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Program Files
Mental note: In Windows 7, do not install android SDK (and maybe also eclipse) inside Program Files folder, because if you do, you’ll need administrator rights whenever you want to update.
rdate in moservices for o!play
moServices is a package to add additional services to the Asus O! Play R1 and Asus O! Play Air (R3). One of the services is rdate, which allows the player to synchronize itself with a timeserver. The thing is the … Continue reading
New domain registrar
Just transfered my domain name to netim.com. The previous registrar was amen.pt but their site was very complicated and their service sucked. They took 5 days to answer a support email, that’s too long! Plus, netim only charges me for … Continue reading
Tagged amen, domain, Informática, netim
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Trojan in new USB disk
Just bought an Memup LX 640GB 2.5-inch External USB Hard Disk Drive and the first time I connect it to my PC it tried to autorun a file called “jeorels.cmd”. On further inspection it turned out to be a trojan. … Continue reading
Make chrome open mailto links in google apps
First download and install Google Apps for domains: http://dl.google.com/tag/s/ap=ctrler.eu/googlewebapps/en/googleappsstandalonesetuptagged.exe Don’t forget to replace ctrler.eu with your own domain in the above link and also in the text below. Then in regedit go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command and change the data field in … Continue reading
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Tagged chrome, General, gmail, google apps, google mail, Informática, mail, mailto
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more EXIF metadata manipulation
I went on vacations and took my new GPS (Garmin eTrex Legend HCX) with me and let it record a track for the whole trip because I was planning to geotag all images. We took two cameras with us and, … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, exif, General, geotagging, Informática, photography, Viagens, Windows
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Namexif: Rename Photos by EXIF date
Namexif - I have to recommend this great little app for Windows that renames a set of pictures according to the date they where taken. It’s freeware.
Stuff after Windows install
My Windows 7 install got compromised with a root-kit or something, the symptom being that I couldn’t access Windows Update. No Anti-Malware/Virus was capable of correcting it so I had to format and re-install Windows. Doing that is a PITA … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, format, General, Informática, install, Note-to-self, virus, Windows
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Connosco desde 2003. Morreu a 26 de Junho de 2010.
Ubuntu 10.4 and smbpasswd syncronization
Watch out for this bug when configuring samba using the old fashion smb.conf in ubuntu 10.4. By default, the samba password is reset to the system password of that user every time you login. I noticed that although it does … Continue reading
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Tagged General, Informática, Linux, lucid lynx, samba, smbpasswd, ubuntu
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