Archive | April, 2007
How To Remove the QuickTime Annoyance (Internet Explorer IE Firefox)
Did you install QuickTime or iTunes, and then realised that your browser, be it Internet Explorer (IE) or Mozilla Firefox, now automatically launches QuickTime as the default plugin player whenever you try to play mp3s or video files? Well, for iTunes lovers, it all started with iTunes 6. From that version onwards, we were also [...]
Continue reading...How To Install and Run IIS on Windows Vista
30. April 2007
Internet Information Services, or IIS, is Microsoft’s suite of Internet-related software included with the Windows 2000 and above operating system software. IIS provides both FTP server and web server capability. With IIS, you can run FTP, ASP.Net pages, etc, on your Windows computer. On Windows Vista, IIS is included, but is not installed by default. [...]
Continue reading...How To Improve Laptop / Notebook Battery Lifetime
15. April 2007
One of the easiest things to kill is the battery of a laptop/notebook. In fact, it is common that some people may notice their laptop battery life growing shorter as the weeks go by. One reason why this is so is because of the way the battery is being used. To ensure that batteries last [...]
Continue reading...My New Computer Workspace (External Keyboard + Mouse)
11. April 2007
I use a Lenovo (IBM) Thinkpad X60s, and I love it, mostly for its excellence durability, reliability, and mobility. The problem comes when I use it for prolonged periods of time, especially since I code and write tons of reports. That’s when I feel that things can be improved somewhat. Read my post on Ergonomic [...]
Continue reading...Vbulletin Can’t Login – Solve the Login Problem
11. April 2007
Some Vbulletin users and owners may have experienced that some users face a problem logging in, especially with Internet Explorer (IE). Does your problem sound like this: When the user logs in, the page shows the “Thank you for logging in” message, then refreshes, and the user is shown that he is not yet logged [...]
Continue reading...Get Random Colour in PHP
9. April 2007
Ever wanted to get random colours for your PHP scripts? This easy randomise script does just that – It randomly picks a few colours for you! <? //randomise the RGB colours $r = rand(128,255); $g = rand(128,255); $b = rand(128,255); //sets the colour code in 000000 format $colour = dechex($r) . dechex($g) . dechex($b); ?> [...]
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30. April 2007
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