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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

How to integrate Toodledo with Thunderbird

This is the code you need to add to error console, but I think that just using the WAT extension is a better option.
Code is below:
Components.classes['@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1'].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator).getMostRecentWindow("mail:3pane").document.getElementById("tabmail").openTab("contentTab", {contentPage: "http://www.toodledo.com/views/index.php"});
clipped from www.toodledo.com
Toodledo

Working Thunderbird Integration

Insert the code found in this blog post into the Thunderbird 3 error console, replace the wave url with: "http://www.toodledo.com/views/index.php", and evaluate to get a session-persistent Toodledo tab.



Close the tab and you'll have to reopen it via the error console, but that's a small price to pay for the near-flawless utility it provides. Also works with Google Voice, Wave, and many other sites.
That code was a lifesaver for me until lifehacker wrote about WebApplicationTab



It's a persistent tab as well but more straightforward than the code in the error console, and easier to reopen if you close it.



I have mine set to a Netvibes page with Toodledo in one widget and Google calendar in another widget. Throw in some stylish scripts and the whole thing gets nice and streamlined and Netvibes practically disappears.


Screenshot here.
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Friday, March 5, 2010

HP LaserJet Scan Problem on Mac OSX - FIX

I had an old HP Laserjet sitting around my office and decided to use it as a local printer/scanner. After installing all the software the scan would still not work. This has solved my problem, in fact, just the open with rosetta part was enough, just do not forget to close the app before trying to mark that box otherwise it will be gray out.
clipped from chris.pirillo.com

HP LaserJet Scan Problem – and its Fix

The HP LaserJet 3052 is a great piece of hardware, so long as you’re running it on Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). It wasn’t ready for Vista, although drivers were eventually updated to fully support its feature set. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Leopard didn’t quite like it, either.

  • Upon reboot, navigate to your Applications | HP LaserJet Software | Scan folder through Finder – and there you’ll find the ‘HP Scan’ app.
  • Select the ‘HP Scan’ app’s icon, then hit Command+I (a keyboard shortcut to pull up it’s Info pane.
  • Look for the option marked ‘Open using Rosetta’ and place a checkmark in the box.
  • The HP Scan application should now work in Leopard. Don’t ask me why this workaround works, but at least it works – and I’m not sure where HP stands on updates.

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    Thursday, March 4, 2010

    Account Colors - Thunderbird Add On

    if you are like me, and need to manage multiple email accounts from one single place, you should try this extension. It is particularly useful with latest versions of Thunderbird when you can have one single Inbox for all your accounts....
    clipped from addons.mozilla.org

    Account Colors 3.2


    Associates colors with account names and identities. Applies colors and styles to folder tree, message list and message headers accordingly.

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    Wednesday, February 10, 2010

    Sun/Oracle Sparc and IBM Power 7 Processors

    It will be interesting to see how those 2 designs will compete for customers...
    clipped from arstechnica.com

    Two billion-transistor beasts: POWER7 and Niagara 3

    Niagara 3: threads and I/O


    At 1.2 billion transistors, IBM's new 45nm POWER7 processor is only a little bigger than Niagara 3, but it couldn't be more different. If Niagara 3 is an army of guys with shovels, POWER7 is a giant bulldozer.

    Sun's 1 billion-transistor, 16-core Niagara 3 processor is a great example of modern multiprocessor-turned-SoC (system on a chip). Everything about this design is focused on pushing large numbers of parallel instruction streams and data streams through the processor socket at once.

    IBM's POWER7

    Sun's Niagara is aimed at networked server operations where lots of simultaneous, lightweight requests have to be serviced—databases, Web servers, and the like. In contrast, POWER7 has the horsepower to grind through a smaller number of more compute-intensive tasks at a high rate of speed
    Both parts have their place in the server ecosystem of 2010.
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    Wednesday, February 3, 2010

    Windows 7 Audio problems on Virtual Box

    This has solved Windows 7 VM audio problems and now Windows 7 audio is working fine on Virtual Box running on my Mac OS
    Audio on Windows Vista x64/Windows 7 guests
    SOLVED: For error "No Audio Device Installed". After some time of searching the net, I was finally able to get sound working in my virtual Vista Ultimate x64 install. All that I had to do was install a driver for the VirtualBox virtual soundcard hardware. No reboot was necessary.
    2. I clicked on "Downloads", then on "AC'97 Audio Codecs". On the downloads page I downloaded the file with the description "Vista/Win7 (32/64 bits) Driver only (ZIP file)".
    3. Once downloaded, I extracted the files and pointed the Device Manager driver installer to the "6303_Vista_Win7_PG537\6303_Vista_PG537\Vista64" folder. It found the driver and proceeded with installation. Once it was done the Device Manager refreshed itself and showed the sound card as installed and working.
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    Tuesday, December 8, 2009

    Mac OS running on any PC?

    Psystar is on a legal battle with Apple so this company may not last long but
    clipped from www.psystar.com
    Psystar
    Rebel EFI software that will allow users to install operating systems of their choosing, including OS X, on their computers.

    User Interface Screenshot

    " A screenshot of the Rebel EFI displaying various supported hardware profiles. "

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    Tuesday, November 3, 2009

    Fly at 45MPG and forget about your Prius...

    Why use a Prius when you can move at 200MPH @ 45MPG?
    clipped from www.treehugger.com

    Hypermiling Plane Gets 45 MPG at 207 MPH, Capable of 100 MPG (That's Better Than Most Cars!)

    fuel efficient plane modified VariEze photo

    With 2 People on Board (Unlike Photo Above)
    Klaus Savier likes to have his cake and eat it too. Usually with airplanes, speed and efficiency are a tradeoff. You go slower and burn less fuel, or you go faster and burn more fuel (all else being equal). This is why it is impressive that Mr. Savier won this year's Fuelventure 400 in his modified VariEze (originally designed by the famous Burt Rutan) by getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH, and this with two people on board (and for those wondering, there were no massive tailwinds or anything of the sort).

    Savier has altered his Vari-EZ and its Continental 0-200 engine by adding computerized fuel injection and ignition systems of his own design. He typically flies at 190 KTAS while getting a Prius-like 50 miles per gallon. If he slows to extend range, Savier's mileage approaches 100 miles per gallon.
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