Google+ (Google Plus) Invites If you don't know anybody with access to Google+ it's still difficult to get a invite. But if you know somebody with a Google+ account its actually very easy.You only need to be invited to a Google+ circle...
HTC Desire 2.3 Gingerbread Upgrade Available The official gingerbread upgrade for the HTC Desire is finally released. Just one but, it's not released for the general public but only for developers (techies). But if you read this I guess you fall...
Microsoft Camera Codec Pack for Windows 7 enables RAW... Up till now there has been no built in support for RAW image format in Windows 7, but Microsoft has created a Codec Pack with support for the RAW image format in Windows 7. So now you will be able to not...
Howto: Print PDF protected Files To print protected PDFs I prefer to use GhostScript and GSView. First download GhostScript and GSView here: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ To print a PDF, simply open the PDF with GSVIEW and convert...
Howto: Extract files from a .msi file using the Windows... msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo
The official gingerbread upgrade for the HTC Desire is finally released. Just one but, it’s not released for the general public but only for developers (techies). But if you read this I guess you fall into this category. Just go to HTC Development center to download the update.
The major changes in this update include:
- All customizations, including operator applications, will be removed
- All wallpapers, except the default wallpaper, will be removed and placed online on the HTC Developer website
- Several HTC applications will be removed and placed online on the HTC Developer website
- The official Facebook application will be removed and is downloadable on the Android Market.
Note: This Rom update is for development only and not for general public use. Upgrades to non-authorized phones may result in loss of functionality. In addition certain functions may no longer be usable after re-flashing the ROM, including but not limited to MMS and SMS and HTC also disclaims liability for any unusable functions. HTC disclaims liability for the loss and/or leakage of any personal data resulting from the re-flashing of the ROM.
Warning! – The following regional variants are not compatible with this upgrade: Germany (Telekom Deutschland), North America, South Korea and Japan.
Download upgrade here: http://developer.htc.com/
UPDATE: If you think about rooting your phone, don’t do this update. There is no known method to root the official 2.3 Gingerbread upgrade.
Up till now there has been no built in support for RAW image format in Windows 7, but Microsoft has created a Codec Pack with support for the RAW image format in Windows 7. So now you will be able to not only see but also edit the images in RAW image format. Microsoft Camera Codec Pack for Windows 7 can be downloaded from the following location:
Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (x86 and x64)
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To print protected PDFs I prefer to use GhostScript and GSView.
First download GhostScript and GSView here: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
To print a PDF, simply open the PDF with GSVIEW and convert it to a new PDF.
msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo
If a device is physically removed from the system before being uninstalled, the system will hide all settings from device manager. This can give a conflict when equel hardware is installed at a later point in time. To remove these “phantom” devices do one of the following steps:
1. Try running the temporary display as the Administrator, this way:
Click Windows Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt, then “Run as Administrator”. Type “set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1″ and press Enter. Type “start devmgmt.msc” and press enter. Now in Device Manager click View > Show hidden devices.
2. To permanently display the “Phantom” devices in Device Manager, right-click Computer > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Advanced Tab > Environment Variables at the bottom. Click New and put devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices in the Variable Name and put 1 in the Variable Value and OK your way out.
As user of MDT 2010 I collected a lot of interesting information. I thought it would be useful to put them all in one place for myself and any readers.
Blogs:
Johan Arwidmark - Deployment Gurus
Mike Nystrom – Deployment Gurus
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/ – Lead MS Deployment Guy
Microsoft Team Blogs - MDT / SCCM / WSUS
Deployment Research (formerly DeployVista) (Johan Arwidmark)
The App Compat Guy (Chris Jackson)
The Deployment Bunny / Mike’s Tech Head Blog (Mikael Nystrom)
The Deployment Guys (Richard Smith, Ben Hunter et al.)
Windows and Office Deployment Ramblings (Michael Niehaus)
Xtreme Deployment (Keith Garner & Tim Mintner)
Aidan Finn
Chris Nackers Blog
Deploy_Windows (True)
Deploy Windows 7
Education Technology Now
Fixing the Annoying IT Stuff
Scriptimus Ex Machina
The D-Spot
The Decoder Wheel
The IT Bros.
The next time you want to install your favorite browser, update iTunes, or get the latest security release for Flash, do yourself a favor. Skip the vendor’s site and go straight to Ninite.com instead.
This cleanly designed web service offers immediate access to more than 80 programs, utilities, and runtime environments in a dozen categories. It’s completely free for personal use (a Pro version is available for businesses). Ninite will save you time, and it guarantees that you won’t have to deal with the potentially misleading dialog boxes that can result in unwanted third-party software being installed on your machine.
Here’s how Ninite works:
Of all the password management utilities out there, I consider LastPass the most elegant compromise between convenience and security, and if you’re not using it already, I recommend you start. It’s mostly free, plugs into nearly any browser or smartphone and just works.
As a owner of a Samsung Onia 7 Windows Phone, I didn’t had the time of my life, ever since Microsoft started pushing out updates for its mobile operating system. To be able to update my Samsung Omnia 7 phone I needed a fix Samsung released recently. It’s an update tool to help users with the updating problem, but it turns out, there is yet another problem – some phones can’t even enter download mode.
Apparently Omnia 7 phones with bootloader version 4.10.1.9 don’t have that capability. Well it turns out that an old tried and tested trick that was used to get bricked Samsung Galaxy S phones into download mode can solve that problem. I found the solution on XDA-developers. According to comments posted a USB jig fix can be used to put the Omnia 7 into the download mode required for Samsung’s update tool.
