The other day, I was trying to print some Excel 2007 worksheets that had my data at the top of the sheet followed by charts made from the data below. The charts had titles included, which showed up fine in Preview, however, when I actually printed, the titles were missing! Very strange indeed! After some… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Tech Tips
Installing Debian 6 on an Asus Eee PC 1015PE from a USB Flash Drive
I used Universal USB Installer to put a copy of Debian 6 on an old 2GB flash drive so I could install it on my Asus Eee PC 1015PE netbook. I stuck the flash drive in the USB port and fired up the Eee PC. It proceeded to boot to Windows, even though the flash… Read more »
Free Utility to Generate MD5 and SHA1 Checksums in Windows XP/Vista/7/8
It turns out that some time ago, Microsoft released a free command line utility called the File Checksum Integrity Verifier for generating MD5 and SHA1 checksums. Best of all, it’s really small (at less than 84 kilobytes) and doesn’t require installation (i.e. can be run from a flash drive). Microsoft is clear that this is… Read more »
What to do if you can’t update your Android SDK Tools because “folder failed to be renamed or moved”
I got up bright and early this morning to update my Android SDKs (during HughesNet’s all-you-can-eat bandwidth time between 2am-7am). Much to my dismay, the Android Tools wouldn’t update from revision 15 to revision 17 because “a folder failed to be renamed or moved.” I have not had this problem updating in the past, so… Read more »
Use Opera Mobile to Add Proxy Supported Web Browsing to a Kindle Fire without Having to Jailbreak
I love my Kindle Fire, with one big exception: It does not support proxy servers. I use my fire in environments all the time (i.e. public schools) that require proxy support. While I haven’t solved the proxy problem system-wide, I have figured out a way to use Opera Mobile to add a proxy-supporting browser! Even… Read more »
Easy Way to Copy a File Path in Windows Vista and Windows 7
I work with file paths a lot, since I email co-workers locations to stuff on our file servers. And even though I try to avoid it, sometimes it’s absolutely necessary to hard-code a file path into a program or script. In either of these cases, the quicker I can get the path to a file,… Read more »
WordPress Plugin to Generate Post Slugs
If you have migrated your WordPress blog from another blogging platform but the post slugs weren’t generated, you can my Generate Post Slugs Plugin to have the slugs generated from the post title. Why I Wrote This Plugin I wrote this plugin for use on this very blog because when I ported my custom blog… Read more »
For $200, the Kindle Fire should scare Apple (and delight most everyone else who doesn’t have an iPad)
The Fire has one thing that an iPad has never had: A comfortable price. I’m not the first person to posit this, but I think Amazon’s new Kindle Fire is going to be the first non-fruit tablet to succeed in the marketplace due the the “bang for the buck” factor. After playing with my Fire… Read more »
How to Install Your Own Custom Apps on a Kindle Fire
Well, folks, I have my Kindle Fire in hand. So far, I think it is more than worth its $200 price tag. I’ll be posting more about it later tonight after I’ve had more time to take it for a spin. One of the first things I wanted to know was could I load my… Read more »
An easy fix for iTunes 10.5 (x64) that won’t install on Windows 7 64 bit
I just downloaded iTunes 10.5 and tried to install it on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. What I got was an error message that said: There is a problem with this WIndows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. The… Read more »