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[University of Otago] Firefox’s Proxy Auto Detection Problem in Vista

Posted in Computer Tutorials, IT, ITS @ Otago, Microsoft, Software, University of Otago on July 5, 2008 | No Comments »

The ability for web browsers to automatically detect proxy settings is really useful when you have to switch between multiple networks all the time.  With Internet Explorer, proxy settings are being detected in both XP and Vista, but things aren’t going so well with Firefox!  If you are using Vista and Firefox happens to be [...]

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Windows functions and special keys in MacBook / MacBook Pro / Apple Keyboard

Posted in Apple, IT, Mac 101 on July 5, 2008 | No Comments »

Recently I’ve been trying to write a post on Firefox in Windows Vista using my MacBook…but there is this one little problem…my MacBook..and so as everybody else’s…doesn’t have the Print Screen key on the keyboard! (more… ;)

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Speed up your (Intel) Mac’s Restart / Shut Down process

Posted in Apple, Computer Tutorials, IT, Mac 101 on May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s not he first time that I hear people saying:
If you install Windows (using Boot Camp) on your (Intel) Mac, it will make your Mac run really slow!
I always thought this is some kind of a joke because they (the two operating systems) are sitting on different partitions…so how can they interfere with one another? [...]

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Controlling your Mac’s fan speed with SMC Fan Control (with step by step guide)

Posted in Apple, Computer Tutorials, IT, Software on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »

Before I got my MacBook, I’ve heard people complaining that their MacBook / MacBook Pros are getting a little too warm at times. After I got my MacBook…I’ve noticed that the default fan speed is a little too low…thus the CPU could get quite warm when you open up quite a few apps. [...]

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Imagine Cup 2008 - Vote for your favorite team!

Posted in IT, Microsoft, Software, thoughts, tagged , on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »

I still remember the times we had in Auckland last year when we competed for the Microsoft Imagine Cup NZ Final…although its nearly one year on…but to me, it feel like everything just happened yesterday (more… ;)

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VIM 101

Posted in INFO 404, IT, Linux, Study, University of Otago on March 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Ok…so VIM (born in 1991) is not exactly new…at least its not new to students who have done TELE301 in the past. If you have never used Linux before, its quite hard to get your head around it at first. I still remember the first time I saw VIM in the Tele301 lab…my [...]

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A step by step guide on how to reinstall your Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (附中文翻译)

Posted in Apple, Computer Tutorials, IT, Mac 101, tagged , , , on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Reinstalling your own operating system is kind of like a standard task nowadays if you are using your computer(s) extensively. No matter whether you are using a Mac or a PC, your operating system is kind of like “aging” everyday…getting slower and slower until the point you can’t stand it anymore and decide to [...]

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Reference Material for INFO 404 Practical - 2008

Posted in Cisco, INFO 404, IT, Study, University of Otago, tagged , , , , , on March 21, 2008 | No Comments »

If you are doing INFO 404 this year and you are preparing for the Practical Test, you might find the following links to be quite useful. (more… ;)

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A step by step guide to Authoxy

Posted in Apple, IT, ITS @ Otago, Mac 101, University of Otago, tagged , , , , , , on March 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »

From what I’ve seen this year on the ITS HelpDesk (@ the University of Otago), there are more and more students having Mac laptops…and I got a fair number of students asking for help with their Skype / Microsoft Messenger. Since the university network is behind a proxy, you need to have some [...]

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Microsoft’s DEV JAM 2008 (13th of March) @ the University of Otago

Posted in IT, Microsoft, University of Otago on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »

DEV JAM is Microsoft’s yearly orientation event that starts on the 4th
of March. The Microsoft Academic Team Paul, Ryan and Tarryn will be
visiting the Otago Campus on the 13th this month. This year the event
is focused on showcasing some of the new technologies including
gaming, user experience and streaming videos. There will also [...]

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Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 pass the Acid2 Test!

Posted in IT, Microsoft, Software, tagged , on March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’ve downloaded and installed the Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 (IE8 Beta1) this afternoon…the interface looks very similar to IE7 (of course), with a few enhancements (E.g. the Zoom feature)… (more… ;)

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University of Otago: WPA2 Patch for Windows XP

Posted in IT, ITS @ Otago, Software, University of Otago, tagged , , on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »

Lately I’ve noticed that quite a few people searched for the WPA2 Patch and actually came to my blog instead of the download page from Microsoft. So I’ve decided to put the link (to the download page) here and hopefully it will save you a bit of time. (more… ;)

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“Find Out How” videos from Apple (with download links)

Posted in Apple, IT, Mac 101, Software, tagged , , , , , on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

When are you NEW to computers, no matter its a PC / a Mac, it would be great if someone is sitting beside you and show you around on your new computer. But finding someone like that is not easy, let alone considering the cost. So what can we do? Well, video [...]

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Adding dictionaries to the built-in Dictionary Application in Leopard

Posted in Apple, Computer Tutorials, IT, Mac 101, Software, tagged , , , on January 24, 2008 | 40 Comments »

The Dictionary Application (Dict App for short) is really helpful at times when you are reading an eBook / web page. I even define my own shortcut key so that when I high light a word and press “Control + Command + A”, the dictionary app will come up straight away and show me [...]

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Setting the StartUp Project in Visual Studio 2008

Posted in IT, Microsoft, Software, dot net, tagged , on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Q. Say you have a Solution in Visual Studio with a few Projects…and you’ve finished debugging with the first one…how do you move on and debug your next Project? (more… ;)

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2008 Summer Road Trip - register now! - Dunedin 18/02/2008

Posted in IT, Microsoft, Software, University of Otago, tagged , , on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »

Summer is here! And with it is coming new technology from Microsoft that will affect how we design and build infrastructure and applications.Come and join [...]

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Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?

Posted in IT, Software, Study, tagged , on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »

Found a very interesting article today:
CrossTalk - Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow? - Jan 2008
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Chinese translation (although the title might be misleading): http://news.csdn.net/n/20080109/112571.html

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Photos and specs of new Macs coming out @ MacWorld 2008?

Posted in Apple, IT, thoughts, tagged , , , on January 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »

There has been a lot of rumors and photos lately about the new Macs that are suppose to come out during MacWorld 2008 Expo. I got the specs and photos from cnBeta this afternoon: (more… ;)

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Setting up the firewall in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Posted in Apple, IT, Mac 101, Software, tagged , , , on January 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »

After receiving a port scan this morning (thanks for the new year present):

I’ve came to realize that I need to setup the firewall on my Mac asap before someone decided to take a tour of my iMac. (more… ;)

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cnBeta 年终特稿:年度精彩评论(TOP20)

Posted in IT, thoughts, tagged on December 31, 2007 | No Comments »

以前去CB是因为CB的新闻够快够新，现在去CB是因为网友的评论是在太搞笑…搞笑起来又很有意思，风趣但又不离题。 有兴趣的朋友可以看看下面的这篇文章：
cnBeta 年终特稿:年度精彩评论(TOP20)
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07年即将结束，祝大家在08年里面顺顺利利，也祝CB更上一城楼

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