Archives for: August 2010
Mnemonics and Acronyms
August 31st, 2010Like a lot of other I.T. professionals I'm dyslexic and as a result I find it difficult to remember spellings and lists or groups of ordered items. What good is trying to remember SOHCAHTOA if you can't remember how to spell it! So I would like to use th… more »
Which internet connection is my Nokia N900 using?
August 18th, 2010Sitting here on the Reading RailAir coach travelling to Heathrow and I look up to see there are WiFi stickers on the windows. Top bananas, me thinks, so I got about setting up the connection.
The connection manager says it will scan every 10 minutes f… more »
Switch off "Advanced Text Services" (ctfmon.exe)
August 10th, 2010http://analogduck.com/main/explorer_hangsSwitch off "Advanced Text Services" (ctfmon.exe)This can cause Windows Explorer to hang (particulary when used with IE7) [Serves you right for not using Firefox!]Open the control panel Control Panel (in "c… more »
Nokia N900 Microb browser control codes
August 2nd, 2010Nokia's N900 comes with a web browser called Microb which is based on the Mozilla code base but was written by Nokia for Maemo to run on smart phones. There weren't any instructions that came with it so I thought I'd create some here. While the browser is active there are several operations that may be initiated by pressing a combination of the control key and a letter. more »