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[SOLVED] Where are wallpaper files stored in Windows 7

Ron Shank — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:39:05 +0000

I found them here:

C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper

Where’s the “update to fans” link? Screencast

Ron Shank — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:47:19 +0000

Facebook redesign has hidden the “send update to fans” link on your facebook page. Also: it’s changed how your fans find your updates. Not great news there.

Not everyone’s iPhone 3GS is hot.

Ron Shank — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:29 +0000

Reports are coming in of Iphone 3GS’s overheating. But not for everyone.

Paul Venezia wonders the same thing I did when I first read reports about over-heating.

I’ve read that some folks first noticed the problem when they kept the phone under their pillow (why you would do this kinda escapes me, but OK) … My iPhone 3GS: Not So Hot – PC World.

Of course none of this stopped me from ordering the new Iphone 3GS. When it gets here, and if It overheats, It will be under warranty and I’ll take it back. And if they issue a recall, I’m fine w/ that.

Windows 7: What happens if I just keep the trial?

Ron Shank — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:45:02 +0000

For those of us with a full cup of Windows Vista hate, the answer is to run to Windows 7. The release candidate (RC) is out and I too plan to overwrite Vista with this as soon as I can get my head above water. But this article from Lifehacker made me laugh this morning. What will happen when you get the Windows 7 RC and fail to upgrade to the paid version? At first (in March 2010) you’ll get a nag/pop up. I’d expect that. Then in June, you’d expect to be locked out, right. But no, even funnier. You can use it for 30 minutes. Then it auto-reboots – without warning. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s funny and worse than a total lockout. Like what you see? Too ba(reboot).

It’s all fine. They don’t have to give you a nag-free year to begin with. If you don’t want to pay for your operating system, then get Ubuntu (or some other flavor of Linux).

Only 2 minor hickups after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04

Ron Shank — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:08:42 +0000

I’m up and running with the latest Ubuntu release. It’s an upgrade from 8.10 which was an upgrade from 8.04.. you get the idea.

Only two hick-ups so far. The first, compiz boogered up on my leaving my Panels (or menu bars as some call them) not displaying properly. I finally had to reset them back to square one. Which is really easy to do, thanks to this post: How to Reset Ubuntu/Gnome Settings to Defaults without Re-installing.

My next minor problem was even easier to fix: Hide the drive and partition icons from my desktop. Ubuntu question #2625: “removing icons from the desktop”.

I also had to reconfigure my compiz settings manually. Everytime I restored from the back up profile, it boogered up something again making me reset my gnome defaults.

If you are a Ubuntu newbie and don’t understand half of what I just said, please feel free to post a comment or check in the Ubuntu Forums. We were all new once.

Don’t have Ubuntu or even know what it is?

Check out their website: www.ubuntu.com or nag me to put up a screencast of my own desktop.

Was this a problem?

Ron Shank — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:09:01 +0000

Really?? This was a problem? You were accidentally hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace? Personally I loved the combo and found it very handy during extreme (albeit rare) lockups.

The Ctrl-Alt-Backspace key combination to force a restart of X is now disabled b default, to eliminate the problem of accidentally triggering the key combination. Users who do want this function can enable it in their xorg.conf, or by running the command dontzap –disable.
via 9.04 Release Notes | Ubuntu.

The Perfect Vista Wallpaper.

Ron Shank — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:43:34 +0000

Broken Vista

No wallpaper sums up my feelings about vista as much as this one. Sweet.

Well.. maybe this mod of it

Dvorak Likes Linux – Columns by PC Magazine

Ron Shank — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:01:01 +0000

Dvorak nails it on this column. But a couple points: I look forward to the day when I read an install review without any minor glitches (yes, they are far and few between – but there’s still work to be done). Secondly, when you take his advice and you hit a snag. Don’t give up.. Buzz me or ask in the Ubuntu forums. You’ll find the answer.. now back to Dvorak’s comments.

I’m tired of dealing with Windows malware, patch Tuesday, and the never-ending deterioration of the OS as it clogs up like a drain in a greasy-spoon restaurant. I can’t take it anymore.
And there’s something else that always bugs me about Windows. I have an iMac that I use at the office, and a few times every month Apple has some patch that it sends out. With few exceptions, each time a patch is installed with the Mac OS, the performance of the machine improves. With Windows, the performance always declines.
I don’t think Microsoft has ever sent out a patch that improved the performance of the machine. Ever.

read the whole column here > Dvorak Likes Linux – PC Magazine.

‘Save All’ stopped working in Thunderbird

Ron Shank — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:30:03 +0000

The problem: Mozilla Thunderbird (ver. 2.0.0.18) suddenly lost the ability to right click and save all.

The solution: Googled and found out the only work-around right now is: File > Attachments – Save all. A bit of a pain, but better than not having it at all and waiting for them to fix it.

Screencast: What people can see in your facebook profile and how to stop them

Ron Shank — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:56:02 +0000

Note: This is a lot easier to see in fullscreen mode.
If you have any questions, please let me know.