Problems Logging Into MSN Messenger

June 30th, 2009

If you having problems logging into MSN Messenger, In Windows, Double click the clock in the right hand corner of your screen (notification area), click on “Change Date and Time Settings” and then on the “Internet Time” tab, Next click the “Change Settings” buttons, allow then clear the cvheck box that says “Synchronise with Internet time server.” Manually set the correct date & time, apply, OK and try logging into MSN again.

Fix For “No Public Twitter Messages” Error With The “Twitter For Wordpress” Plugin

June 26th, 2009

If your using the twitter for wordpress plugin and constantly getting “No public twitter messages” displayed in your blogs sidebar, the solution is to: Disable the plugin in your wordpress control panel, then go to http://twitter.com/badges, login, select “other”, personalise and copy the html code, then paste it into the sidebar.php file of your current theme. Finally, save and/or upload the file, and refresh/reload your web browser/web page (if necessary).

Contact Form With Validation

June 26th, 2009

A HTML contact form complete with JavaScript validation can be downloaded from here. Upon successful download, extract and edit mailer.php, change you@yourdomain.com to your e-mail address, upload all files in the zip archieve (contact.html, MMvalidateForm.js and mailer.php) to the root of your web server running PHP5 or higher.

How To Get The Contents Of A HTML Form Sent To Your E-Mail Address

June 22nd, 2009

Download this zip file, extract and edit mailer.php, change you@yourdomain.com to your e-mail address, upload both files (Contact.html and mailer.php) to your server running PHP5 or higher.

AutoCAD - The solution for the Exception in acmgd.dll ARX Command error

May 31st, 2009

The solution for the Exception in acmgd.dll ARX Command error is to repair/re-install AutoCAD, then remove .NET Framework 1.1 and install .NET Framework 2.0. If .Net Framework already installed, repair the installation and restart computer after removing .NET Framework 1.1.

Disabling Balloon Tips In Windows XP

May 31st, 2009

Disabling Balloon Tips In Windows XP is as easy as creating the following registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER >> Software >> Microsoft >> Windows >> Explorer >> Advanced. Right Click, New, DWORD Value, Name it “EnabeBalloonTips”, and set the value to 0. Close regedit and restart computer.

Shutting Down A Windows PC By E-Mail

May 22nd, 2009

To shutdown a Windows PC by email, in outlook, you need to set up a new blank rule so that when the the message arrives, if it contains the word “Shutdown” in the subject, this batch file is executed.

Adding AIM, MSN and Yahoo! Messenger Contacts to Google Talk

May 15th, 2009

Follow these instructions, and then click the Miranda logo >> Jabber >> Discover Services. In the JID box, type jabber.meta.net.nz, and register your user name and password with the relevant transports (AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ etc).

Android 1.5 Update

May 15th, 2009

The android 1.5 update implements a virtual keyboard and allows you to save attachments from MMS messages to a MicroSD card. Also, the airplane mode button has been added to the phone options menu (shown when you press and hold the power button on the handset).

Customising Ringtones, Saving MMS Attachments on Android G1

April 30th, 2009

You can have a custom ringtone as standard with this handset, however, to set customes tones for Messages, E-Mail or IM, you need to download the Ringtones Extended application from the Android Marketplace. Similarly, to save images and other attachment from an MMS, you need to search the Android Marketplace for the SaveMMS application.

The only thing that lets this handset down is that is does not have a virtual keyboard. There are applications available in the Marketplace to implement this feature, but I’ve yet to find one that I like.