Archive | August, 2008
Popularity Contest Plugin From Alex King Triggers Fatal Error
My blog uses a couple of plug-ins and one of them is Popularity Contest by Alex King. This allows me to display which are my more popular posts (it’s in the sidebar to the right). However, I recently upgraded my WordPress installation, and when I tried to re-activate the Popularity Contest plugin, I was faced [...]
Continue reading...iPhone MAC Address / Physical Address
23. August 2008
The new wireless network that I’m on is using a wireless MAC filter, so I had to add my iPhone’s MAC address to the white-list. And after some poking around I finally discovered where to get the MAC address on the iPhone: just go to Settings > General > About to get your iPhone’s MAC [...]
Continue reading...How To Insert a Tick in Excel, Word, Etc
10. August 2008
Sometimes in programs like Excel when you can’t find a shape that you want, a possible workaround is to use a font. Webdings and Wingdings offer shape-based fonts, so you get shapes instead of the usual characters. For instance, if you want to get a tick in Excel, you can use the “a” character of [...]
Continue reading...Bloated SnagIt Screencapture Utility
7. August 2008
I hate it when I want to do something but have to wait for it. I know, I know, it just goes to show how impatient I am, but don’t we live in the age of instant gratification where everything must be done in the snap of your fingers. Screen capturing is something that I [...]
Continue reading...M1 3G / 3.5G Mobile Broadband Manual APN Configuration Settings
5. August 2008
I now know the manual APN settings for M1 Singapore using the Huawei USB modem – after much pain. Great if you’re on Linux, Unix, Mac, or configuring a 3G router / access point (when the automatic installer won’t work). Here are the settings: Dial Number: *99# Username: ppp@aplus.at Password: ppp PDP Type: IP APN [...]
Continue reading...The Best Free Windows Right-Click Image Resizer Application Review
3. August 2008
I think digital cameras are great, especially since they removed film out of the equation, making photography convenient and easy. It does become too good of a good thing though, as digital photos tend to pile up rather quickly. One of the annoying things that I constantly face is the need to resize my photographs [...]
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28. August 2008
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