Rainmeter 1.1 Makes the Enigma Desktop Even Easier to Use

Windows 7 still vulnerable to viruses

Anti-virus software vendor Sophos tested Windows 7’s built-in anti-virus capabilities by feeding a clean system 10 pieces of the newest malware. Eight out of the 10 samples ran successfully

Why I have a feeling that this would be so obvious. That hardly seems to be a new lesson, since Microsoft never told anyone to stop running anti-virus in the first place. This report somehow provide a justification of something I already knew.

Keep running your anti-virus software as long as you're running Windows.

Ubuntu-n00b: Day 2

So installation of Ubuntu 9.10 in dual-boot with Windows went fine, but I did encounter some problems on my first workday. For good solutions, feel free to comment.

• We're using Exchange 2007 for email, contacts and calendars, and I think I have tried every combination of servers and domains available in Evolution with no luck. I'm sure there is a solution, but it is certainly not easily found. This could be what makes me drop Ubuntu alltogether if there is no solution.
• Dual screens posed quite a problem, and it's still not solved completely. I use a 24" Dell via HDMI and a 17" IBM via VGA from my laptop, and after some fiddling, I managed to get them to work. However, I can't shut the lid on the laptop without all screens going blank.

On a positive note, installing a Dell 3115cn printer via WLAN was completed without a hitch, and OpenOffice seem to to the job so far.

More to come, have a great weekend!

Removing old hidden devices

Usually this is an issue when you change a network card and want to reuse the original IP.  The old driver and device is still registered in windows even though it's gone from device manager even if you select show hidden devices, so windows winges about duplicate IPs.  It'll still work mind, but it's not the neatest way to keep your windows.

The answer, in a command prompt, run the command set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 then start the device manage snap-in devmgmt.msc.  Then when you show hidden devices it'll also show devices that are no longer in the system.

Windows 7 Werbung auf Stromberg Art

Damit könnte es Microsoft fast mit Mac vs. PC von Apple aufnehmen. Das ist dann natürlich nur für Stromberg-Kenner und -Liebhaber lustig, aber immerhin. Läuft.

Video: Ernie testet Windows 7 Snap

Video: Ernie testet Windows 7 Windows Suche

Quelle: http://www.aptgetupdate.de/2009/11/05/ohne-worte-windows-7-stromberg-werbevideos/

Pastas compartilhadas no Virtual Box

Estava precisando passar alguns arquivos do Ubuntu para o Windows XP que estava rodando no Virtual Box e me surgiu uma dúvida: como fazer? Simples: basta usar as pastas compartilhadas!

Então lá vai:

Abra o Virtual Box, e inicie sua máquina virtual. No menu, selecione "Dispositivos > Instalar Adicionais Para Convidado".

Quando essa janela aparecer, clique em "Next >":

Leia e aceite os termos:

Selecione o local da instalação:

Depois ele vai pedir para reiniciar o sistema, selecione "Reboot now" e depois clique em "Finish":

Depois que a máquina reiniciar, no menu selecione "Dispositivos > Pastas Compartilhadas...". Essa janela irá aparecer:

Clique no na pasta com um "+" para adicionar um compartilhamento. Essa janela deve aparecer:

Selecione a pasta e as opções conforme você preferir

Agora vá até "Iniciar > Executar" e digite:

net use F: \\vboxsvr\NOME_DA_PASTA

Note que F: é a letra da unidade, e NOME_DA_PASTA é... o nome da pasta xD

Agora vá até "Meu Computador":

E está lá, sua pasta compartilhada!

Ufa, agora você pode compartilhar arquivos entre a máquina hospedeira e a máquina virtual.

Vale lembrar que foi utilizado uma máquina virtual rodando Windows XP SP2.

Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Install Is Vulnerable To 8 out of 10 Viruses Tested [Windows 7]

Ubuntu-n00b: Day 1

I'll admit it right away: I'm a Windows fanboy, so testing Ubuntu as a work platform less than two weeks after the launch of Windows 7 seems a bit weird. Anyway, I like to have the ability to choose and customize, so last night, I decided to dual boot, with the intention of not having to say the following sentence in the next month: "Nope, I can't do that. I'm using Linux."

I read quite a few stories about 9.10 being buggy, but decided to go for the new version anyway. So here's the story in handy bullet style:

• Downloaded Ubuntu 9.10 in less than 20 minutes from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download.>
• Installed from Windows 7 RC with Daemon Tools Lite, which was smooth and took about 15 minutes. No complaints so far.
• Rebooted into Ubuntu, and that was it. A less-than-a-minute update from Update Manager, and I was up and running.
• I use Twitter pretty actively and need my Tweetdeck, which requires Adobes Flash, but this did not pose any problems. Tweetdeck is now up and running.
• Downloaded and installed Dropbox for Linux, which now is syncing my almost full 2 GB free account.

Is there an easier way to screengrab in Windows?

It's super smooth to do a screen capture in Mac: 

Windows 7 Fail