb-7436-4a03-bb70-6ded839dd3c21033.mspx

NMG (No More Gas) Car
--http://www.myersmotors.com/
Formula One designer creating eco-smart city car
--http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9984501-54.html?tag=nefd.top

Windows can not load because c:\windows\system32\pci.sys is missing or corrupted
--Use the recovery console to fix Missing or corrupt PCI.SYS error:
--http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-301630.php
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319136

Dell won't boot; message "device error in system modular bay"
--http://www.techimo.com/forum/technical-support/209100-modular-bay-error-mess
age-my-dell-laptop.html
--http://www.techimo.com/forum/technical-support/210619-device-system-modular-
bay-can-not-identified.html
--http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic86568.html

DVD Burning Problems
--http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19912805-XP-Home-Win-media-2003-wXP-sp2-DVD
-free-space
--http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?showtopic=4208

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

URLs from 7/1/08

Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac 11.5
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953824

Difference between Paid and Free Google Earth
--http://download-earth.org/googleearth/difference-between-google-earth-and-google-earth-pro/
--http://earth.google.com/

Windows Media Player importing CDs as 'Unknown Album'
--http://askville.amazon.com/windows-media-player-library-files-unknown-album-music-folder/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=6711425

Using your Razr V3 as a modem with your Windows Laptop
--http://www.rickysays.com/cell-phone-as-a-laptop-modem

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

URLs from 6/24/08

Printing a file list in Windows XP:
--http://www.ehow.com/how_2052302_print-file-list-windows-xp.html
CNet's review of options for this:
--http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=directory+printing&licenseType=49&tag=dir.li

Review of on-line backup solutions
--http://arstechnica.com/reviews/other/online-backup-solutions-a-review.ars

Transmitting Mac audio from applications other than iTunes
--http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/

AutoRuns for Windows
--http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

URLs from 6/17/08

Removing the junk programs on a new computer
--http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcdecrap.html

Internet Explorer Running slow once you are in web sites (this may be spyware-related):
--http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread989.html

QuickTime 7.5 Upgraders Beware!
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
--http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080610101118572
--http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080613111839118
--http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=689369

How to import email from Eudora to Apple Mail
--http://www.it.northwestern.edu/accounts/email/config/applemail/applemail-migrate.html

How to remove Windows XP SP3
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

Mac will not sleep
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776
--http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=266565
--http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=372752
--http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=274316
--http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1550990&tstart=0
--http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4146448

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

URLs from 6/10/08

Data protection for USB flash drives (thumb drives):
--Download.com

Help me get ants out of my computer!
--Ask.metafilter.com
--Slate.com
--Wuwf.blogspot.com
--Jillstanek.com #1
--Jillstanek.com #2
--Discussions.apple.com
--Macrumors.com
--Findarticles.com

New iPhone
--Popularmechanics.com
--Macrumors.com #1
--Macrumors.com #2

Apple 10.5.3 Update
--Support.apple.com

Global list view setting for all windows in Windows XP
--Prbcorp.com

Getting music from your Mac to a SanDisk Express MP3 player
--Versiontracker.com

Is .org only for nonprofit organizations?
--Definethat.com
--Faqs.org

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

URLs from 6/3/08

Mac help for new users:
--Mac 101
--Macfixit.com
--Macworld.com
--Maclife.com
--Macrumors.com
--Mactricksandtips.com
--Macinstruct.com
--Macassistant.com
--Macwindows.com

Audacity Audio Editing Software:
--Mac - Sourceforge.net
--PC - Sourceforge.net

Creating Audio Loops in Audacity:
--Jakeludington.com
--Audacity.sourceforge.net

Checking email from 2 places:
--Madcomm.com

Fax to Email Gateway:
--Support.gfi.com
--Emailaddresses.com

Photoshop 6.0 unexpectedly quitting on Intel Macintosh:
--Creativecow.net

How to repair permissions to maybe fix the Photoshop crashing:
--Iu.edu
--Thexlab.com
--Macworld.com

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

URls from 5/27/08

Lotus Symphony (free suite of Office-like software)

Windows version of phone dialing software:
--Download.com
--Phonedialerpro.com

Audio Program (music creations) for Windows 98
--Versiontracker.com
--Download.com

Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
--Lots of questions about this one. 2 major themes: HP computers with AMD processors will have problems. Look at HP.com for a solution. SP3, like SP2, can cause Norton antivirus to fail. A fix is available. If you fixed it for SP2, you'll be OK. SP3, unlike SP2, is not a critical update, but it's helpful.
--Should I Install Service Pack 3 for Windows XP?
--Problems with Norton Utilities
--Pcworld.com
--Pcadvisor.co.uk
--Pcpitstop.com

Protecting your web site
--Squidoo.com
--Washingtonpost.com
--Networkworld.com
--Net-security.org
--Palisade.plynt.com
--Loriswebs.com

Outlook Repair Tool

Apple's World Wide Develpers Conference sold out

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

URLs from 5/20/08

Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac Service Pack 1

Information regarding "endless reboots" on AMD processor based HP computers after installing Windows XP service pack 3.
--HP's official fix for the endless reboot issue- download the utility here.

Sharing a Hard Drive over a Home Network
--Tech.yahoo.com
--Support.microsoft.com

Not booting after upgrade to Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
--Blogs.pcworld.com
--Support.microsoft.com
--Forums.microsoft.com
--Pchell.com

Bit Torrent audio streaming
--News.zdnet.co.uk
--Forums.pfir.org
--Gizmodo.com

Imac Slowing down?

Apple’s market share of PCs over $1,000 hits 66%

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

URLs from 5/13/08

Ibrahim listens to the Help Desk in Saudi Arabia, via podcast. He emailed a question about a Shuttle PC and what kind of power supply and/or video cards it could support.
--a 300watt power supply is supported by his model (Shuttle SB61G2 V4) PC50 (SilentX 300W PSU)
--List of supported video cards
--Here is information about 400W and 450W power supplies -- but make sure you check if they are compatible with your machine

Internet Explorer only saves files as bitmaps
--Microsoft article #1
--Microsoft article #2

Dell 5150 Overheating and noise

Virus, trojan and spyware protection
--A listener recommends Anti-Malware from Malwarebytes.org. Here's one review, and here's another.
--Combofix
--Avast.com
--Remember: use as many anti-spyware programs as you want, but use only one anti-virus program. Keep all definitions up-to-date (update daily).

Apple - Blackberry
HBO distributed through iTunes Store
Run Comodore 64 stuff on your iPhone
Games for the iPhone

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

URLs from 5/6/08

AT&T / Yahoo settings for SSL.
--Many AT&T/Yahoo users report getting error messages from AT&T, but the problem won't get fixed.
--MacWorld article referenced in the show
--Answers.yahoo.com
--Uverseusers.com
--Forums.mozillazine.org
--Castlecops.com

Releasing and renewing IP Addresses in Windows (this works in XP and Vista)

How to repair Outlook folders
--Inbox Repair Tool
--Repair tool for Office 2000
--Repair tool for 2002, 2003, 2007

Hard drive data recovery
--Binarybiz.com

Apple 19 Billion money stockpile

Apple worth 4 Dells?

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Java Update

AT&T disconnects free iPhone wireless

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

URLs from 4/29/08

Windows XP Speech Recognition troubleshooting
--Windowshelp.microsoft.com
--Support.microsoft.com

Printing through a Hawking Print server model PS12U through a Dlink DI-624 router
--Macosxhints.com
--Cruzio.com
--Mac.com
--Faughnan.com
--More from Guy Moore: "I would test things connecting your computer directly to your modem. See if the problems all go away...if not then the problem is not in your router. If the problem does go away then we need to look at the router more closely. For the router, you would need to go into the web setup and look at the firmware version of the router. That would allow you to see if there is an upgrade available. I have had new routers with outdated firmware, since they may sit on the shelf for a long time.
--Forums.linksys.com
Another thought might be that DNS service is taking a long time. So when you first try to access anything on the site it takes forever. Once it finds the site it is faster.
--News.com
--Ask-leo.com
--You could try OpenDNS and see if it makes any difference."

RAID array for a photographer
--PCguide,com
--Granitedigital.com

New iMacs
--Insanely-great.com
--Apple.com

Boot camp update required SP3 for Windows XP

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

URLS from April 22, 2008

Easily show the contents of password fields

Reveal password hidden under asterisks

AVG free personal use antivirus program

Viewing picture previews in Windows XP:

Click the view menu, then select thumbnails

Did you feel the earthquake? Here is some information on the new Madrid Fault (not computer related).

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

URLs from 4/15/08

What cameras does iMovie support?

Can you put your keyboard in a dishwasher to clean it?

Backing up Macs to external drives
--Carbon Copy Cloner and other solutions at Mike Bombich's useful site
--Apple's advice
--All the Mac users on the show endorse upgrading to Leopard (OS X 10.5) and using Time Machine to back up on an external FireWire drive. Piece of cake.

Problems with Time Sync in Windows Vista
--Howtogeek.com
--Techguy.org
--Akadia.com
--Tutorials-win.com
--Greghughes.net
More from Wayne Stone:

I had the same problem and did a Google search and found the solution. It turns out the Windows default time servers don't seem to work for a lot of folks. The U.S. Navy runs one that does seem to work for everyone. To solve the problem:

Choose Start, Run, type regedit and hit ENTER (to edit the registry).
Navigate to:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/DateTime/Servers]

Right click on the first line and choose "Modify" and change the data element to 1.
(This will select the first time provider on your list as the default provider).
Right click on the second line, choose "Modify" and change the data element to:

tick.usno.navy.mil

The backup server for tick.usno.navy.mil is tock.usno.navy.mil. These are the servers I use.

You can add more time servers if you wish, for example:

"2"="time-a.nist.gov"
"3"="time-b.nist.gov"
"4"="128.105.37.11"
"5"="europe.pool.ntp.org"
"6"="clock.isc.org"
"7"="north-america.pool.ntp.org"
"8"="time.windows.com"
"9"="time.nist.gov"

Closing the registry editor will automatically save your changes.
Open the Date and Time Properties/Internet time and scroll down the new list.