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NEW Apple iMac 20/10/2009, QUAD CORE, widescreen 27 inch! + brand new Apple Multitouch Magic Mouse

2009-10-22T19:17:00.001-07:00

Jonny Ive talking about the brand new Apple iMac with 21.5 and 27 inch widescreen display, Quad Core/Core 2 Duo processor with 3.06 GHz, also the brandnew redesigned Magic Mouse

TP-LINK wireless router

2009-10-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

How do I install TP-LINK wireless router to work with DSL Modem (PPPoE)

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This FAQ is for the users who use PPPoE service and DSL Modem. If you are using Cable Modem, please ignore the article, and refer to How do I configure my TP-LINK wireless router to work with a Cable Modem (Dynamic & Static IP).

Step 1: Before you Begin

Before you begin, please refer to this article: What do I need prepare before begin to install TP-LINK Wireless Router.

Make certain the ISP had already provided DSL Broadband Service (PPPoE) to you.
Please connect the router to the computer which used to connect directly to your modem.
Only use the Ethernet port on the modem. If you were using the USB connection before using the router, disconnect the USB cable and connect an Ethernet cable to the WAN port of the router.
Make certain that you had disabled or uninstalled other third part PPPoE dialing up software such as WinPoet, Broadjump, or Enternet 300 from your computer, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the Internet. Some ISPs also provide similar PPPoE dialing up software.

Note: Before connect the router to your modem, make certain that the DSL modem work on Bridge mode, but not work on router modem.

Step 2 Connect your Network

1. Turn off your DSL modem, router and computer.

2. Connect the WAN port of the router to the LAN port of your DSL modem with Ethernet cable.

3. Connect the phone line (DSL Line) to the Line port of your DSL modem.

4. Connect your computer to one LAN port of your TP-LINK router.

Step 3 Configure TP-LINK Router

1. Power on your router and computer. Open the web browser and type the LAN IP address of the router in the address bar (default is 192.168.1.1). Press [Enter] key.

2. Type the username and password in the login window (the default username and password both are admin), then click OK.

3. Click Network->WAN on the left side, change the WAN Connection Type to PPPoE.

4. Enter your PPPoE username and password which are provided by your ISP.

If you want to connect to Internet automatically, please change Wan Connection Mode to Connect Automatically, which supports your router always connect to the Internet even if it¡¯s not in use.

5. Click Save to save your settings, then the router will connect to Internet after a while.

Step 4 Wireless Setting

If your router is a wireless router, please configure the basic wireless settings for your wireless network. Then continue to Step 5.

Step 5 Power Cycle

After done the configurations, you¡¯d better do a Power Cycle, it will make your network work more stable.

1. Turn the cable modem off firstly, then turn your router and computer off, and leave them off for about 2 minutes;

2. Turn the cable modem on firstly, and wait till the modem works stable (All LED lights work normally).

3. Turn the router on and wait about 1 minute, and then power on your computer.

4. Repeat the steps 1-3 above until you connect to the Internet.

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista

2009-10-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

I’ve previously written about a way to enable or disable UAC from the command line. This is an easier method that you can use to do the same thing from the GUI interface in either Windows 7 or Vista. To recap my earlier article, UAC is ANNOYING.

Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system, so be warned.
Disable UAC on Windows Vista
Open up Control Panel, and type in “UAC” into the search box. You’ll see a link for “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off”:

On the next screen you should uncheck the box for “Use User Account Control (UAC)”, and then click on the OK button.

You’ll need to reboot your computer before the changes take effect, but you should be all done with annoying prompts.
Disable UAC on Windows 7
Windows 7 makes it much easier to deal with UAC settings, and in fact you don’t have to completely disable UAC if you don’t want to. Just type UAC into the start menu or Control Panel search box.

You can simply drag the slider up or down, depending on how often you want to be alerted.

If you drag it all the way down to the bottom, you’ll have disabled it entirely.

Windows XP vs Windows VISTA vs Windows 7 (watch video)

2009-10-02T18:11:00.000-07:00

You receive a "Generic Host Process" error message

2009-09-29T01:07:00.000-07:00

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. For Windows XP SP2, the Generic Host Process error can potentially occur on any system at any time. Although you receive the error message shortly after system startup, the actual error occurred during the previous system shutdown. Because of the broad nature of this issue, this hotfix was made available through Windows Update and distributed to users who have Automatic Updates enabled to eliminate this problem on Windows XP SP2 systems. For Windows XP SP2, you may experience one last Generic Host Process error upon restart after you install this hotfix. This is from the previous system shutdown before the new version installation was completed.

For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000, this hotfix is only intended to correct the problems that are described in this article. Only apply this hotfix to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows service pack that contains this hotfix. To resolve this problem immediately, download the hotfix from the following locations.