Converting a Wav file to MP3 or other format…
DaleThis time last year, I had a user ask if I knew of a simple & free Wav file to MP3 convertor. Over at The Code Project, I found this…
The Proxy Server setting used by Internet Explorer and Google Chrome
can be found in the registry, in the ProxyServer entry, under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings key. This is useful, if for example, you need to swap proxy server when you are…
How to change your Facebook profile picture
Click on your name to go to your Facebook home page Click on Photo Click on one of your photo galleries Click on the picture that you…
The Victorian Government URL shortener
Our taxpayer dollars at work: ( (www.egov.vic.gov.au – only works with .vic.gov.au addresses)
The "Always ask before opening this type of address" issue
We're rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer for a customer. They were on IE6... During the pilot, they reported this issue. The error about is actually generated by…
How to connect your Android Phone to a PC.
(wrote this for a friend who has a HTC Desire HD) First connect your phone to your PC with this cable. The small end plugs into your phone, where you'd…
Microsoft Photo Editor–Error Reading File
We had a user report this error when he was trying to edit a photo taken with his Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS Camera. After much investigation, I've told the…
Getting a list of users in an Active Directory group.
Like the write up I did on how to get a list of users in your domain, there are several ways to do this, but the method I prefer to…
Text mode drivers and Sysprep (on Windows XP)
I’m so glad we’ve moved away from needing to use Sysprep on Windows Vista / 7. But since I still support Windows XP and needed to add a Intel AHCI…
That’s only half the answer though
I tell people that the secret of my job in fixing computers, is knowing just that little bit more than the person asking the question. Well, that’s half the answer…