Ok... You find your Windows computer needs some updates. So, you go to Windows Update and download the needed fixes. Windows goes to install them and fails immediately giving you this error: Error: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded Here's what to do to solve the problem: Click "Start" then "Run" and type cmd to open a command window At the command prompt type regsvr32 wuapi.dll You should then receive the message that the DLL has been registered. … [Read more...]
BlogCFC 5.9.1.001 – Tests
So Sorry for the lame post... Again... But I need to test a new feature that has been added to BlogCFC. BlogCFC now includes... Podcast support! Not that I have a podcast... but it is a neat feature none the less. So, this test should provide a little player below to play my sample file. *** Update: First attempt= FAIL, possible I borked the upgrade. gotta check *** Update #2: Works now. Hear my lovely voice below ;) … [Read more...]
Bigfoot Not a Myth…Theres Proof!! Again.
So much for Tech, huh. Here's another story I just couldn't pass on. While at lunch today I saw a CNN news report flash by about... BIGFOOT! He's been out of the spot light for a while so I thought I'd see what it was about. Full article can be read at: www.cnn.com. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair of Bigfoot-hunting hobbyists from north Georgia, say they found the creature's body in a wooded area and spotted several similar creatures that were still alive. The … [Read more...]
Friday Funny: 911 calls
These are REAL 911 Calls!...(or not)... Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner. Dispatcher: Do you have an address? Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why? Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller : Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich Dispatcher : Excuse me? Caller : I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen table and when I … [Read more...]
Invisibility… OH YEAH!!!
I saw this tweet come across over at Twitter and my inner GEEK couldn't help but re-post. Invisibility cloak 'step closer' For now, the invisibility cloak remains a thing of science fiction Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed a material that can bend light around 3D objects making them "disappear". Read the entire article HERE … [Read more...]
New feature: Odiogo Reader
I forgot to mention... I've added a new function to the blog. The Odiogo reader. You may have noticed this little icon just above each post: You can click that icon and a player will (should) start and read the entry to you. Instant Podcast! Well, kind of. I'll have to say, it makes my lame attempts at humor in the Friday Funnies post a lot more entertaining. Hope you all enjoy. Also you can subscribe to my Odiogo enhanced rss feed by clicking Here … [Read more...]
Complete PC Back-up: Pretty dang cool!
A week or so back I got to test the Back-up built into Vista Ultimate. Not due to any problems caused by Vista but, because of some Hard drive issues. I was using the on board Intel RAID controller on my ASUS P5W64-WS Pro Motherboard. This thing has been causing a little trouble for a while. So, hoping it would solve all my woes, I decided to get an above board RAID controller. Anticipating trouble with the transfer, I decided I needed a full back up of my PC. This was too much to send up to … [Read more...]