Posted by Aaron Nelsen on Apr 24, 2008 in
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Facebook Chat,
Firefox,
How-to I could care less, but Facebook launched their GoogleTalk clone chat utility the other day. And apparently, just like GoogleTalk you can run it in the sidebar in Firefox. Woot.
The upside to this is now you can chat with all your friends without having to open up Facebook, and you’ll be free to browse other websites while chatting.
To add the Facebook chat to your Firefox sidebar, press Ctrl+Shift+B to bring up the Bookmarks Organizer.
Go to Organize -> New Bookmark and type the following address: http://www.facebook.com/presence/popout.php
Also mark the box that says “Load this bookmark in the sidebar”.
Yes, I did just use the word “pwns” in the title of my post… blame it on the fact I’m typing this on my iPhone since Apple has my computer for the next week.
So apparently Spybot has a nasty habit of taking away your ability to disable your Windows Firewall, go figure, so now when you go to disable it, the disable option is grayed out and cannot be selected.
Here’s how to disable it manually:
Click Start
Hit Run
Type services.msc
Once it opens, find the entry marked “Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing [ICS]” and right-click on it and hit Stop.
Now right-click on it again, and select Properties.
On the General tab change the Startup Type to Disabled. Click Ok.
And there you have it, no more Windows Firewall. Of course I would recommend installing another firewall solution after disabling the Windows Firewall, but that’s your call.
Posted by Aaron Nelsen on Jan 14, 2008 in
Aaron Nelsen,
Apple,
Hacks,
How-to,
iPod touch Here are some instructions for installing NES games on your iPod touch or iPhone. These will best benefit you if you already have a jailbroken iPod or iPhone and a wireless network.
Updated: 1-15-2008
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Posted by Aaron Nelsen on Oct 5, 2007 in
Aaron Nelsen,
Apple,
How-to In a few shorts steps you can add a calendar like the one below to your desktop (OS X only).
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Posted by Aaron Nelsen on Oct 4, 2007 in
Aaron Nelsen,
How-to David Peralty over at GeeksAreSexy has a nifty how to for making a wireless adapter for your Xbox 360.
Parts Needed:
- Xbox 360, any version
- Three Feet or more of Cat 5e Cable (Ethernet Cable)
- Wireless Router
- DD-WRT firmware
It’s pretty simple looking, full details can be found here.
Posted by Aaron Nelsen on Sep 8, 2007 in
Aaron Nelsen,
Apple,
How-to,
Tips Today, I present to you, in it’s entirety, the quick and easy (mild case of nerdiness required) way to rock the free internet scene with your cell phone.
And now, after building up your hopes… I shall cruelly dash them against the sharp rocks below! Here’s what you’ll need to get this to work.
- Phone: Motorola E815, Razr v3, V710*,
- Computer: Any Mac running OS X 10.4 with Bluetooth
- Provider: Alltel (although rumor has it that a Verizon account/phone with mobile web service does the trick as well)
Note: Verizon ships its phones with dial-up networking disabled, due to the fact they are jerks. To enable it, enter ##DIALUP on your phone. That‚Äôs ##342587. You’ll need to type it in as quickly as possible for it to work. The phone will show a confirmation once you‚Äôve successfully enabled dial-up networking. As logic would dictate, doing this again will disable your new found dial-up networking. This only works with older versions of the firmware, so if you have a newer phone with current firmware you’re out of luck (unless you want to downgrade your firmware).
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