Windows 7 Programs not launching
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Guides
So, I finally installed Windows 7 (after yet another hard drive crash… more on that later) and it looks pretty good.
One problem that I ran into was that certain programs would not launch at all. After Firefox 3.51 ran once it would not run again. The task appears in Task Manager, but cannot be brought [...]
Tags: but cannot be brought up, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Vista, Task Manager, Windows 7
Free Speech Primer: What Can You Say?
Posted by jenna | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Guides
This article has been removed, due to a Cease and Desist order (you can read all about it here). It’s funny, because I asked for permission, credited the original author, and linked back to the original article. Most websites appreciate “free” promotional links… but not LegalZoom.
I thought that this article was in “pending” status (pending [...]
Tags: applicable state law, Fire!, Michelle Fabio, sexually transmitted disease, speaker, Supreme Court;
Apps purchased on iPhone Won’t Sync to iTunes
Posted by alan | Filed under Guides, electronics;
The issue I’m tackling today is the problem with apps that I’ve purchased directly on my iPhone. These apps do not appear in the Applications library, and there is no apparent way to sync them other than to purchase the applications again.
Tags: Apple, Applications library, iphone, itunes, Microsoft Windows, pc, Steve Jobs, sync
EULAs and shrinkwrapped software
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Gaming, Gaming TIps, Guides
I am writing the review for Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Doing some research, I found out that the PC version of the game uses SecuROM, which is one of the nastier DRM methods used on PC software discs. In addition to this, Atari apparently only allows 3 installations of the game before blocking future [...]
Tags: America;, DRM;, eula, Gaming, online distribution systems, retail store;, riddick, shrinkwrap, software, software discs, steam
Hopes for a PSP Phone
Posted by alan | Filed under Gaming, Gaming TIps, electronics;
The Sony PSP is one of my favorite portable devices, simply because it delivers a quality gaming experience on the go. Over the past year, Sony has been making slight improvements to the PSP, and it’s not hard to see where the trend is going…
Many portable “phones” today are really nothing more than an attempt [...]
Tags: 3d hardware;, 3G;, a PSP phone;, cell phones;, cellular telephone;, cough;, favorite portable devices;, Google;, Microsoft;, Nintendo;, Online Games;, phone/online gaming device;, PSP;, Sony;, USD;, web camera;, wireless networking;
How to set up Pretty Permalinks on IIS7
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Guides
WordPress was originally meant for Linux servers running Apache. Apache has a nice module called mod-rewrite, which basically allows the usage of pretty permalinks. Pretty permalinks are URLs that are easy to understand by a user, and really help search engines index your pages… hence the main reason webmasters want to implement these in the first [...]
Editing ‘All Programs’ list in Vista’s Start Menu
Posted by alan | Filed under Editorials, Guides
Like many nerds, I’m very particular about organization. I like to have all of my video programs located under a ‘Videos’ directory, my development stuff in one ‘Development’ directory, and so on. It doesn’t seem like too huge a request, does it?
In Windows XP, you could create new folders, drag icons, and delete links directly [...]
Tags: all programs, Links, menu, start menu, vista, windows xp
Adding FLVs to Windows Server 2003
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Guides
I’ve been wanting to add flash movies to OCModShop for a while, but there was a lot of work involved, and it didn’t seem worth doing.
One of the reasons I moved from an expensive datacenter to FIOS is so I could start delivering high-bandwidth content without spending an arm and a leg.Â
Well, SouthPeak sent me [...]
Tags: Adobe Premiere;, Adobe;, flash, flv, Internet Information Services;, local computer server;, macromedia, mime, swf, windows server, World Wide Web Publishing;
Fix: Can’t change resolution on Silent Hill Homecoming
Posted by alan | Filed under Gaming, Guides
I love downloading games from Steam, because you don’t have to deal with DRM and having to find a game disc every time you want to play.
So, I downloaded Silent Hill Homecoming from Steam, but I am forced into a low resolution. I have a freakin 28″ 1900×1200 monitor, and have a ATI 4850 X2. [...]
Tags: 28" monitor, 4850, DRM;, eye candy, fix, homecoming, radeon, sapphire, silent hill;, steam, valve
WoW Made Easy: Another Way to Find Your Way
Posted by don | Filed under Gaming TIps
It’s been a little while since I did a WoW article. Not that I stopped caring, I’ve just been preparing for an exam and dealing with assholes at work. Sometimes you just don’t have enough hours in the day to play around online. So I got the idea yesterday whilst running around looking for a [...]
Tags: Google;, internet roamers;
