- Published:
- May 8, 2008 – 9:09 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
For some reason, Firefox started to display a blinking cursor, like web pages I have been viewing were editable. Thinking that some errant plugin was causing this behavior, I manically disabled a few I had recently installed. However that didn’t fix the problem. Good ole Google to the rescue. Firefox has a ‘feature’ that lets you select text with more visual feedback. I guess the little one must have been hitting keys and turned this on. Turning it off is easy! Press F7 to turn off caret browsing. Alternatively, type “about:config” in the URL area, then filter for “caret“. Change accessibility.browsewithcaret to “false”.
Categories: Configurations,Programs
Tagged: caret, configuration, firefox, tips
- Published:
- April 30, 2008 – 8:30 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
I have a new post up on Makeuseof, regarding Firefox Addons for Privacy and Security. Maybe you won’t use all of them but even installing some of them (NoScript in particular) can really lower your chances of getting hit with a javascript exploit.
Categories: Programs,Security,Software
Tagged: extensions, firefox, privacy, Security
- Published:
- April 30, 2008 – 3:35 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
If you are like me, as soon as you start using Instant Messaging (Octrotalk, Windows Live Messenger, IM+, Palringo) on your Windows Mobile Device – your battery life goes out the window. I’m talking, 12 hrs max. That is not a good thing for a mobile device where you need it to last at least a full day, if not multiple days. The problem is that IM networks need to remain connected – a ‘heartbeat’ signal is sent over the network to ensure the client is still online, and so that if you receive any instant messages they are delivered to you, well, instantly. The reason text messages do not eat up battery life is because the cell phone network does not require your phone to have a heartbeat data connection to the cellular network – if a text message is sent to you, your phone picks it up when….
Categories: Cell Phones,Other Technology,Programs,Windows Mobile
Tagged: battery, battery life, cell phone, instant message, mobile, Windows Mobile
- Published:
- February 25, 2008 – 12:11 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
Clients using Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition requires a password while uninstalling the client. The default password out of the box is symantec. If you have changed this password within the Symantec System Center – then you need to use that password. If you have changed the uninstall password and you no longer have access to this password – well then shame on you. Fortunately there is a workaround: 11) Open Regedit 2) Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\ VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Administrator Only\Security\ 3) Change the value for this key from 1 to 0 useVPuninstallpassword 4) Close the registry and retry the uninstall [From Experts Exchange]
Categories: Programs,System Administration,Windows
Tagged: Intel, Symantec
- Published:
- February 4, 2008 – 5:10 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
For those of you, or those of you with clients, who have MSDOS based programs like Wordperfect and you want to print to a networked printer, this is all you need. This also works for other printers who use USB ports or something other than LPT. The solution was to map the share to an LPT port using [I]net use[/I]. For example: [I]net use lpt1 \\printserver\sharename /persistent:yes[/I] If the USB printer is on your local machine, you can share it and then map this same printer locally to an LPT port. From Microsoft KB314499
Categories: Programs,System Administration,Windows
Tagged: lpt, LPT port, map, microsoft, ms-dos, msdos, printer
- Published:
- January 3, 2008 – 8:13 am
- Author:
- By Dave
Downloading a CAB file to install onto your Windows Mobile device can be a pain – after downloading the cab file to your desktop, you need to first copy it to your device, then find the cab file to install and then proceed to install it. CABviaActiveSync is a simple, free program that adds a context menu to automatically parse the cab file on your desktop and install it via activesync. This can save you a bunch of steps and is incredibly handy if you are like me and are always installing/uninstalling programs to check out. Download CABviaActiveSync from Modaco.
Categories: Cell Phones,Programs,Software,Windows,Windows Mobile
Tagged: activesync, cab, install
- Published:
- January 2, 2008 – 10:22 am
- Author:
- By Dave
I’m trying to get more people to contact me via Skype rather than cell phone – so feel free to use the ‘Skype Me’ button on the right; or Add me to your contact list. By the way, Skype, why won’t you get Caller ID working for US based phone numbers? This is the only thing stopping me, and I am sure a lot of people, from adopting Skype full on. Many people block Unknown numbers, or won’t answer if they see 0012345678 calling them! On that topic… Skype Journal is a really great blog with regards to Skype and VOIP in general. If you are interested in VOIP, I would check it out!
Categories: Other Technology,Programs,Site Updates,Software
Tagged: caller id, caller identification, cellular telephone, skype, United States, VOIP
