Google Books Downloader is a little software that allows Google Books to be saved in PDF or JPEG format. It is a Windows based utility that will allow the downloading of a single book as a PDF, JPG or PNG in one of many resolutions ranging from 350px to 1280px. The default is 800px. The utility is a very effective…
Read More »There are many users in the BlackBerry user community whom has complained that for one reason or another their BlackBerry Messenger is no longer accessible. BlackBerry apps indicates that it is installed, however, there is no means to access this application. This anomalous behavior recently effected this user. Although this did annoyance existed, it turns out to have been the…
Read More »An early configuration where JIRA and Subversion were installed on the same server using LDAP for user credentials worked as designed. However, the design of the working environment was modified significantly: New hardware, upgraded applications, and JAVA versions. JIRA would be installed on one server and Subversion on another. In this new configuration, JIRA was no longer able to authenticate…
Read More »User Account Control was introduced with Microsoft Windows Vista. The intent was to improve secutiy by limiting application software to standard user priveges until an administrator approves an increase or elevation. To open a command prompt with administatrative privledges a few extra key strokes are required. To launch an elevated command prompt: This also works with Windows Vista.
Read More »A universal remote control was needed to operate an old Pioneer LaserDisc player. While the LaserDisc functions within its operating parameters, it lacks in functionality without a remote control. I discovered that the RCA universal remote control, model D900, supported the Pioneer LaserDisc; however, none were available. After reviewing many images of the CRK91F, the conclusion was drawn that the…
Read More »There are many tools and utilities that exist that assist in the manipulation of Adobe PDF files, however, some seem more difficult to find than others. This is a list of some of those more difficult to find tools that are interesting and useful for the manipulation of PDFs. It is compiled here to serve as a reminder to me…
Read More »Using vBulletin 4.1.2 for forum software, the logo on the top left corner defaults back to the forum. The goal is to have that logo point to the homepage of the website and not the blog. This is the process to make this change possible. Original Code Updated Code ResourcesCMS Logo Link for CMS instead of Forum Link your logo…
Read More »An instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 was once installed in evaluation mode. After the mode had expired, when launched, the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio would present a message that the “Evaluation period has expired. For information on how to upgrade your evaluation software please go to …”. This message persists even after the in place upgrade. Here is…
Read More »While in the process of cleaning off several applications from an older server, one application remained regardless of the uninstallation procedure. This application was McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i. There is a a method that worked successfully in the removal of this stubburn application. After the uninstall completed, a reboot was not necessary and the uninstall did remove the entire application….
Read More »According to Microsoft, “Snap is a quick (and fun) new way to resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of your screen. Depending on where you drag a window, you can make it expand vertically, take up the entire screen, or appear side-by-side with another window…” This feature poses a problem for those who would drag their…
Read More »Manipulating files (copying, pasting, moving, etc.) on a network share presents an annoying little Windows Security window. These files might be harmful to your computer. Your Internet security settings suggest that one or more files may be harmful. Do you want to use it anyway? Pressing OK will get past this window and allow one to proceed. However this extra…
Read More »This article will demonstrate how to merge 11 editions of Microsoft Windows 7 onto a single-layer DVD. Except for the Enterprise edition which is not available to the general public, each edition of Microsoft Windows 7 DVD contains all available editions (Starter (available for x86 only) , Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate), however, is locked into a single…
Read More »Years ago, I had hacked up various pieces of code to create a variant to the event logs backup scripts that are floating around the internet. There is a script that I have seen that comes with (at least) the Windows Perl releases. This is an updated script for use with Perl and Windows to backup event logs. The differences…
Read More »Adobe updates their products in relatively frequent and regular intervals. Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader is no stranger to this practice. Since the launch of Adobe Reader 9.0 in 2008 and as of this writing, there has been 15 updates to that product alone. For some users, the automatic update feature is sufficient. If you are in an environment where…
Read More »Plagued throughout the internet are the users of Windows 7 whom had attempted to install the service pack 1. However, the installation fails with error code c0000034 and the inability to use the computer. There are many different solutions that seem to exist, however, one has been more successful than the others by a user named thiswoot. Basically,the goal is…
Read More »There is a plugin called WP-Ratings. It has worked well over the years until recently. It may have been as a result of a WordPress upgrade. Whatever the cause, WP-Ratings failed to work. The symptoms is that the rating stars were visible, until the user clicked on them. The ratings would become invisible or blank and result in an error…
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Many WordPress users have enjoyed WordPress using an Internet host provider or on an XAMPP installation on a Windows installation. This exercise is a combination of several guides with some personal tweaks to install WordPress 3.5.1 on a fresh install of of CentOS 5/6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5/6 using PHP 5.2.4+. Install Packages Using yum install MySQL,…
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