Category: How-to
Installing Google Chrome for multiple user accounts
On Windows 7 (and most likely Vista), installing Google Chrome only installs it for the current user. If you’d like all your users to have access to Chrome on a single install, install Google Pack from an administrator’s account.
Easy jailbreaking of iPhone 3G
I did it using Spirit on a Mac. It’s definitely easier now than the iPhone OS 2.x era — that is, no more of setting the phone in “Restore mode” and running a bunch of commands. This time it was as easy as downloading, running the app, and clicking the “Jailbreak” button, which, by the…
How to enable multiple concurrent RDP sessions in Windows 7
Posting for archival purposes [via Blogsdna]. 1. Download Concurrent Sessions enabler file 2. Once downloaded, extract the files into a directory (for the purposes of this guide, it will be assumed that the files have been extracted to the folder C:\Win7RDP ) 3. Open Windows Explorer to the above folder 4. Right Click on “install.cmd”…
Avira AntiVir Personal update failing solution
I’ve noticed the update failing more often for about a month … googling it mentioned that it was due to Avira’s server being overwhelmed. So I was patient, updated manually each time, but it just became too tedious — tried this command, too, after reading it from a moderator in a thread in the Avira…
Free POP3 access to Yahoo! Mail
POP3 access is currently only available if one upgrades to Yahoo! Mail Plus. There is a work-around, however … simply change your account time zone/preferred content to Asia and POP3 will be enabled. More details here. Happy POPing!
How to enable concurrent RDP connections in Windows 7
Concurrent RDP connections means multiple users can use the computer at the same time, without kicking one or the other out; this normally is only available on a Windows Server OS, such as Windows 2003 Server. I just followed the instructions from this site on my home PC (running Windows 7 Ultimate) and it looks…