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Facebook | Facebook Chat. Everywhere.

Adrian Ross — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +0000

People are wondering why i’m always online on FB, here’s the secret, no need to open up Facebook’s website to reach out to your friends…

Go to the iChat menu and select “Preferences.”

Click “Accounts,” then click the “+” at the bottom.

Select “Jabber” from the pull-down menu, then enter the following info:

Screen Name: yourusername@chat.facebook.com

Password:

Click the arrow next to “Server Options” and enter the following info:

Server: chat.facebook.com

Port: 5222

(Uncheck the box labeled “Use SSL”)

You can also chat with some other software available for your operating system:

Pidgin – Windows/Mac/Linux

Adium – Mac

iChat – Mac

Other – Windows/Mac/Linux

via Facebook | Facebook Chat. Everywhere..

Microsoft halts Windows Update distribution of security fix after blue-screen reports

Adrian Ross — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:18:10 +0000

Microsoft has removed one group of patches it released as part of this week’s Patch Tuesday — MS10-015 KB977165 – from its Windows Update service until it can investigate reports by some users that it is causing havoc with their PCs.Microsoft provided an update on the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC blog on February 11 about its actions, after a day of reports by users with problems, including some XP users claiming blue-screen-of-death BSOD issues seemingly resulting from application of the KB977165 patch.

via Microsoft halts Windows Update distribution of security fix after blue-screen reports | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com.

Software Feature: ReduxEncoder for Mac

Adrian Ross — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:39:02 +0000

Been trying to find a video converter for Mac and saw ReduxEncoder. The software is top notch as well as it’s free.

ReduxEncoder, video convertor based upon techspansions transcoder redux open source code. Converts most formats into iPod, AppleTV, iPhone, avi, wmv, dvd iso compatible files. Stitching of AVI, MP4, M4V and chapter markers.

via ReduxEncoder for Mac – Free Mac software downloads and software reviews – CNET Download.com.

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown – Mac OS X – Gizmodo

Adrian Ross — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:06:03 +0000

It’s easier than ever to pit Windows 7 and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard head-to-head: They’re launching soon, both within a month of each other—and both are basically glorified service packs of the current OS.

In way, they’re opposites: Windows 7 uses the same core foundation as Vista while fixing issues and prettying up the outside, while Snow Leopard keeps most of the same spots while re-arranging how things work internally. But the mission is the same—to evolve their current OS—not change the whole game. And launching this fall, we can’t avoid a comparison study. The stars of Redmond and Cupertino have never been so closely aligned before.

via OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown – Mac OS X – Gizmodo.

Windows 7 Review, Part 2: The Best Features and Tips – Windows 7 review – Gizmodo

Adrian Ross — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:01:56 +0000

You’ve read our final verdict, but since there’s a ton of new stuff in Windows 7, we’ve rounded it all up here, in one easy list, with a little bonus opinionating.

Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now – Windows 7 review – Gizmodo

Adrian Ross — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:11:52 +0000

Could Windows 7 accomplish everything that’s expected of it? Probably not, but it makes a damn good attempt. We’ve tested the gold master, the final version going out on October 22. Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even.

Windows 7 is not quite a “Vista service pack.” It does share a lot of the core tech, and was clearly designed to fix nearly every bad thing anyone said about Vista. Which ironically puts the demon that it was trying to exorcise at its heart. What that means is that Windows 7 is what Vista should have been in the public eye—a solid OS with plenty of modern eye candy that mostly succeeds in taking Windows usability into the 21st century—but it doesn’t daringly innovate or push boundaries or smash down walls or whatever verb meets solid object metaphor you want to use, because it had a specific set of obligations to meet, courtesy of its forebear.

via Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now – Windows 7 review – Gizmodo.

Copy Autocomplete name list to another computer – Outlook – Microsoft Office Online

Adrian Ross — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:24:59 +0000

Do you miss the convenience of Outlook automatically completing people’s names as you begin to type them on your new computer? Are you upgrading to a new computer and don’t want to lose all the names stored in your Outlook AutoComplete feature? Wouldn’t it be nice if Outlook installed on your new computer just “remembered” the names and filled them in for you?

via Copy Autocomplete name list to another computer – Outlook – Microsoft Office Online.

Windows 7 RTM: Is it really better than Vista?

Adrian Ross — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:27:58 +0000

Computerworld – With the appearance of Windows 7′s Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build, Microsoft may be hoping that it can finally dismiss Windows Vista as an unsuccessful experiment that paved the way for something better.

The company is obviously hoping that Windows 7′s new and enhanced features will be enough to entice users back into the Microsoft fold and finally put Windows XP to rest. But the real question is: Will Windows 7 come across to prospective users as a new product or just a rehash of Windows Vista?

via Windows 7 RTM: Is it really better than Vista?.