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Turn on or off your wireless LAN card from a command line or batch file

December 15th, 2007 · No Comments

My trusty Dell C640 laptop with Windows XP doesn’t have a built-in function key sequence for disabling the wireless LAN card. 
On a Intel support forum, I ran across this thread and I followed the suggestions for installing the Microsoft DevCon utility and launching an on or off batch file.  I’m now using an on […]

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Tags: Laptop · Weekend Warrior · Windows

FireFox + ScribeFire Add-on = Killer Off-line Blog Editing

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments

For simple off-line blog editing, from either a Mac or Windows platform, I really like the simplicity and efficiency of the ScribeFire add-on for the FireFox browser. I’ve tried Microsoft’s Live Writer beta on Windows and Ecto on the Macintosh.

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Completed Blog Move To A Small Orange Hosting

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments

A very clean export from Wordpress.com and import to wordpress 2.2.2 blog hosted on A Small Orange.

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What Microsoft Uses For Vista Anti-Virus

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Meaningless technical tidbit, but if Computer Associates (CA) is good enough for Microsoft’s coders, why not the rest of us? Mark Russinovich in a recent blog posting.

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Tags: Weekend Warrior · Windows

iTunes Authorization FAQ

August 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Songs purchased on the iTunes Store can be copied to an unlimited number of computers. However, only five computers at a time can play your iTunes DRM-protected music*.
You can enable a computer to play your purchased music by authorizing it. You can remove a computer from the authorization list by deauthorizing it. Deauthorizing your computer […]

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Tags: Weekend Warrior · Macintosh

Extract Individual Files From An .MSI Installer File

August 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Works from a command prompt. It extracts files and maintains their target directory structure just like a new install.
Less MSIerables Utility

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Obtain Microsoft Supported Hotfixes Without A Phone Call

July 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Need a “supported hotfix is available…” fix that isn’t generally available on the technet web site? Are you dreading having to call and navigate the Microsoft call prompter (or HP enterprise support) to obtain a supported hotfix? Submit a simple web form to Microsoft and receive a link to the download.
Spat’s WebLog (Steve Patrick) : […]

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Prevent .DS_Store file creation on network volumes

July 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Article explains how to prevent OS X from creating new .DS_Store files when opening folders on remote volumes mounted using SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV. The creation of .DS_Store files (and more so, ._AppleDouble files which are not covered in this hint) is frequently the source of complaints against Mac users, who often leave a […]

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Tags: Weekend Warrior · Macintosh

Shopping For New Vista PC Hardware?

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Solid “core” recommendations when shopping for new desktop PC hardware.
What I look for in a Vista PC | Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise |

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The Windows Vista Master Driver List

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Drivers for common hardware types in a single location.
The Vista Master Driver List | Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise |

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