Posts Tagged ‘windows’
2008
12.13
Tags: bug reports, gecko, google, hotmail, khtml, problem solution, safari, target, version, windows
Posted in Software, Tutorials | 5 Comments »
UPDATE: The fix will cause inability to read mails.
I couldn’t let go of Google Chrome, so I checked bug reports and I found a temporary fix to the problem. For my future reference until Chrome devs fix the issue, here’s what needs to be done:
- Right Click on the Google Chrome shortcut (Desktop or whereever you place it).
- Left Click on Properties.
- On the Target box, add the following line at the end:
--user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.19 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1 Safari/525.19"
Therefore, if you are running Chrome in Windows, your target should look like:
C:\path\to\chrome.exe --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.19 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1 Safari/525.19"
Close all instances of Chrome and open the browser again using the shorcut prepared above.
2008
11.03
Tags: antenna, apple, asus, asus eee, bug fixes, buggy software, computer, edition, Eee PC, email, execution, flavor, gadget, hardcore user, home, hyper, keyboard, latest addition, lcd monitor, mini pc, music, music photos, musical, network, photo, Photos, power consumption, preference, Software, specimen, windows, windows xp, wireless, wireless adapter, wish, workspace
Posted in Computers, Hardware, Software | No Comments »
I had to wait a week before writing about the latest addition in my network — the ASUS Eee Box. If I may, I would say that the Eee Box is ASUS’ answer to Apple’s Mini PC; only smaller. The unit weighs 3lbs and is 1-inch thick (8.8×7x1) only. It comes with two mounts — one is for desktop mount and the other is a wall mount or like what ASUS advertises, the unit is mounted behind an LCD monitor to get the effect of “no box PC”. The box comes with wired keyboard and mouse. Of course if you chose the wireless route, you can do so because the machine already comes with wireless adapter (and antenna for range maximization). Knowing me, this featureis of course disabled. The machine is also very quiet and does not take up so much power consumption. The Box is also DVI ready so if your monitor has DVI, that would be great. For an average user, it won’t be a difficult computing because the Box is pre-installed with Windows XP Home Edition.
The Box!!!
Why did I have to purchase this gadget? For one, I wanted to test it and it’s cheap enough to experiment with. I plan to install other *NIX flavored OS in it instead of Windows. I also needed a PC that can serve MySQL database and it shouldn’t take space in my workspace and won’t consume so much power. Eee Box is the perfect specimen. The Box has been running since I bought it an a few restarts were executed because of Windows’ unfailing releases of bug fixes (don’t they get tired of this why not release a less buggy software instead).
I only recommend the Box to an average user. Average I mean a user who only does: web browsing, chat, email, music, photos, occasional videos, word processing. I don’t prefer this to a hardcore user who may wish to do audio-visual editing and multi-tasking applications although it’s hyper-threading. However, it’s enough for daily computing.
2008
10.28
Tags: asus, boot time, Eee PC, macbooks, microsoft, s101, umpc, windows, windows xp home
Posted in Computers, Hardware, Software | 7 Comments »
Because ASUS Eee PC S101 is coming out next week! I’ve held MacBook Air and it’s as heavy as my EeeBox. My 701 with cover on is still lighter than MacBook Air. In UMPC standards, that’s like a desktop heavy. For $1000 less, I would go with a thinner and lighter S101. Though it comes with Microsoft’s Windows XP Home, I can always install another OS that I favor. What I love with the Eee series is boot time. Not much of a wait time when booting (on/off).
I can buy 3 S101s with one MacBook Air.
2008
10.10
Tags: blog, computer, database engine, Eee PC, ging, high quality, jot down, microsoft, msnm, notebook, notebook computer, server, silly things, Software, web server, windows, windows user, wordpress
Posted in Software | 1 Comment »
I borrowed my father’s notebook computer so that I can watch high quality video while I’m lying down on my bed. It’s running on Vista that I stripped off of every silly things Microsoft added. Anyway, I installed an MSNM and during the installation I was asked if I wanted to install the Writer which can be used to jot down offline entries for a blog. I wanted to try, so I installed the software. Here I am on my first entry using Windows Live Writer.
For a Windows user, it’s a great piece of software. Especially for me; I sometimes write my entries while on the ferry. I don’t have Windows in my Eee PC so I had to install an offline instance of Wordpress in it. With Windows Live Writer, it’s pretty straightforward. No web server or database engine to run, just let MS do the work for you. I must admit, it may be one of a few software that I like from MS.
I’m already praising the software even before saving and publishing this entry. So here we go…
2008
09.03
Tags: circuit switch, computer, cool gadget, dongle, gadget, hybrid nature, hyperlinks, incomes, incoming voice, information visit, latest technology, launch, mms, models, network, nutshell, outgoing message, philippines, receivers, shell, smart buddy, smart plug, sun, switch technology, technology release, text messaging, thumbdrive, voice calls, voices, voip, windows, windows computer
Posted in Electronics, Hardware, Software | 160 Comments »
I can finally come out of the shell and talk about Smart’s latest technology release — Plug ‘n Talk. I met with Smart representatives earlier today and I was able to witness a demonstration of this very cool gadget. It is a hybrid VoIP unit. In a nutshell, the unit which is essentially a thumbdrive accepts a Smart Buddy Simcard, plugged into a Windows computer with internet connection and can take outgoing and incoming voice calls and SMS/MMS messages incurring Philippine local rates. The hybrid nature of the technology is derived from the model whereas the party using the unit uses an over-IP technology which connects to Smart’s network in the Philippines and from there a circuit-switch communication occurs. The reciprocal applies when the unit becomes the receiver. In other words, it’s a VoIP-Circuit-switch technology.
Though I know the launch date, I will not provide that information as well as any pricing. I’m just to excited to post the technology’s overall concept. For more information, visit the hyperlinked site above.
During the demonstration, the call is quite loud and clear, however I won’t be too optimistic. There still is that VoIP characteristic. I’m only after the text messaging because it only costs P1/outgoing message to any Smart/TNT and P2 for Globe/TM/Sun and the MMS which costs the same as what they charge in the Philippines. I’ll have my dongle hooked into my PC and find TXTM8S.
2008
08.07
Tags: asustek, batteries, battery, battery life, capability, Eee PC, genuine toshibas, gigabyte, hard drive, home, life, macbooks, models, pc news, ram, solid state drive, ssd, storage, storage space, webcam, windows, windows xp
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Hardware | No Comments »
I’ve been out of Eee PC news for a while, so I decided to check on what ASUStek has in store for us. They have a 10.0″ beauty in the 1000H 80G model. I strongly recommend the unit for Windows-slave users because it has a gigabyte of RAM and 80GB hard drive running on Genuine Windows XP Home. It’s not a solid state drive before you get your hopes too high.
The model I’m speaking of is using a regular hard drive which explains the minimal cost at huge storage space. Nonetheless, there’s a model sporting a 20GB SSD if you’re interested. The unit weighs 3.2lbs which is not bad. It’s a decent replacement for MacBooks that cost ridiculously high, Toshibas, or Sonys. The battery life is estimated to run at about 7.5 hours. That’s excellent provided the weight. It has Bluetooth capability in addition to WiFi. The webcam is stil mediocre, but it’s not an important peripheral for me.
I’m still not replacing my 701.
2008
07.28
Tags: big bambu, flags great adventure, hurricane harbor, leaves, longing, photo, Photos, reef runner, reflections, safari, saturday morning, six flags, taak, time, weekend getaway, wild safari, windows, windshield, zoo
Posted in Travel | No Comments »
There’s not much to say because I have pictures to show. Saturday morning we headed to Six Flags Great Adventure to visit the park (duh!) We started off with Wild Safari which is a basically a zoo. We weren’t allowed to leave the car, so the photos we took had reflections of the windshield and windows. I had to select a few to be published here.
Afterwards, we went to Hurricane Harbor. I didn’t ride any except the The Big Bambu and Reef Runner. The file was long in most rides that we lost interest so we spent the bulk of our trip in the Taak It Eez Ee Creek.
Later in the afternoon, we headed to Sicklerville, New Jersey to spend time with a family friend. There we spent the night and the whole Sunday.
