Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Trillian's installer complains that it cannot create "buddy.dll".
An ugly workaround is to right-click on the installer executable and select "Run As Administrator".
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Windows 7 was very troublesome to install on my system. My system specifications:
Motherboard: Biostar TF8200 A2+ (nVidia chipset)
Processor: AMD 4080e Athlon 64 x2 (45W version)
Memory: 4GB
Optical: Sony/NEC SATA DVD-RW
Hard Disk: Seagate SATA 320GB, 7200RPM
Installation would hang at the "Starting Windows" logo. By pressing ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Harbor Freight, of all places, sells a bear canister for a mere $29.87. It looks an awful lot like the Garcia Bear-Resistant Container at REI, which sells for $69.95.
I've heard this bear canister isn't approved for use in the Sierra. I have no idea what, if any, certification ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
I was tired of burning perfectly good DVDs repeatedly for Windows 7 beta testing. Instead, I decided to follow these excellent instructions and copy the contents of the ISO image onto a USB stick and boot from that.
My Biostar TF8200 A2+ motherboard has an American Megatrends BIOS. Configuring ...
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