Cool geekware to tell you about your CPU: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.55-setup-en.exe. Be sure to disable the evil Ask toolbar window from the install wizard.
Month: September 2010
Open Apple Pages .pages files in Windows
Quick fix for Grammie. Someone had sent her some .pages files and she couldn’t open them on Windows 7. Turns out that they are a Winzip compatible file archive with a PDF preview in them. Since she doesn’t even have Winzip installed, I simply exported, edit, and imported the .zip registry entry so the Windows… Continue reading Open Apple Pages .pages files in Windows
Allway Sync now supports Amazon S3
So I’ve been using AllWay Sync tool for a couple years now to keep laptops synchronized (free for home use). I recently downloaded the latest version to help me back up the HTPC harddisk before pulling it out and moving it to the ReadyNAS NV+ as an iSCSI device (a story for another time). In… Continue reading Allway Sync now supports Amazon S3
More CPU Envy
So just completed the configuration of my new Dell M4500. Intel i7 Q72o @ 1.60GHz (not the fastest i7, but uses the least power) 8GB memory 60GB SSD drive 500GB HD Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit The machine measures twice as fast as my old 4300 and the i7 excels at running VMWare machines. (Task… Continue reading More CPU Envy