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Modern Aero Art

FarmSoft Studios — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:58:05 +0000

Just had to notice the amazing new graphics that are available in Windows 7.

Windows 7 Graphic Capabilities

Windows XP 64-bit Edition is not compatible with Google Calendar Sync at this time

FarmSoft Studios — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:05:13 +0000

Calendar sync works in XP 64 using compatibility mode

Well it does work for me – two way sync with Outlook 2007!

Simply save the installer to your machine, right click on the installer executable and select properties in the second tab Compatibility check the checkbox “Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP.

Run the installer

Then before running the program, navigate to the installed executable with windows explorer. It will probably be in: C:\Program Files x86\Google\Google Calendar Sync\ right click on GoogleCalendarSync.exe and do the same as for the installer. Compatibility with Windows XP

run the sync…

via Windows XP 64-bit Edition is not compatible with Google Calendar Sync at this time – Calendar Help.

Invalid Update Control CTF File – AVG 8

FarmSoft Studios — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:24:07 +0000

Had a client that had this issue. You simply need to remove the

CTF temp files in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avg8\update\download

Only remove the 2 files that end with .ctf.

Note: The Application Data folder is hidden by default. Use the Start, Run dialog and press {ENTER} to open the folder.

Windows Vista users: Delete the .CTF files from the following folder:

C:\ProgramData\avg8\update\download

Windows 7 will come in many flavors | Will they ever learn?

FarmSoft Studios — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:36:40 +0000

Despite criticism that Windows Vista came in too many versions, Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to offer just as many editions of Windows 7.

Although the software maker will offer at least six distinct versions of the new operating system, Microsoft said to expect almost all PCs sold in the U.S. to come with either the Home Premium or Professional editions of the operating system.

Taken from the following CNet Article

Mounting a Samba (SMB) Share in CentOS

FarmSoft Studios — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Need to mount a samba share on your CentOS server from the command line?

Create a directory on the root:

mkdir /sharename

Then mount the share:

mount -t cifs /// /sharename

if you type df -h you should see that your share is now mounted on the mountpoint that you created earlier.

Connecting to the Remote Windows Console with Mac’s RDP Client

FarmSoft Studios — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:41:52 +0000

Ever needed to connect to the remote console of the machine rather than running through a terminal services session so that you could install certain software, or reset stuck terminal services sessions from a remote location? All you have to do is type /console behind the host in the window.