Media Center add-in: Postion Changer (vista) by Stephen Toub

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/207845.aspx


This add-in lets you move (relative or absolute) to a location in a recorded video:
from http://blogs.msdn.com/toub/archive/2007/01/03/position-changer-add-in-updated-for-windows-vista.aspx:
"using the add-in is pretty straightforward. While viewing or listening to media, press the right arrow on the remote or keyboard. Then enter the time you want to jump to (123 for 1 minute 23 seconds, 1053 for 10 minutes 53 seconds, etc.) and press enter. Pressing the left arrow instead of the right arrow makes the jumps relative instead of absolute."

Instructions for installation:
1.Copy the contents of the debug folder to \Program Files\MCE\Position Changer Add-In 2.Open a command window with administrative privliges 3.cd \windows\ehome 4.fsutil hardlink create PositionChangerAddIn.dll "\Program Files\MCE\Position Changer Add-In\PositionChangerAddIn.dll" 5.cd "\Program Files\MCE\Position Changer Add-In" 6."\windows\ehome\RegisterMCEApp.exe" /allusers "PositionChangerAddInReg.xml" 7.Restart all of your Media Center Sessions... I can't take credit for this ... http://unmitigatedrisk.com/archive/2007/03/17/38.aspx cna however. And I can confirm it works :D Great little plugin :)

If you get this error when synchronizing your windows mobile device to outlook 2007 on your computer,

Run fixmapi.exe in \windows\system32. You might need to make sure activesync and outlook are closed and your device is not connected before running fixmapi.exe.

See this site: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobile/thread/3b8b1829-8bc2-4e98-9b10-f3b2a5d8ce5c/

8100030f error in windows live messenger logging in

When you get error 8100030f in windows live messenger:
(messenger: we can't sign you in to windows live messenger because the authentication service is not compatible)

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ohad/archive/2009/02/23/windows-live-messenger-error-8100030f.aspx

The solution to the problem is to edit the "hosts" file which is located at :

c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

Just add to the file the following line at the end of the file:

65.54.239.80    messenger.hotmail.com

Shooter and Xfiles I Want To Believe

Just watched Shooter and Xfiles I Want To Believe. Shooter was pretty good but XFiles was a bit of a disappointment and that's coming from an X-Files fan.

Setup for wmwifirouter; connecting ipod touch to windows mobile device's internet connection

From thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=341398

Setup Summary Setup an Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your mobile device Set a static IP address on your WiFi device of "192.168.0.1" with a subnetmask of "255.255.255.0". Setup an Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your client device Download/uncompress the contents of ishare_over_wifi_usb_edition_v0.2.zip to a folder on your mobile device (eg. \Program Files\WiFiShare). Copy the correct hacked "intshare.dll" into the same folder as you created in the above step (so it's in the same folder as "intshrui.exe").

Setting up an Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your mobile device Make sure your WiFi radio is on. Go to Start->Settings->"Connections" tab. Select "Wi-Fi" applet. On the "Wireless" tab, select "Add New...". Pic Type any network name you would like for your Ad Hoc network (eg. WMobileAdHoc) Make sure the "This is a device-to-device (ad-hoc) connection" option is checked. Pic Select the "Next" button. On the "Configure Network Authentication" screen, select "Open" for the Authentication type, and "Disabled" for Data Encryption. For the purposes of testing, lets verify the connection works without encryption, if it does, you can modify your Ad Hoc connection properties later to enable the encryption mode of your choice. Pic Select the "Next" button. Select "Finish" on the final screen. Pic Configuring a static IP address on your WiFi device Go to Start->Settings->"Connections" tab. Select the "Wi-Fi" applet. On the "Network Adapters" tab, select your WiFi device (for the HTC Mogul this is the item listed as "IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi Adapter"). Pic On the "IP Address" tab, select the "Use specific IP address" radio button. For the IP address enter the value "192.168.0.9" with a Subnet mask of "255.255.255.0". Pic OK the dialog. Connecting to your Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your mobile device Make sure your WiFi radio is on. Go to Start->Settings->"Connections" tab. On the "Wireless" tab, to avoid automatically connecting to other infrastructure WiFi networks in the area make sure, under the "Network to access:" section, to select the "Only computer-to-computer" option. If you only have one Ad Hoc network defined, Windows Mobile should now attempt to automatically connect to it. If you have multiple Ad Hoc networks defined, or to manually connect to your Ad Hoc connection, in the list of the available connections, tap-and-hold the just added network, and select "Connect" from the context menu. Pic Setting up/connecting the Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your client device Since the specific procedure on how to connect to Ad Hoc networks greatly varies from device to device (Windows XP/Vista/Sony PSP/MAC/etc...), it's impractical to document each possible combination. In general just fire up your client and search for nearby networks, making sure you're not only looking for access points, but also peer-to-peer (Ad Hoc) networks. This (looking for both types of network) is the default with desktop Windows Wi-Fi clients, other platforms might be needed to be manually instructed to list available Ad Hoc connections. Installing the hacked Internet Sharing application From the attached zip file copy the files "intshrui.exe", "ipnat.dll", and optionally "Share&KeepSharingViaUSB.mscr" to a new folder on your device (eg. \Program Files\WiFiShare). Copy the hacked "intshare.dll" for your WiFi device from the "hacked_dlls" folder in zip file, into the folder you created in the previous step. Read the FAQ question "Which WiFi radios have you included a hacked intshare.dll" below to figure out which hacked .dll you should use. Create a shortcut to "intshrui.exe" on your start menu for easy future access. Connecting & Sharing the Internet via Wifi At this point you should have already setup your Ad Hoc WiFi connection, and set a static IP address for your WiFi device. If you haven't already, do so now. Make sure the WiFi radio is off. Start the new "intshrui.exe" Internet Sharing application. Make sure "USB" is selected (NOT Bluetooth PAN!) Press the "Connect" button (left softkey). Turn the WiFi radio on. Ignore the fact that the satus displays "Check USB cable connection". This is normal. Pic At this point you can connect your client machine to your Ad Hoc network, and it should receive an IP address from the DHCP service running as part of the "Internet Sharing" application. You are now ready to enjoy the glories of the Internet! Workaround for the 10 minute timeout You may notice, at least on my device, that "Internet Sharing", at exactly 10 minutes of usage, disconnects from the Internet, while you AdHoc WiFi stays on. This timeout is built into "intshrui.exe". Remember in the previous procedure how the status displayed as "Check USB cable connection", the status line needs to change to "Connected" for the timeout not to occur. This is how: Make sure "Internet Sharing" is active and connected, but the status message still says "Check USB cable connection". Pic Go to Start->Settings->"Connections" tab. Select the "Wi-Fi" applet. On the "Network Adapters" tab, select your WiFi device (for the HTC Mogul this is the item listed as "IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi Adapter"). Pic At this point we need to change something about the IP configuration that won't matter/affect anything, such as the alternate WINS address. It needs to be different from the current configuration or else the settings won't apply, which is needed for this workaround. On the "Name Servers" tab, select the "Alt Wins" entry and enter an arbitrary, unused, IP address value such as "192.168.0.253". Pic OK the dialog. Go back to the "Internet Sharing" application and the status should now display as "Connected"! The timeout should no be disabled for this connection session. Pic I've tested this many times and have been on the Internet for more than 2 hours without a disconnection in this state! If you get disconnected for any other reason you will have to reapply the workaround again. Remember to change the IP address to a different value so that the change applies, alternating between "192.168.0.253" and "192.168.0.254" should work fine. It just needs to be different value from the immediate previous setting. I've tried many different things to get the status to change to "Connected" via other methods, this is the only one I so far found to work. "Share&KeepSharingViaUSB.mscr" Mortscript

Mueller Park - Woodland Park, CO to Cripple Creek, CO - Google Maps

Mueller Park - Woodland Park, CO to Cripple Creek, CO - Google Maps

Went to Mueller state park between Woodland Park and Cripple Creek (Colorado) for sledding with our visiting relatives and had a lot of fun. $6 per car. My son's feet almost got frostbite which was pretty scary but he's fine. I would definitely recommend this park for sledding around here when there's not enough snow in Colorado Springs.

Shoes thrown at President Bush!

Now that's pretty weird. Kudos to the pres for good reflexes ducking out of the way. Imagine the jokes if he wouldn't have ducked successfully.

Take a search through youtube for the video. Here's one link on youtube for the shoe fiasco, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIj0YvDBKE