by ray | Sep 4, 2009 | Mac OS X
Open a terminal. Type "ps -e" to get a list of all processes running on your system. Find the number of the process related to the stubborn app. Then, type "kill 1234" where 1234 is the number of the process you are trying to stop.
by ray | Sep 3, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Not actually a tip for a techie, but some good lectures online — yale english prof.
by ray | Sep 3, 2009 | IT / Tech News
http://www.podtopc.com – utility to remove songs from ipod supersync.com – sync itunes across multiple PCs www.getdropbox.com – syncs up to 2GB of data between any number of computers + iphone + ipod touch google calendar sync + google mobile...
by ray | Sep 3, 2009 | IT / Tech News
You have to install the Microsoft Web Platform with the Deployment Tool option. Here is a link that lets you do it in one shot — here. Now you can open your IIS and right click your Default Web Site (or another site) and select "Manage Packages > Import...
by ray | Sep 3, 2009 | IT / Tech News
From a terminal, you can type "drutil eject". I have seen cases where the CD could not be ejected until Parallels VM was shut down first or perhaps you can eject from Parallels Desktop.
by ray | Aug 19, 2009 | IT / Tech News
If Microsoft Outlook loads slower than dirt and hangs every time you try to do anything, there’s a very good chance that your problem is an Outlook plug-in gone haywire—but we can easily disable them.You’ll want to be careful not to disable an add-in that you actually...
by ray | Jul 25, 2009 | Blackberry
Sometimes new installations change the permissions of existing applications. http://search.vzw.com/?do=viewdoc&id=16875&supportview=1&p=3745
by ray | Jul 25, 2009 | IT / Tech News
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=50342terminal – sudo touch /etc/rc.local then… sudo vi /etc/rc.local and then i to insert…..type.. #!/bin/sh /sbin/ipfw add 0 deny udp from any to any 2223 to save – hit esc then type :x! and hit...
by ray | Jun 8, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Check out WinMerge – http://winmerge.org/
by ray | May 26, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Nice job, Google. They just added the Tasks functionality from Gmail to GCalendar.
by ray | May 26, 2009 | IT / Tech News
You have to give the Access Point and the wireless router the same SSID, but you can put them on different channels.Hope this helps.
by ray | May 25, 2009 | IT / Tech News
I’ve been rocking Google’s new web browser Chrome for the last few days and really like it. Browsing craigslist and clicking on email mailto: links I realized there isn’t an obvious way to force these links to open a gmail window in Chrome. Most Windows systems will...
by ray | May 8, 2009 | IT / Tech News
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/10724_3818141_2
by ray | May 8, 2009 | IT / Tech News
1. CrossLoopWhen you want to get help with a computer problem from a friend— or help a friend with a problem—you can use the Windows Remote Assistance feature, but it doesn’t always work reliably through routers and firewalls. CrossLoop, on the other hand, makes...
by ray | May 6, 2009 | IT / Tech News
When I’m in the office I have a network cable on my hot desk and access to wireless networking. There’s enough bandwidth available on wireless for most purposes, but for large downloads and software installations wired is greatly preferable. Yesterday when...
by ray | May 6, 2009 | HTML / Web
First, under your User Profile, disable the visual editor when writing. This remove all rich text formatting.Next, go to the YouTube clip you want to embed and grab the Object Embed code to the right of the clip and paste that code into your wordpress...
by ray | May 2, 2009 | IT / Tech News
If you are having DNS issues, try this command: dnscmdServerName/clearcache Related article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782459.aspx
by ray | Apr 18, 2009 | IT / Tech News
1. Double click on My Computer2. Double click on your Local C: drive 3. Double click on the Program Files folder4. Double click on the Napster folder–‘ Double click on the User Data folder 5. Locate db2.bin and lastdb2.bin, delete these files: If you could...
by ray | Apr 11, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Quick tip that might save you some time – make sure that the web extensions that you need are not prohibited.
by ray | Mar 21, 2009 | Blackberry
Google comes through again — go to http://gmail.com/tasks and voila!
by ray | Mar 19, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Choose non-isolation mode and place the folder in the root of the drive instead of a folder that contains other directories. Sounds dumb but that is the only way I got it to work.
by ray | Mar 18, 2009 | IT / Tech News
It’s very simple. Open Notepad. Type the following:tracert www.cnn.com >> C:tracert.txttracert www.espn.com >> C:tracert.txtSave the .txt file as a .bat file. To run batch file, right click and click Run as an Administrator. That’s...
by ray | Mar 10, 2009 | IT / Tech News
If your PC (XP/Vista) is sluggish, try this one out — http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html?tag=download
by ray | Mar 10, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Frequent PC crashes can stem from bad RAM. Run this utility to see if this is the case for you — http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.09.utilityspotlight.aspx
by ray | Mar 10, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Edison – http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10008255-54.htmlYou can also try LocalCooling – http://www.snapfiles.com/get/localcooling.html
