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Feb/11

Cyanogenmod On HTC Desire Issues

Filed Under Hardware, Mobile Phone, Software at 21st February 2011 21:28 by

I had decided to try out Cyanogenmod but in order to do so I had to root my HTC Desire. Looking at the steps on the Internet it all seems fairly simple using the Unrevoked method. Sods law was that … Continue reading →

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Feb/11

Waking Windows 7 Controller Error

Filed Under Windows at 17th February 2011 14:19 by

It seems there’s an issue with my preferred method of separating home and windows partition on Windows 7. I use the Sleep function a lot rather than shutting it down over night. Most of the time it works but I … Continue reading →

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Feb/11

The driver \Driver\WUDFRd failed to load for the device Root\SIDESHOW\0001.

Filed Under Peripherals, Windows at 11th February 2011 21:42 by

If you the error message above in Windows 7 event logs then it’s related to the G15 software. To stop it from erroring disable both slideshow plugins by starting the Logitech LCD Manager, Programs category and untick the “Enabled” box … Continue reading →

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Feb/11

Add Quick Launch In Windows 7

Filed Under Windows at 6th February 2011 13:47 by

The quick launch bar on the start menu is no longer a default toolbar that can be added in Windows 7. To add one do the following: Right click on start bar > Toolbars > New toolbar… A windows open … Continue reading →

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Jan/11

Harman Kardon HKTS 7 Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware at 26th January 2011 20:17 by

Pairing with my Onkyo TX-SR508 A/V receiver I got a set of Harman Kardon HKTS 117. The speaker cables that came with the speakers were colour coded to the standard colours so figuring out all 4 channels and wires should … Continue reading →

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Jan/11

Stop Windows 7 Update Rebooting After Update

Filed Under Windows at 21st January 2011 15:09 by

WARNING: Use this article at your own risk! Open the registry editor: Start Menu > Run Type in regedit and press OK button. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU On my machine stopped at Windows so I created new keys for WindowsUpdate and … Continue reading →

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Jan/11

Siemens Gigaset 685IP Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Linux, PBX at 12th January 2011 16:47 by

Overview The two cordless phones that we have were fine till we moved into a house. The two phones suddenly became too far from room to room. It was time again to look for a phone which was scalable and … Continue reading →

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Jan/11

dvd::rip Debugging (Warning: No libxvidcore API 4 found)

Filed Under Linux, Software at 9th January 2011 21:03 by

I had an issue with dvd::rip failing to transcode videos when using clusters but using the Transcode button worked fine. In the Cluster Control window everything was added fine but when the project started it failed at 0% on all … Continue reading →