I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.0.125 (KIS for short) for some time now, this version was released on the 10th this month. Its considered to be a beta product since Kaspersky did not release this on their official website…although they did release the KIS 7.0.0.124 on the Russian website. I have heard rumors that they are going to release the version 7 of their products (Anti-Virus and Internet Security) on 1st of August…and the rumors turned out to be quite accurate. But how come there is no information or trial version on the official website? Well…you have to dig a little deeper to find it…at least for now. (more…)
Archive for July, 2007
Kaspersky officially released version 7 of their products (for home user)
Posted in IT, Software, thoughts on July 31, 2007| Leave a Comment »
(The waves are) Too fast, too furious
Posted in thoughts, University of Otago on July 31, 2007| Leave a Comment »
The pictures below shows what happened (to the Leith River) when it rained non-stop in Dunedin…for a day only. The rain is not very heavy, but for some reason, the river just gone wild…just imagine what happens when it rain for a week (yeah…no lectures) 😉
Receiving Google Calendar’s SMS reminder is FREE!!!
Posted in IT, thoughts on July 29, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Just got a reply from Vodafone NZ about the cost of receiving SMS reminder from Google Calendar. I originally thought it might cost me 20cents for every TXT I received…but it turns out that its all FREE! (more…)
MSDNAA – Free Microsoft software for students taking Info Sci papers (@ University of Otago only)
Posted in IT, Microsoft, Software, Study, University of Otago on July 29, 2007| Leave a Comment »
MSDNAA provides University students with FREE Microsoft Software from Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, Project 2007 to Operating Systems like Vista Business, XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. (more…)
Weekly Software Update (23th-29th of July 2007)
Posted in IT, Software on July 29, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Always remember to backup your data before you try anything.
Windows:
DirectX End-User Runtimes (August 2007)
Firefox 2.0.0.6 RCs
Release Candidates for Firefox 2.0.0.6 (the final version should be released very shortly)
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2.0.0.6-candidates/
Opera 9.22 build 8800
http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/o922w_8800m.exe
Notepad2 2.0.18
Great text editor for all purpose.
Showcase for Firefox (similar to Quick Tabs in Internet Explorer 7)
Posted in Computer Tutorials, IT, Software, thoughts on July 29, 2007| 2 Comments »
The Quick Tabs function in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7 for short) is really useful and innovative. If you are the kind of person like me who uses tabs a lot, you will find the Quick Tabs function will save you a lot of time. Instead of checking which page has finished loading, you can see all of them at the same time 🙂 But what if you mainly use Firefox as your web browser, does this means you have to go back to the old way of checking which tab has finished loading? Well, showcase for Firefox solves the problem! (more…)
Top-Down Network Design by Priscilla Oppenheimer
Posted in IT, Study, thoughts, University of Otago on July 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Just finished reading the first two chapters of the book “Top-Down Network Design” by Priscilla Oppenheimer. I have to say, this is one of the most interesting networking text book I have ever read. (more…)
Work around regarding to the problem with Vista’s Windows Update
Posted in Computer Tutorials, IT, ITS @ Otago, University of Otago on July 27, 2007| 3 Comments »
I was having a bit of problem with Vista’s Windows Update in the central library…I am keep getting the follow error message:
I didn’t know this until a few people ask me why their Windows Update won’t work on their Vista 😦 Since I am working this morning, I spent a bit of time and try to find the solution on the Internet. (more…)
Switching Proxies in Firefox using FoxyProxy
Posted in Computer Tutorials, IT, Software, thoughts, University of Otago on July 26, 2007| 45 Comments »
In Internet Explorer, the proxy settings can be automatically detected, but that is not the case with Firefox. In Firefox, you have to manually set the proxy before you can use our Uni’s Network. Although the process of manually changing the proxy settings is not too difficult, it can be a pain if you have to do it every now and then. One of the good things about Firefox is that it offer developers the opportunity to develop Add-ons for Firefox to add more functionalities. With FoxyProxy, proxy switching in Firefox is only two clicks away 🙂 So…how do we set this up?
One of my ideas on the Dell IdeaStorm is **UNDER REVIEW**
Posted in IT, thoughts on July 25, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Actually I was quite surprised to see people from Dell to consider my idea because I only got 250 points! This morning I had a look of my post and discovered that someone from Dell actually replied and change the status to **UNDER REVIEW**. It was from someone called john_p. The other idea that I have got is only 10 points behind, hopefully someone will find it useful. In fact, the NEC E2000 that I fixed last weekend already have the laptop leg idea implemented 🙂
If you like the ideas that I have got, please vote for me 🙂 Thanks.
Stay on Schedule with SMS notification from Google Calendar
Posted in Computer Tutorials, IT, thoughts on July 25, 2007| 3 Comments »
I have been using the Google Calendar for some time now; mainly for organizing my time table. I have never noticed the SMS notification until I really had a good look into the settings during my winter holiday a few weeks ago. The SMS notification is great…but not too sure how much they are charging for this service. Last week I heard Brendan (my Head of Department) saying that he uses the SMS notification as well, and it seems to be free! To make things clear, I emailed Vodafone but I haven’t got any reply from them yet 😦 Anyway, here is how to set up the SMS notification in Google Calendar: (more…)
Problem with the AutoPatcher Vista July Core release
Posted in IT, Software on July 23, 2007| 2 Comments »
I was having a bit of problem with the AutoPatcher release this month. Every time when I try to run the app, this error message just keep coming up: (more…)
Weekly Software Update
Posted in IT, Software on July 22, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Instead of having a new post for every newly released software…I have moved them all in this post so its easier to find thing you want. Here is a list of newly released software that I have downloaded this week, hope you find them useful too. Always remember to backup your data before you try anything new 😉
Two Windows Task Managers running at the same time!
Posted in IT, Microsoft on July 18, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Tonight I was playing around with some C++ programs in Visual Studio 2005…I compiled and run the programs a few times with the Windows Task Manager opened…just to see how much memory its using.
Site Revamp Challenge
Posted in Study, thoughts on July 17, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Comp 212 is a course that lets you have lots of fun but also teaches you something handy and useful. For lab 5, we have to redesign a web page using CSS instead of table.
RAM RAM RAM!
Posted in IT, thoughts on July 16, 2007| 1 Comment »
This morning when I was working in the ITS…I had one girl coming in and asked me to get her laptop on the wireless network.
First week of Uni @ 2nd semester
Posted in Study, thoughts on July 15, 2007| Leave a Comment »
A lot of things happened this week…the Uni started on Monday…can’t play games anymore…have to study.
Adding "keyboard legs" to laptops – Dell IdeaStorm
Posted in IT, thoughts on July 14, 2007| 1 Comment »
I have just posted another idea on the Dell IdeaStorm website…hope this one will be more popular. If you like my idea…please vote on the website…thank you 🙂
Firefox Extension: Better Gmail
Posted in IT, Software on July 12, 2007| Leave a Comment »
I have discovered a very handy Firefox Extension the other day…its called Better Gmail.
iTunes 7.3.1 & QuickTime 7.2 for Mac and Windows
Posted in Apple, IT, Software on July 12, 2007| Leave a Comment »
iTunes 7.3.1
What’s new:
iTunes 7.3.1 addresses a minor problem with iTunes 7.3 accessing the iTunes Library.
Download links:
Mac OS X: http://www.macupdate.com/download.php/5661/iTunes.dmg
Windows XP/Vista: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iTunes7/Win/061-3552.20070711.RxT4b/iTunesSetup.exe
QuickTime 7.2
What’s new:
QuickTime 7.2 addresses critical security issues and delivers:
– Support for full screen viewing in QuickTime Player
– Updates to the H.264 codec
– Numerous bug fixes
Windows XP/Vista: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/QuickTime/061-2915.20070710.pO94c/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
-
-
Blog Stats
- 2,534,960 hits
-
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Top Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
Meta
David's logbook 