http://anebg.net 2 geek life, brainstorm, computing! Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:57:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I recently upgraded to Windows 7 through my school’s MSDNAA program. For all my drivers, I used Windows Update and everything pretty much worked out of the box. However, recently, my friend bought a 50” HDTV and we wanted to test it out by using my laptop’s (VGN-FW270J) ... http://anebg.net/2009/09/20/intervideo-windvd-bd-for-vaio/ A couple of weeks ago I was chatting using Gmails' integrated chat feature. The other person then sent a bold formatted message, then I found it interesting. So I started Googlin' for more formatting options and found that you can actually type in bold, italics, and strikeout. Pretty neat huh? So ... http://anebg.net/2009/08/09/simple-formatting-on-gmail-chat/ 'grep' is what your looking for. Here's the command: grep -Rs search query /some/directory/* Also, if the terminal bugs you, you can enclose the search query using double quotes ( and possibly also single quotes) Good luck! http://anebg.net/2009/07/07/how-to-search-inside-files-from-ubuntu-unix-terminal/ This is my research paper for COMP-102 class. It took me some time to research and edit this paper so might as well make it available to the world. Attachment: Soda: The Smooth Criminal (PDF) http://anebg.net/2009/04/15/effects-of-soft-drinks-on-the-body/ Some Easter eggs from Mozilla Firefox: On the URL type about:mozilla and some weird story will appear. I don't know about the origin of this but you should give it a try. On the URL type about:robots this should work on Firefox 3. Again, this is a really random easter egg. Enjoy! http://anebg.net/2008/09/09/firefox-easter-eggs/ Have you ever noticed that when using Firefox and opening many tabs, Firefox eats up a lot of RAM, well maybe its not true for people that have computers with 2 gigs of RAM. Anyway, here is a way to reduce considerably the use of RAM used by Firefox; when ... http://anebg.net/2008/09/09/lower-the-ram-usage-of-firefox/ A few days ago I was browsing through the internet, when I stumbled upon this new technology called "VisionAire". Well, the people at Obscura Digital call it that way. Read the whole thing here: Obscura Digital's "out of the lab" blog. Or watch the sampler; I'm telling you, it will blow your ... http://anebg.net/2008/08/08/obscura-digitals-visionaire-technology/ A while ago I found out that the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option was not working properly on my computer. I did some Googling and found out that is caused by a spyware/adware/malware (whatever) that messes up the Windows Registry from updating properly, thus disabling the option to 'Show ... http://anebg.net/2008/07/02/how-to-fix-show-hidden-files-and-folders-option/ My Scenario: Need to format and install XP Pro on 33 Dell Dimension PC's, same model and components. Need to fix the "same computer name" problem because the computers will be joining the network. Non-Explained solution: Install XP on one computer, download all updates, drivers, install software needed in all computers, set ... http://anebg.net/2008/07/01/successfully-deploy-a-ghost-image-to-many-computers-at-the-same-time/ Here is a trick that is used to delete files or folders that display this error when deleting: Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete [file]: Acess is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. Annoying huh, here it is: Open a command ... http://anebg.net/2008/06/29/how-to-fix-access-denied-file-delete-error/