Apple published iPhone OS 3.0 ahead of the iPhone 3G S release. The notable new features included are: Cut, copy & paste Landscape keyboard MMS Spotlight search Voice Memos Improved calendar Buy movies, TV shows and audiobooks directly from iPhone Enhanced stocks app Safari improvements Internet tethering (Not available in US) Stereo Bluetooth Automatic Wi-Fi [...]
Movie Maker on Windows 8 Error: Movie Maker Can’t Start
I have used Windows Movie Maker on Windows 7 to make photo slideshows. It worked quite well. With a few clicks, you can produce professional quality slideshows that you can burn to DVDs. When I tried to run the program the first time, I got this error message: Sorry, Movie Maker can’t start. Make sure [...]
Angry Birds on Windows 8: OpenGL 1.4 Renderer Not Supported
I had trouble running Angry Birds on Windows 7 a few years ago. After my workstation was upgraded to Windows 8, I have not tried to install the game until today. The game was installed using Intel AppUp. I first installed Intel AppUp and that went well. The installation of Angry Birds also went smoothly. [...]
Android: Mobile Data Got Enabled Automatically
I recently purchased a Pantech Burst Android phone. It’s a nice budget phone with LTE capability. When I set it up initially, I noticed a strange thing about it. I disabled mobile data at home because I have Wifi access. However, the mobile data feature got enabled automatically when the phone woke from sleep mode. [...]
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Linux
procmail Not Available for sendmail Programs
We ran into a procmail problem with sendmail today. One user tried to set up procmail to send out vacation message. He crated a .forward file to execute procmail whenever an email is received. The .forward file has a only one line. “|exec /usr/bin/procmail” The error message we got is smrsh: “procmail” not available for [...]
Linux
Fedora 11 and VirutalBox 2.2 Guest Additions
To install VirtualBox 2.2 Guest Additions on a Fedora 11 virtual machine, follow these steps. In the virtual machine’s menu, click on Devices -> Install Guest Additions . Click anywhere inside the VM. Click on the Fedora -> Computer. Scroll down and click on the VBOXADDITIONS CD. Click on the Fedora icon again. Enter konsole [...]
Linux
How to Install Fedora 11 KDE on VirtualBox 2.2
If you want to try Fedora 11 without buying a new machine or partitioning your hard drive, VirtualBox is a good choice. This guide assumes you have downloaded the Fedora 11 KDE iso and you also have installed VirtualBox 2.2 or above. You also need enough disk space to hold the virtual disk on your [...]
WordPress
WordPress 2.8 Upgrading Problem
WordPress 2.8 is out and I first tested it on my test site. The automatic upgrading was fine on my test site. I then tried to upgrade my production site. I got this message when I tried. Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted It seemed like WordPress uses too much memory and [...]
Computer Hardware
How to Replace RAM for Asus Eee PC 1008HA
The Asus Eee PC 1008HA is a new netbook with N280 processor. The main selling point is the ultra-slim form factor. The computer looks stylish and it’s pretty light(2.43lb). However, due to the small case, both battery and RAM are NOT user serviceable. I was trying to find service manual, but didn’t find the official [...]
Software
Turn your Keyboard into a Multimedia Keyboard using KeyTweak
Not long ago, I inherited a nice Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. The built quality is good and it also has nice multimedia keys for controlling media and volume. As much as I like it, I got tired of changing the batteries. Later, I just switched to my regular, plain Dell keyboard. After the switch, [...]
Computer Hardware
Possible Free Replacement Battery for MacBook or MacBook Pro Purchased in 2006 or 2007
One of my MacBook was purchased back in 2006. The battery was working fine until the beginning of this year. The capacity dropped like overnight. Suddenly, the fully charged battery could not last more than 40 minutes. At first, I thought I only need a replacement battery since the I had it for more than [...]
Software
Opera 10 and Turbo Modes
When I first heard about Turbo mode in the new Opera 10 Beta, I was very interested. I downloaded it today and gave it a shot. For those who are interested too, here is the download site. The first time you start up Opera 10 Beta, you see a speedometer icon in the lower right [...]
Navigon 2100
Widescreen Desktop Background for PNA
Some of you have widescreen GPS. Here is a background I made that might be better. The resolution is 480×272. Here is the link. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jm13wihy2zz To use it, put it in the \Script\desktop folder and edit the ini files. Here is one example: Code: GLOBALSETTINGS ShowMessage = 0 QuitOnDoubleClick = no X = 0 Y [...]
