In my earlier post on Configuring Outlook 2003/2007 for Gmail IMAP, I mentioned that there was a problem with deleting messages. Specifically, when I deleted a message in the Gmail Inbox, the message was deleted from the Inbox but still left in the “All Mail” folder; so it didn’t show…
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Note: I have also used the WinToFlash tool to successfully make a bootable USB Windows 7 installer, both 32bit and 64bit versions. My sister asked me to fix her Compaq Windows XP laptop. I found that the Windows XP Home installation on it was in a weird state. On bootup,…
Leave a CommentI finally broke down (after years of defending “real” books) and recently got a Kindle 4 Wifi. It is very convenient (I can adjust the font size and carry a lot of books on trips) and I wondered why it took me so long to get one. To help you…
Leave a CommentI wanted to give my iPhone 3G, which I had previously jailbroken and unlocked, to a friend. So naturally, I went into Settings, General, Reset, and selected “Erase All Content and Settings”. Bad mistake. After reboot, the iPhone was stuck in recovery mode. Worse mistake. I then plugged the iPhone…
7 CommentsRecently, the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) running on my Windows 7 64bit desktop detected the “win64/Sirefef.W” virus. The “win64/Sirefef.W” (or variants like “win64/Sirefef.Y” and “win64/Sirefef.B”) is a trojan which can install rootkits and other malicious programs onto your machine, in addition to providing security backdoors and other nasty stuff. On…
92 CommentsI was writing a Yelp review (log into Yelp and click the “About Me” tab) and noticed a small google map object on the Yelp page that showed the locations for my reviews one by one. At the bottom of that object was a link named “I want this bling…
2 CommentsI have a 15in Macbook Pro that can boot into Windows 7. For portability’s sake, I do not use a separate PC keyboard/mouse, but instead have adapted to using the Macbook’s keyboard and trackpad with Windows 7. Below are some customizations I made to make the Macbook keyboard and trackpad…
2 CommentsI recently installed the latest version of Eclipse on Windows 7 64bit and noticed some changes which I wanted to document below. I will copy some tips from my previous posts concerning Eclipse (on Mac OS X and Windows) here for your convenience. Note: These instructions also work for the…
6 CommentsThe Boot Camp software on my Macbook Pro allows me to dual boot between Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7. However, I also wanted the option to boot into Windows XP because I test software that needs to run under both Windows XP and 7. Unfortunately, Boot Camp does…
11 CommentsI use both a Macbook and a Windows desktop and wanted to see if I could sync the same iPod Touch to both machines. Below is one method I found to do this and some caveats about the method. (This method will work with iPhones and iPads also.) Some background…
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