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Cannot Install Kaspersky – Incompatible with LiveUpdate

atomike — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:25:39 +0000

If you are trying to install Kaspersky and during the compatability check it prompts you to uninstall LiveUpdate even though LiveUpdate has been uninstalled, it may be a registry entry that is stopping the installation.

Fortunately a google search found provided me with this link and it has solved this problem for several of my clients.

http://forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/index.php/t220030.html

Corrupted Seagate Dashboard (Memeo) may cause VGA Problems

atomike — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:07:39 +0000

If you the resolution of your monitor changes to VGA(640×480) during Windows startup, it may be a problem with Seagate Dashboard.

I found this after going through the painful process of disabling startup programs to find which was the cause, as by disabling all made the symptom disappear.

Re-installing the application fixed the problem. Seagate Dashboard works, and no more VGA resolution during startup.

If anyone else has experienced this, try this fix and report if it worked for you.

Restore File Associations After Virus Removal

atomike — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:23:47 +0000

After removing a virus, you may find that double clicking any program will result in an open-with dialog box.

This can be easy fixed by running the following registry files.

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

These are particularly useful in this scenario since trying to open Regedit will result in the same dialog box.

Significant Battery Life After Update to Gingerbread on Droid 2

atomike — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:12:32 +0000

I have been playing around with my droid 2 since the update from Froyo to Gingerbread came out. Many features are now working properly, like exchange emails and imap emails do not show twice and do not trigger an endless loop of notification sounds, but the most noticeable change is the longevity of battery charge.

I have an exchange account and 3 imap accounts, and a gmail account. With Froyo, enabling push emails made the battery run out in 3 hours. I had to keep my phone charging at my desk and in my car.

After upgrading to Gingerbread, I have gone 12hrs without charging. I only charge my phone during the night, and during the day I do not worry about charging it.

Enabling Curl on PHP 5.3.1 and Apache 2.2.14

atomike — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:25:57 +0000

If you are getting the following error when running a PHP script that relies on Curl

Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in…

Then the solution that worked for me is here

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?695011-curl-not-working-on-localhost

Resetting Windows Server 2008 Password FREE

atomike — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:08:09 +0000

Download Trinity Rescue Disk version 3.4

Burn it or place it in a flash drive

At boot select “Run Trinity Rescue 3.4 …”

Select “Windows Password Resetting”

Select “Clear administrator password” and follow the instructions

Reboot and press F8 to go into get the Windows boot options screen

Select “Last Known Good Configuration” (This step is important, otherwise you get a blue screen)

Listo!

Netflix fully working on Droid2 Froyo

atomike — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:45:49 +0000

Received the new Market update and I am now able to download Netflix on my Droid2 Froyo Verizon 2.3.20.A955.Verizon.en.US

I am able to look through my instant queue and have watched Futurama, National Geographic documentaries, and Blade 2. I assume all the other movies are playable.

Interestly, I did not have to add/activate a device to my netflix account. I was one of the few for which Netlfix was not available since its May 13 release. Now I can vouche it is working. I believe some of you with Droid 2 Global and Droid X had similar dificulties, hope this update works for you too.

Is Adwords spam costing you more than Craigslist spam?

atomike — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:06:12 +0000

If you advertise on craigslist, then spambots searching for emails in the listings find your email and send you spam. This happens within hours of posting your ad on craigslist and continues to happen as long as your ad remains posted. Now craigslist charges very little to nothing for posting an ad, so the return on investment is positive in the end, you just have to be willing to receive spam.

Now lets analyse the same situation in Adwords. This is a pay-per-click system, and the clicks you pay for are not only going toward new clients, they are also being part of soliciting. Our company manages Adwords accounts, we use Google analytics in conjunction with Livezilla (a realtime website monitoring system) to monitor our visitors and how they got to us. Lately we have noticed a disturbing trend. We tell our clients that when executing an Adwords campaign it must account for a percentage of clicks made by the competition, but now we have to also include clicks made by solicitors, which are mainly SEO solicitors.

This new trend has become very costly to most small businesses and some medium size businesses.

The purpose of this post is to discuss a solution that Google may implement to increase the click quality that still makes their shareholders happy.

Protect your Windows Product Key

atomike — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:09:42 +0000

Laptops are prone to more wear than desktops. The Windows product key is usually attached on the bottom of your laptop. A Windows product key is required if your hard drive failed and you do not have recovery media. With time, they key may wear and tear to the point where it becomes illegible.

You can protect your serial key by simply covering with transparent tape.

Virus Fake Alert Getting Creative

atomike — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:28:54 +0000

I have been getting clients whose computers have been infected with virus fake alert, this virus displays a fake alert informing the victim that their computer is severely infected and attempts to collect payment to fix the problem. A new version seems to be emerging with a new symptom, it makes your files hidden making the victim think their information has been deleted.

If you have been infected by this virus follow my instructions for removal.