Category: How-to
How to install or remove fonts in Windows
To install a font, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command, and then click OK: %windir%\fonts On the File menu, click Install New Font. In the Drives box, click the drive that contains the font that you want to add. Note The floppy disk drive is typically drive A…
How-to: Sync an iPhone with two (or more) computers
I found this how-to so one can sync his/her IPhone with two or more computers. It’s a hack, but it works. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/6hxteg.
Create custom ringtones for the iPhone with your Mac
I found instructions on how to create ringtones via iTunes, but found an easier way using GarageBand. These instructions, BTW, only work on a Mac. I’m not going to include the nitty-gritty details, but all you have to do is: 1. Open GarageBand (4.11) and iTunes (7.5 and up). 2. Drag-and-drop the song you want…
Copy PuTTY sessions to another computer
Very straightforward to do. 1. From Run execute: regedit /e "%userprofile%\desktop\putty-registry.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Simontatham 2. Copy and open putty-registry.reg on the computer you want the saved sessions added to. That’s it!
Disable mobsync.exe on Windows Vista
What is it? mobsync.exe belongs to Internet Explorer. It synchronize offline web pages, and edited offline documents, calendars, and email messages. Why disable it? I found it to be CPU consuming and a non-essential, so disabling it was a necessity. How do I disable it? 1. Disable Offline Files (Control Panel > Offline Files. 2.…
My pragmatic programmer goals
In light of Tip 8: Invest Regularly in Your Knowledge Portfolio in The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master, I’m adding/copying these bullet points [from the book] for archival and sharing purposes. Here goes: Learn at least one new language every year. Different languages solve the same problems in different ways. By learning several different…