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mackie srm450 service manual

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schematic & service manual:
mackie_srm450_active_speaker_[ET].rar

individual files:
Mackie SRM450 Service Manual.pdf
Mackie SRM450 Schematic.pdf

card magnetic stripe?

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curiously enough, i discovered the magstripe on a credit card does not encode or obfuscate data (more than being a magnetic field with the equivalent of a bar code that is)... i just assumed it did. when you think about it, this is really the equivalent of peering at the front of the card --that's what you "see". i guess this makes sense. but i've also realized, card information is more vunerable than i hoped.

there are a number of well known, publish standards and specs.
this is the format i got scanning one of my cards:

;4111111111111111=1201=LAST/FIRST

IE8 'IE7' compatibility mode

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you can tell IE8 to emulate IE7, if for some reason your page isn't rendering properly in the new brower. add this tag to the master page in your project to cover the whole site in one step.

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />

reporting services sql server install error

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When you go to (re) install sql server, you may get this error if you re-use the same instance name since the Reporting Services user data files are not deleted during uninstall and may contain valued user data.

Here's the message: Rule Reporting Services Catalog Temporary Database File Existence failed.

"The Reporting Services catalog temporary database file exists. Select a Reporting Services files-only mode installation."

how to suspend norton rtvscan.exe process

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stop the norton (synamtic) antivius service.

disable/enable AVG temporarily

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right click task trey icon, bring up control panel

right click on 'resident sheild'

select 'open'

select 'resident shield active' status as desired and save changes.

Outlook Quick Search Tip

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right click on the contact file | properties | outlook address book

"show this folder as an e-mail address book"

check / uncheck to have contact items appear in the quick search / find

TortoiseSVN, TSVNCache.exe

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Issue:
TSVNCache.exe makes explorer so slow since version 1.6.1 (fixed yet?)

work-around / Solution:

1. Right-click on your desktop and select "TortoiseSVN -> Settings"

select icon overlays
under status cache, select startup cache, none.

add exclude paths:
c:\*
d:\*

include path can point to your respository.

dotnet DateTime.AddDay(1)

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Dotnet vb/c# datetime handling is pretty robust, has a bunch of functions, pretty complete. It's noteable however, that AddDays() is actually just adding sets of 24 hours.

and has no idea about daylight saving time. caveat emptor.

(I hate daylight saving time).

fix/disable screen rotation

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you might *not* have noticed a number of graphic drivers now offer screen rotation, not just tablets. which is nice, except when you have no idea what's going on.

appears one intel offers, installs pre-defined hot-keys without user confirmation. hit the wrong key and now your screen is upside down --and you have no idea why, or how to correct it. this happend to my dad, on his lower brand laptop.

here's where to fix that:

go to: display properties / settings / advanced / screen rotation

enable (or disable) automatic screen rotation.

you can manage the hotkeys there (i turn 'em off! just use the tablet controls).

add route, windows

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This recipe describes adding entries to this routing table that will not persist following a reboot. These temporary routes are useful during troubleshooting or when making changes to the network topology.

route add 192.168.1.1 mask 255.255.255.0 172.16.100.1

route add 192.168.15.123 172.16.10.1 metric 10

Windows will automatically guess which interface is most appropriate for the given route. If you are dissatisfied with Windows's guess, the optional if {interface} parameter can be used. To specify that the previous route example should use interface 2 (identified with the hexadecimal value 0x2 in the route print command)

route add 192.168.15.123 172.16.10.1 metric 10 if 2

dlink dwl-g820

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i picked up one of these used. actually helped someone else get one working last summer (which was interesting). they are not 'easy' to configure. just a couple of blinky leds to let you know status. i knew what to expect...

"free public wifi", peer network scam?

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i was in the airport and came across a 'free public wifi' node, that was self proclaimed SSID for the node. it seemed like the right choice at the time. after all the portland airport has had an open wifi network available for years. i vaguely remember the name was something else, not 'free public wifi', but whatever. anyway, i used the connection, wasn't of great concern. i also noticed the network was was peer-to-peer, which i thought was odd (i mean that should have been a big tip-off).

after boarding the plane, later on the light i busted out my laptop. lo-and-behold, that network was *still* there. oh a new airline wifi service?? no way. this immediately confirmed my prior concerns something was a bit off here.

i realized this was strangers laptop on that flight with an open peer to peer network named, free public wifi. and maybe that's all, someone with a cell phone data network card, enabled open internet sharing on their wifi card, ok.

or it's someone claiming as much, with all the traffic routed through their machine, attempting to pick up my information etc. point is, you should double check the network you are connecting to is the one you actually want. don't assume that 'free public wifi' is always a goodwill service by some upstanding charitable citizen. or is that just the cynic in me at work?

the guy was probably a nice guy, merely offering bandwidth to anyone around.

but no thanks. and please name your network something else.

remove google tool bar from firefox

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Right-click up by File, Edit, View, etc. Choose "Customize Toolbars..." from the context menu. Move your mouse over to the Search box (Google), then drag and drop it onto the Customize Toolbar window. It will be gone then.

internet explorer custom title

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To Remove/change a Custom Internet Explorer Window Title
Using Registry Editor, delete the following value in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title

customize ie7 search, toolbars

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here's how to get rid of the annoying toolbars, that don't seem to have UI setting to enable/disable.

remove the winamp toolbar

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i love winamp, but have no use for a toolbar in my web browser.

the process is really simple. here's how to fix that.

disable the office clipboard toolbar

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How to prevent the Office Clipboard toolbar from appearing when you use multiple Copy commands in any Office 2000 program.

It is possible to prevent the Clipboard toolbar from automatically appearing when you use multiple Copy commands in any Microsoft Office program. This article explains how to do this by modifying the Windows Registry.

This solutions appears similar to disabling the 'clip book' in later versions.

firewire sbp2port.sys code (10)

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so, i have two firewire/usb combo (dual interface, powered) external drives. both drives failed to attach via firewire on my laptop --and both work fine via USB. so i'm thinking my firewire hardware is messed up on my laptop, right?. but i've also got an external firewire CD that is working -so the firewire hardware should be just fine --what gives? i've fussed with it before, spending a few hours trying to fix it, but gave up. with some free time now, i sat down to fix this for good.

fedex applogic wont start

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enable dcom service?

no sound device?

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microsoft kernal mixer shows an error?

try disable and re-enable the device.

netgear ps121v2, works!

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Appears the PS121v2 also features an actual print server interface (SMB or raw tcp, rather than the remote USB hub mode the install software attempts to use). who knew!?!

the setup just installs a remote USB hub, no other options. while this would seem like a reasonable approach for USB printers (just make it surrogate for the USB wire, how could you go wrong?). appears their software is either buggy, or simply not compatible with the better part of printers out there, including mine. i'm not sure what's going on.

like a lot of folks that posted online; i found the installer would hang at 90% complete. after restart etc, i did manage to print something. but when i got it to work, it returned an error after a single print job and required resetting the printer to clear. lame. plus, you're stuck with the default 'networked' printer name it registers (can't change, it just resets on power up, grrrr). i think most people gave up well before this point.

outlook error message

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i got this error message recently. none of my calendar items would update, or even open. "The item may not have been deleted correctly. If someone sent you the item, that person's copy of the item may not be updated."

i closed outlook, killed a stuck outlook process, and restarted.

everything was fine.

xbox thief deadly shadows game save

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when I go to the save screen and save the game, it just hangs/locks up on the "Saving Game. Please do not turn off your xbox console."

solution:

You must set the date and time before playing otherwise you cannot save gave. In the xbox dash, boot machine to ms dash / or older dashboard that has time config screen, set date and time then load game.

xbox 360 x-arcade hack

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pacman challenge edition came out on the xbox 360 this summer. it's actually a great game with good gameplay. the version is time & point based, rather than level & survival like the original.

however, playing the game with the stock xbox controller (analog thumb or d-pad) isn't much fun -you really need a standard 4-way arcade joystick for proper game action/response.

D. already had an x-arcade, and swapped the built-in stick with a switchable 4/8 way joystick (one that uses governor for true 4-way action!)... but there's no interface for to the xbox360 (not yet?).

xbox 360, pac man challenge edition with x-arcade hack.

calendar sync/subscribe

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looks like there are more widgets to make sync'ing/subscribing to calendars easy (easier). for example, you can 'subscribe' to my current burn calendar for 2007, using this address:

http://www.7hertz.com/download/calendar/2007/burn2007.ics

i've just been playing around with this stuff a bit, but here's how:

windows/outlook:
for outlook 2003/2007 there's a plug-in called 'remotecalendar' (posted on sourceforge), and lets you sync with calendars on the web (e.g. sync to google calendars, subscribe to the 'burn dates').

macs:
on the mac, the 'ical' program lets subscribe to a remote calendar. just choose 'subscribe', use the url for the calendar, and choose a refresh rate. there's also some software called 'spanning sync' which will let you sync as well.

google calendars:
download, then import into gcal.

palm:
try a program called isync?

kinamax usb svga 2.0

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this little item gives you an additional display output on most any windows XP box.

i'm fairly impressed, it offers reasonable quality/resolution video. i picked this up so i could have third display on my tablet/laptop. while most gamers would complain the frame rate doesn't allow for full speed video, the casual office user won't notice one bit. display looks fabulous on my lcd.

outlook calendar grid issue

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KB924085 Causes Grid Lines In Outlook 2003 Calendar ('day week month' View) To Become Corrupted. Unfortunately if you are looking those keywords up here, you've already figured this out huh?

what happens... grid lines that surround each such are not properly painted. as far as i could tell, it seems invalidate rect or some other call isn't made for the entire box, leaving residual pixels from the desktop or prior application.

problem goes away if you uninstall KB924085.

visual studio 2005 project

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 error message :

The project file 'C:\data\projects\misc.Web.csproj' cannot be opened.

The project type is not supported by this installation.

...turns out i needed to installed the web application project type.

outlook dst problem

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so i applied the dst change to my system and used the outlook update utility to move my appointments.

it caught a handful of appointments but missed a ton, actually most of them. it screwed up stuff from years ago, begging the question did anyone think about the fact *past* events probably shouldn't be changed?

step 29, swim across...

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google maps displays route info for the UK now.

moon dates to 2012 (ical file)

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here's two ical calendar files for the moon phase/lunation, till 2012.

One just has full & new moon days (full day 'events')....the other has full, new, and quarter dates -with times noted (as 'appointments' in outlook).

burn dates, ical file

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here's an ical calendar file for the burn & burnal solstinox (equinox) dates, plus 'opening' gates -till 2012.

nothing 'official' here, just my calculations, maybe you'll find it useful... mostly i'm just playing around with exporting calendar data & calendaring. you can import this into outlook, google calendar, whatever. i have a another version with more dates like regionals -suppose i could post that as well if people wanted. maybe useful planning trips to catch regionals?

you can also use this with the moon calendar to project the moonlight schedule durning the event, or anytime you're on the playa really.

burn dates, ical file

d-link di-524 router

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picked this up at fry's and been doing pretty well. it's a basic router. just looking for another cheap option since the airlink wasn't working out. took a little time to set up. still hoping the folks at airlink will sort out the problem or send a replacement.

the d-link was actually pretty fussy at first --not reseting properly, getting stuck/frozen during boot process. grr, these routers are getting on my nerves. i had to manually reset the unit a bunch of times.

however, once i got the latest firmware in place it appeared to work properly -and that problem went away. all good.

ar"420" -airlink101 router problem

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i got the airlink101 ar420W wireless router to replace the linksys.

this is actually my 6th or 7th router since i went wireless years ago. tried all the major brands. it replaced the linksys i used for about 4 years until that died a slooow, long painful death (suffered from heat stroke). so this is not new territory for me (i find it curious each one uses slightly different terminology, and approaches basic tasks in a different manner). once they're in place, they there sit for years really.

honestly i was just looking for a cheap replacement, and i didn't need the absolute latest features, just the usual suspects. namely port forwarding for some random services i host at the homestead.

outlook calendar tricks

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set the 'event' type as the default calendar form :

create a custom form: tools / forms / design a form....
choose all day events for time setting.
publish the form: tools / forms / publish form as...
assign the custom form to the calendar: navigate to properties on calendar folder, choose the new "event" type in the drop down for the default.

if needed, delete the form by selecting properties for the folder, upper tab "Forms", then 'manage...' (button).

eh, ymmv.

For example, if your boss tells you that a particular report is due in 25 days, you don't have to manually figure out when that is - just enter 25d in the "Start Time" for the appointment (make sure that today is selected in your calendar, otherwise the appointment will be added 25 days from the day selected).

Other available operators include W (weeks), MO (months) and Y (years) as well as TODAY, TOMORROW and NEXT TUESDAY (or whatever other day you need next week). Note that these calendar shortcuts also work with Tasks as well.

cool shortcuts

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here's list of a few trick keyboard shortcuts for windows, word & excel.

error writing to the registry

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You may encounter the following error messages displayed when trying to modify the registry values. "Error Editing Value Cannot edit : Error writing the value's new content"... or, "Cannot create value, error writing the to the registry" --Even while logged in as the Administrator.

One possible reason for that failure is because Windows grants read access to many registry entries --you may need to manually grant write permission, even to the Administrator (or 'Everyone' if you like), if that's not set.

i was surprised when trying to update the "friendly name" for a external device in the driver settings, windows would not let me update the value until i granted myself write permissions --a kind of safety mechanism.

disable mouse wheel in winamp

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i've been a little annoyed by the mouse wheel lately, espcially in winamp where a slight slip ends up changing the volume. real problem is there isn't much you can do with system settings (can't diable the wheel) or winamp options to prevent this (not my version anyway).

i just found this plug-in for winamp (reading the forums). plus, i can still use the wheel to scroll, etc.

http://nunzioweb.com/daz/files/MouseWheel_Blocker_v1_0.exe

brilliant.

disable windows messenger

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Windows Messenger.
- Go to Start\Programs\Administrative Tools\Services
- Right click Messenger, click stop
- Right click Messenger, click Properties, change startup type to disabled.

Microsoft Messenger. (Little green man icon)
- Open Microsoft Messenger
- Click Tools\Options
- Change to Preferences tab
- Deselect run this program automatically when windows starts.

- Open Outlook Express
- Under Tools/Options/General, deselect Automatically log on to Microsoft Messenger.

To prevent Windows Messenger from signing in when you run Outlook:
1. In Outlook, click Options on the Tools menu.
2. On the Other tab, click to clear the "Enable instant messaging in Microsoft Outlook check box.
3. Click OK

spam poetry, my inbox moment of zen.

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the worse for wear, and that his stocking was just breaking out in unhappy disclosure that I had nothing on but my little night-shirt, whole being into the large hole at the top, and ooze away at the footsteps, in the garden that I dreamed

of walking in all night.

missing template files in visual studio

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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE

devenv /installvstemplates

This will rebuild your item and project template cache. Works like a champ.

dual (quad?) monitors

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tired of waiting for the office to get hip, i went on ebay and picked up some cheap multi-screen cards. grabbed some spare lcd monitors. i love it.

i've got four screens at the office. one for code, one for output, for tools, for email, et al. quickly becomes essential, once you get the feel for it.

and everyone wants more screens now.

linksys, wifi drops (not) fixed

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i have a linksys wireless router, worked perfectly for years. now the wifi connection randomly drops once or twice a day (not every ten minutes as other folks report), at which point my laptop cannot see my network.

reset usually does the trick, which i've been doing - but that's annoying. now, i may have found the issue...

zebra 2844z printer

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splurged on one of these, finally -- it's making label printing a snap.

i got the print server model (ethernet) -- so worth the extra money.

still have to set up printing fed ex labels, but should be able to do that now.

zebra LP 2844 label printer

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so i really want a decent size label printer to make shipping items easier. there are new thermal label printers out there for about $100. but the label size is small. i like the 4x6" size labels, which are compatible with USPS, FedEx, UPS, et al.

decided on the zebra LP2844. curiously enough, there's a lot of those on Ebay - however *most* of them are zebra oem models that only work with ups, or only work with fedex. seems somewhat like "network locked" phones. the printer really doesn't work with other software.

outlook com add-in's

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Need to disable an addin or have an addin that isn't loading? Look for it at Tools, Options, Other tab, Advanced button. Some addins are listed in COM Add-ins, others are under Add-in Manager.

outlook 'find a contact' hotkey

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been looking awhile for this one. i've been getting the hang of using outlook and as well as adjust to it's quirks. i like using the 'find a contact' on the standard toolbar, to pull up contact info -- but there didn't appear to be any shortcut keys associated (or that you can assign).

turns out it's just F11.

pairing gloabsat bt-338 w/ acer c113

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i'm noticing a trend here. when i pair up devices -- my acer c113 tablet pc (with cambridge bluetooth) tends to pair without setting a passkey. at least it doesn't
require (or appear to prompt) the user to set that, perhaps waiting for the device to connect first before prompting for that.

since the globalsat bluetooth gps unit requires the vanilla "0000" passkey -- you need to pair the device with that passkey.

i tried for a long time to get the gps connected, manually opening the com port associated with it, but it would *not* connect till i got the passkey set.

once you do that, it works like a champ. likewise with other devices no doubt.

inkernet

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originally a cute term for the internet, alluding to the emerging "printing press for the masses" given the advent of the modern & widespread blog-o-sphere.

now, even more recently (and aptly so), refers to the addition of digital ink to the internet & blog experience.

this also hails the impending doom of illegible handwriting and poor chickscratch drawings on the net... see my other post (the dark side of the pen).

enable windows xp remote desktop

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for along time i thought xp pro wouldn't support incoming remote desktop sessions. here's where to allow that... unusual place for this setting, no?

system properties | remote | remote desktop | allow users to conect remotely to this computer | (check)

TIP tablet input icon removal

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The TIP (tablet input panel) toolbar takes up a lot of space on the taskbar, which you may want to free up. doesn't appear there's a user setting for it.

If you want to remove the button, you can do so as follows & reboot :

regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\ink\tipband.dll"

rex 6000 irq setting

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the interrupt for the com port is automatically set. curiously enough on the new laptop it set com 3 to irq 7 along with a different i/o memory address than standard.

i had trouble get the rex to work & sync when bluetooth was on, even though the com port is set aside...

bluetooth com port drivers

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there are differences in how bluetooth drivers assign com ports.

on one system, ports are assigned on the fly, and don't proliferate when you swap devices. on another system, pairing up the new devices creates fixed assignements for the ports that each device might use, even on each physical input port.

windows xp pro file sharing

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turn off "simple file-sharing". creates more trouble than it's worth. just seems to break the standard file sharing - including using the default share along with being able to specify a user account logins while networking to other machines.

Open Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click View. Scroll to the bottom. Uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)".

i say, not recommended.

outlook find contacts

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if you make / replace your own pst file you may want to add the contact folder to the stock find contact search input on the menubar... here's how:

right click contacts > properties > outlook address book > show this folder as an e-mail address book (check).

pairing T39 with cambridge bluetooth

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i was very frustrated by cambridge bluetooth... had trouble pairing with my ericsson t39. usually, i just discover devices to pair with, enter a new passkey then answer the prompt on my laptop and enter the passkey. i'm used to not being able to pair the other way around with the t39 (one of the first phones w/ bluetooth).

column autofitting hotkey tip

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there's a way to have windows automatically resize all the columns to fit the widest entries in each field.

Simply hold down the Ctrl key and then press the + key on the numeric keypad.

This Ctrl-+ combination works for folder views, Find File, etc.

acer travelmate c113Tci review

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i've had my eye on the c100/c110 acer travemate line of laptop/tablets for a long time. at least, ever since i started looking for a replacement for my original travelmate 350TE-N earlier this year. i past over this model for the c300 series.

while i'm pleased with my purchase of the c300 series, it's a little larger than i like for travel, and for taking notes. i was resigned that my next purchase would be a tablet in the c110 series. just something 'better fer the road'. i was not in a rush, could hold out for better specs - give it a rest till my next purchase. but i noticed that acer was not releasing any updates to the c110 series line. in fact, it's clear they've decide to discontinue the c100/c110 line in favor of a new c200 series (i'm just not a fan of the new c200).

ok, so with the c113Tci being retired, and stores starting to report the model discontinued - i decided there was really no waiting. despite the timing and higher price tag than my preference, i picked one up.

stuck garmin data tracklog download

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i had a full (10k point) tracklog in my garmin e-trex and various programs kept freezing up intermittently when i attempted to download the tracklog... sometime hanging after a few points, sometimes after fetching several thousand.

i don't think it's the software or the cable, could be my e-trex, not sure really. it's been like that for a long time, but i've never left so much data on the device without downloading it.

here's how i got the data.

ctrl-alt-del launches task manager?

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when control-alt-delete doesn't give you the stock security screen, and launches taskmanager instead...

disable fast user switching & welcome screen under control panel | user accounts | change the way users log in or off.

acer c110/c300 wireless exe

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you can toggle wifi & bluetooth wireless status using standalone exe's in the system32 folder. there's one exe for each wireless button. this makes for some nice options, rather than being limited by the physical hotkey button, or using the acer 'soft key app' (c300).

sql server runtime error on shutdown

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when enterprise manager is not responding, or when you request sql server to shutdown -- and the system kills the process causing a c++ runtime error...

the issue may be related memory paging.

sql server port bind error

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sql server 2000 on windows 2003 frequently logs an error in the event log, not being about to bind to port 1433 on startup.

this error message is due to the server not resolving dns fast enough during startup. the message can be ignored.

xtndconnet phone sync

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ok, decided to try and use xtndconnect to sync phone numbers as well, give it a shot.

rex wishlist

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ok, it's been discontinued for what, 5 years? it's a fabulous device -- but here's where i think improvements could be (or could have been made) -- well, had development not stopped.

- faster proc, more memory.
- electroluminescent backlit display.
- power slider switch (immediate off / and hold switch).
- how 'bout actual credit card slim (smart card interface?).

rex file archive

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Here's my rex 6000 file archive. All content is liberally lifted from sites, and made available here, to promote it's longevity.

bluetooth obex sync

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You can synchronise using the built in Bluetooth OBEX profile -- if your phone supports syncml (and driver support OBEX).

It's not as flexible as XTNDConnect, because there's no filtering at all, all records are synchronised - this is an issue with older mobile phones with limited memory (like the T39m).

this means you don't need any extra software. nice option. i haven't tried this out, so i'm not sure how it will treat records / handle updates, all that.

bluetooth ~ autonomous sync

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i have mastered the late '90s technology of synchronization.

well, i'm doing something i could have been doing years ago. autonomous phone synchronization with my laptop, when in proximity. essentially harnessing the power of bluetooth to keep my phone up to date.

intellisync for rex & outlook

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feeling a little braver, i decided to get intellisync for the rex, pointing to my main personal folder in outlook, rather than an ancillary folder. i've been fairly impressed with the sync logic, and more comfortable with the process. one problem i faced with using a separate personal folder (as mentioned before) is after copying the data over, the rex wants to drop and reload all those entries... not optimal.

5-way pim-sync

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i showed off the rex to a collegue who was intruigued by the device. we both commented on how we liked it, but he remarked - how i have one more device to sync up with... & the added hassle.

yep. here is what i have to do, to sync up all my devices.

xtndconnect

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now that i've got xtndconnect installed, and it actually works ~pretty~ well with outlook. but it's lacking a lot of features.

feeling a little more brave, i thought i would try to sync my phonebook, not just calendar items. the shortcoming i found right away - there isn't enough logic on how to handle records. i've got too many phone numbers for my phone to handle. so i need to filter out numbers here, to get the one's i need, to fit in my phone's memory. this would be a shortcoming of my phone.

rex 6000 / setup

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once you get the software loaded and you launch intellisync, it automatically looks for the rex 6000 -- but it must be assigned a com port from 1 to 4, not 5+. this is annoying because i have bluetooth devices that simply inherit several com ports in this range...

dark side of the pen

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i love my tablet pc. i use the pen for various task, but stick to keyboard for raw data entry (i touch type, i'm fast). recently, i've been fiddling with a way to get my ink into my blog here, and reading up on what a few other people are up to in this arena.

i've come to realize the dark side of ink on the web, or a possible pitfall in sharing digital media based on the pen. it's a mess. most people have bad handwriting, and can't draw.

palm v. outlook

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i've migrated away from palm as the primary source for my address book and calendar scheduling.

i haven't stopped using my handspring visor at all, or synching data with yahoo for online access and remote backup - but previously my palm desktop was the primary source for management. i would then synch one-way to other devices, including my ericsson T39 phone...

missing icons in file open 'my places' list

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Not sure when i lost the *whole* set of icons in my file-open dialog box. Actually there are a number of versions for the file open dialog, from different common controls, the OS, various compiler libraries.

my stock windows xp file open dialog box (without user configurable places) lost all it's icons. mind you, not the new dialog used by office 2003, which includes a user configurable 'my places' -- that one was fine.

winamp audio output problem

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so, on my laptop i downloaded a DAE (digital audio extract) module to play cd's using external audio devices in winamp - which works great. worked so well, i totally forgot about it, and anyway for the most part don't play cd's much that way.

so, i was stumped when i started to play a cd - but it wouldn't play through the designated output device. feeling irked, i started to fuss with it...

winamp file load sorting??

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Q: How Do I Get My Winamp mp3 files To LOAD, In Order?

ok this one has irked me for years, i just figured the problem was between the file open dialog and how windows delivers the file manifest to applications -- the files come in physical order or something etc etc. either way it's been a pain selecting files and having the order jumbled in the playlist editor, only to re-sort them. it felt like more or less totally random, sometimes in order, sometimes starting halfway through the list, just generally annoying.

since winamp makes a great tool to audition files and build up playlists, i'm pretty keen on this working and it turns out there is fairly simple *feature* at hand - not a bug. in fact, winamp was probably designed with this in mind, and i just didn't get it how it worked. here's the deal, as posted (thank god) by another user...

vierck's law

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Vierck's Law : a corollary to Moore's Law.

"software has a half-life, of 18 months".

in other words, half of all the code you write will not be in use, or obsolete within 18 months.

sourcesafe ss.ini file not found

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had some kind of glitch using visual sourcesafe - appears my ss.ini user file was corrupted, or deleted. on trying to log in i got this error message :

File "\\sourcesafe\vss\users\7hz\ss.ini" not found

the fix is to copy another users ss.ini file, remove user or machine specific settings and place that in your folder, and start vss. easy.

iis not running asp.net 1.1

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after setting up a new box and installing VS.Net 2003 on XP Pro - i got the error message : "Visual Studio .Net has detected that the specified Web Server is not Running ASP.Net 1.1”.

here's the fix ... you may need to run aspnet_regiis with the -r option to replace the current version of IIS and script maps.

asp pages do not process

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so for some reason ASP pages stopped working on a box here, with pages returning HTTP 500 Internal server error & getting error 10001 in the event log.


all the pages out on the net pointed to resetting user permissions on the entire drive -- turns out the underlying problem & fix was simpler than that.

debug vbs/js script in visual studio

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here's how you can debug a script in visual studio.


from a command prompt enter
wscript c:\myscript.vbs //x
cscript c:\myscript.js //d

//x will launch the debugger, stopped on the first line.
//d will not stop on the first line.

java ssl certificate import

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using the keytool command, i made a certificate request. there were some interesting quirks importing the certificate, of course not well documented.

the first note, is to always always always specify the keystore in all the commands, otherwise the command just references the keystore (or just creates a new keystore) in the users home directory (windows or unix).

asp.net error CS1595

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i got "Compiler Error Message: CS1595" after making a simple change in my project.

there's an msdn article on this error - however - it didn't help... something else caused the error...

read more...
 

installing mappoint over a network

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you can't just run setup.exe over a network share... if you don't run setup from the local cd, here is what you need to do...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mappoint2004/BIZDeployMPOverNetwork.asp

binary files differ, vss file types

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visual source safe doesn't always recognize text file types properly. when checking-in files using 'auto' type -- it treats them as binary.

iis admin won't enumerate web sites

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on opening the MMC containing the IIS snap-in, a dialog box appears with the following error message / you are unable to enumerate web sites because the following error occurred :

Object already exists

here was my fix/workaround...

access is denied on .NET assembly

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SYMPTOMS

Server Error in '/MyWebApp' Application

Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Access is denied: 'mydll'.

Source Error:

Line 169: <add assembly=<System.Drawing, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a>/>
Line 170: <add assembly=<System.EnterpriseServices, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a>/>
Line 171: <add assembly=<*>/>
Line 172: </assemblies>
Line 173:

Source File: c:\winnt\microsoft.net\framework\v1.0.3705\Config\machine.config Line: 171
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.0.3705.0; ASP.NET Version:1.0.3705.0

roles using windows authentication

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There's a similar approach with windows authentication, as with forms authentication. You still have to manually assign the users/roles in WindowsAuthentication_Authenticate to get the full benefit of user and role verification using parameter attributes - or web.config user/role declarations.

Here's the code (in vb) to map the values in...

sliding expiration with formsauthentication

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There are a few ways to handle expiration using FormsAuthentication in .NET.

here are three approaches...

relay servers without shoutcast.com

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it's possible to get shoutcast streaming audio servers to register relay servers without going through the main shoutcast.com directory server.

missing safely remove hardware icon

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I have an external drive (with disable write caching), but windows really doesn't appreciate having me disconnect the drive without first requesting to safely remove the hardware. fine. But occasionally, various system task tray icons disappear on my system (how annoying!).

the real problem here, is that this includes the 'safely remove hardware' icon. look up the help files on the proper, or alternate ways to disconnect hardware -- they all point back to the icon (seems there's *no* program to run to get at that). so -- no tray icon, you're out of luck!

here's how to launch the 'safely remove hardware' dialog without using the tray icon in XP.

installing an assembly into the GAC

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Global Assembly Cache : to generate a strong name, and to install a .dll file of the project in the GAC, follow these steps . . .

generating strong names for assemblies

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Signing Assemblies

You can sign an assembly in two different, but complementary ways: with a strong name or using the File Signing Tool (Signcode.exe). Signing an assembly with a strong name adds a public key encryption to the file containing the assembly manifest. Strong name signing ensures name uniqueness, prevents name spoofing and provides callers with some identity when a reference is resolved.

build revision numbering scheme

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So, you know the format of the version string goes like: major. minor. build. revision.

and you manage that in the AssemblyInfo file... <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")>

But what are those auto-generated values for build and revision?

windows installer error 1606

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Error 1606 is a Windows Installer error message displayed in the following format:

Error 1606. Could not access network location

Cause :
The MSI Standard Action, CostFinalize, is unable to resolve a value of an entry defined in the directory table of the MSI package due to an invalid path.

show admin/user logins in XP

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The built-in Administrator account is hidden from the "Welcome Screen" when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled.

In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only. For XP Professional, press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice and input your Administrator password in the classic logon window that appears. however, i've noticed even that didn't always work.

disable autoplay on removable drives

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when i'm using my laptop for live music, i can't afford to have the system suddenly choke up trying to read/decide what to do with newly attached media. i'm not clear why that can bring a system to a total stand still, except for bad design / legacy code. but here's a solution.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

add/edit REG_SZ key "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"

i use the value 0xFF (255) to disable all possible autoplay features.

disable shockwave flash in win XP

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disable flash in win XP -- with out any popups, error messages, or prompts.

show hidden files in explorer

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By default, Windows Explorer hides all hidden and system files. Enabling the viewing of hidden files does not show all hidden files however; all files with the system file attribute set remain hidden until the Hide protected operating system files option is selected in Explorer preferences.

disable/enable inline images in IE

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Since i use my cellphone for internet connectivity on the road, sometimes i really don't need or want images displayed while surfing the web. it takes too much time to load a page on the slow connection.

disable the ms office 'clip book'

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There are no preference settings to enable/disable to the clip book (clipboard) in MS Office. But you can modify the registry directly to enable/disable the rather annoying clip book.

search unknown file types in XP

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When you search for a specific string, using the built in search component - windows may not search unknown file types!

export/import private SSL key in IIS 5

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How to back-up a SSL private key in IIS 5...

COM Interop registration failed

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this is a fairly benign issue. just change project com interop settings to *not* attempt to unregister the object during compilation, and it should work. otherwise, you may also have to stop/restart services to get a stuck process, or dll unloaded.

.net global.asax page error

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You may just need to recompile the code, in order to register the assembly on your box. Otherwise this error typically occurs from improper namespace usage between your assembly and the web page referencing the namespace used by your application.

Debugging VS6, calling a .NET assembly

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"Empty path is not legal"

This occurs when you try to debug a .NET assembly, calling it from a VB6 com object, and don't have and dll placed in the proper directory.

ASP calling an ASP.NET web service

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So if you're running an ASP page that invokes a web service component - you may have to give permissions to the windows temp folder. Windows compiles and references a XML serialization dll (in windows temp folder).

First Entry - Intro

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Alright, so i'm going to give in - and publish some of the various projects i'm working on. it's mostly intended as a personal journal but i hope this information helps, or perhaps just amuses someone else out there. enjoy.