Downloaded and installed Oracle’s Vm VirtualBox today. The setup instructions looks easy enough to tackle so I went ahead and started the process. I followed all the steps and breeze right thru it. I got stuck on the OS installation because my XP install disc has a couple of corrupt files so I had to… Continue reading VM Virtualbox
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Tivo online program scheduling is awesome!
I recently visited the tivo.com site to check it out since it has been about 2 years (i think) since I visited the tivo listing guide. I didn’t get a chance to sit down in front of the tivo unit to actually schedule the recordings last week so I decided to work on it on… Continue reading Tivo online program scheduling is awesome!
Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-Ray Player Visio TV codes
I used the code 19 on the Samsung Bd-c6500 Blu-Ray Player to program the remote control. I just got around programming the remote control months after we bought this player and got a little tired of switching from one remote to another just to adjust the Visio TV volume. TV Channel switching on my Visio… Continue reading Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-Ray Player Visio TV codes
Wifi on Flight!
Looks like my outbound flight has gogo wifi. Now the question is, which device should I use? Should I pull out my netbook? Do I patch in my BB 9700? Or should I just use my Ipod Touch? hmmmm….. NAAHHHH!!! I’m too freakin wasted from last night’s drinking binge I can’t barely even keep my… Continue reading Wifi on Flight!
blackberry 9700 on hand-no flash support!?!
One of the reason we upgraded to the new blackberries is that flash support they were talking about in their specs. Media Player Video format support: XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark & On2 VP6 (Flash support) Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional… Continue reading blackberry 9700 on hand-no flash support!?!
HP Pavillion DX6500 DVD drive removal/replacement tips
Faced with a stuck dvd drive button I need to find out how to remove the whole dvd drive unit from the HP Pavillion dc6500 laptop. I scoured the net and found this wonderful and helpful website filled with laptop tips! the instructions stated to remove the single screw holding the dvd drive and all… Continue reading HP Pavillion DX6500 DVD drive removal/replacement tips
Being brave and installing Windows 7 on my Duron 1.2ghz
The last time I ran the Windows 7 advisor it choked on my 700+ megs memory with a couple of outdated drivers. So main concern was the memory requirement. Ran to Fry’s Elec. and scored me a 2 gig ddr 400mhz Dual kit for $70+ (don’t you just love instant gratification at a premium?) Now… Continue reading Being brave and installing Windows 7 on my Duron 1.2ghz
CD tray keeps on opening and closing? Do you have Norton 360?
If you just experience the feeling that your computer has been possessed and you have Norton 360 installed in your computer-don’t worry! (I hope!) I was trying to be calm when the cd tray keep on opening and closing on me as soon as I turn on my computer. First thought that always comes to… Continue reading CD tray keeps on opening and closing? Do you have Norton 360?
Check out this firefox extention-New Tab King
I just installed this firefox extention called New Tab King I gives you a lot of goodies that you can customize instead of getting that blank plain screen when you open up a new tab.
2nd SATA Hard drive installed on Asus M3N78-VM
It’s 10:50am and currently installing my 2nd 640gb Serial ATA HD on my Quad Core Asus m3n78-vm motherboard. I bought this 2nd hard drive months ago and just placed it inside the case because the 1st time i tried formatting it windows xp cannot see it. by conventional means-that is. So today I plugged in… Continue reading 2nd SATA Hard drive installed on Asus M3N78-VM