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Computers

ZoomIt Screen Zoom and Annotation Tool

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Windows Sysinternals

If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft Windows Sysinternals, it is highly recommended that you visit the website at http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals before using any of the Sysinternal tools.

Shared from Microsoft Technet — original Publication is by Mark Russinovich, as follows:

ZoomIt v4.5

By Mark Russinovich
Published: June 20, 2013

Download ZoomIt v4.5 now from Microsoft’s Technet (296 KB)

Download ZoomIt now from Live.Sysinternals.com (296 KB)

Introduction

ZoomIt is a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it in all my presentations.

ZoomIt works on all versions of Windows and you can use pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablet PCs.

Using ZoomIt

The first time you run ZoomIt it presents a configuration dialog that describes ZoomIt’s behavior, let’s you specify alternate hotkeys for zooming and for entering drawing mode without zooming, and customize the drawing pen color and size. I use the draw-without-zoom option to annotate the screen at its native resolution, for example. ZoomIt also includes a break timer feature that remains active even when you tab away from the timer window and allows you to return to the timer window by clicking on the ZoomIt tray icon.

ZoomIt-Options

 

Computers, Software

Show All System Tray Icons In Windows 10

In Windows 10, someone decided to change the name of the System Tray.  It is now called the Notification Area.

Here is how to show all Icons in the Windows Notification Area. (Well, it’s one way to get there.)

  1. Right-click a free spot on the Taskbar and left-click select Properties.  The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties will appear.Capture01
  2. Next to the words “Notification Area:” Click the Customize Button. Edge will open and the left menu will automatically highlight Notifications and Actions. Capture03
  3. Select the Link on the right that says “Select which icons appear on the taskbar.”  Why they call it the Taskbar at this point is a misnomer, or rather misleading. But this will take you to the appropriate “Settings” screen for Taskbar / or  / Notification Area Icons.Capture02
  4. Select or Turn “ON” or “OFF” beneath the phrase “Always show all icons in the Notification Area.”
  5. X-out of Edge.
Computers, Software

Upgrading from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional

If you performed a clean install of the 64-bit version of Windows 10  using the DVD that burned from the downloaded ISO resulting from using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool, it is possible that you were not given the option to install Windows 10 Professional, but instead, by default, Windows 10 Home version was installed.  You can force an upgrade to Windows 10 Professional, then activate it if you have a valid product key for the following operating systems.

Make sure that you have a valid product key for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro Pack, or Windows 8.1 Pro Pack.  These keys will activate installations of Windows 10 Professional.

If you created a Windows 10 Installation DVD by using the Microsoft Windows Media Creation Tool (by Creating an ISO image that you burned to DVD), then it is possibly that when you try to install the 64 bit version of Windows 10 as a clean install (not as an upgrade to an activated system), the installation DVD may not offer you the option to install Windows 10 Professional.  Instead, Windows 10 Home is installed by default.  In order to upgrade to Windows 10 Professional, you must first remove the product KEY that was automatically installed from the DVD install.

Open an elevated “administrative” command prompt and Change the current directory as follows:

cd\windows\system32

Run the following command from the prompt in order to uninstall the product key, thus removing the default Windows 10 Home installation product key:

slmgr.vbs /upk

Now to upgrade the fresh OS Installation from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro:

  • Select Windows 10 Home Start Button, then select Settings > Update & Security > Activation.
  • Select Change Product Key, and then enter this 25-character default product key:
    VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
  • This product key will upgrade your devide to Windows 10 Pro, but it won’t activate it.
  • Select Next to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.
  • After your device is upgraded to Windows 10 Pro, you will need to activate Windows.  Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & Security > Activation.
  • Select Change Product Key, and then enter your 25-character Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro Pack, or Windows 8.1 Pro Pack product key.
  • Select Next to activate Windows 10 Pro.
Computers

Enable Aero Desktop on Windows 7

If you have a version of Windows other than Windows 7 Basic, and your screen changed from Aero transparent desktop to Basic setting, then you might want to return to the Aero transparent look.

Click the Start button and type “aero” in the search box.  Click on the search result that says “Enable or disable transparent glass on windows.”  Run the troubleshooter which will ordinarily fix the problem and advise you that “Windows desktop manager is disabled” or that “Windows desktop manager is not enabled.”  Desktop manager must be enabled in order to enable transparency.  You will notice whether the task bar is somewhat transparent (aero effect) rather than solid (basic).

Communications, Computers, Programming

Install KODI Media Center in Linux Ubuntu and Mint

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Open a Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T)

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xbmc

exit

Originally Published on YouTube on Sep 23, 2014

See how To Install the Kodi Media Center (XBMC), In Ubuntu and Linux Mint from the nightly builds. Kodi is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS and Android.

Computers

Installed 4GB (2 X 2GB) PC2-5300 U Non-ECC RAM to Dell Dimension 3100 and 64-bit Win OS

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The Dell specs for the Dell Dimension 3100 say that it takes a maximum of 2GB DDR2 RAM Memory, Unbuffered, Non-ECC.  However, you can install 4GB (that is 2 x 2GB DIMMS) and, with a 64-bit Windows Operating System installed, and your Computer Properties under Windows will show Installed Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB (2.99 GB usable).  4  GB (2 x 2GB DIMMs) PC2-5300, DDR2, 667Mhz, Unbuffered, Non-ECC RAM.

Computers, Programming

VB Script to Delete Files In a Certain Path Having a Certain Extension

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/6d5fb3f5-b553-42ee-8a2d-b86e1c582ad8/vb-script-to-delete-files-of-a-certain-extension

DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE ATTACHED CONTAINING VBS FILE FOR USE ON WINDOWS

Note:  The download file is based on the Technet Script shown below, except that the Echo Confirm Deletion line has been commented-out.  This is a good way to selectively delete those rogue .htaccess files that have been injected into every sub-folder of your website.  Make sure you test this script on a PC on which it will not matter if you happen to mistakenly delete the entire system. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. BE VERY CAREFUL.  IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE CODE IN THE SCRIPT, THEN DON’T RUN IT.

OPTION EXPLICIT
DIM strExtensionsToDelete,strFolder
DIM objFSO, MaxAge, IncludeSubFolders

‘ ************************************************************
‘ Setup
‘ ************************************************************

‘ Folder to delete files
strFolder = “D:\test”
‘ Delete files from sub-folders?
includeSubfolders = true
‘ A comma separated list of file extensions
‘ Files with extensions provided in the list below will be deleted
strExtensionsToDelete = “log”
‘ Max File Age (in Days). Files older than this will be deleted.
maxAge = 10

‘ ************************************************************

set objFSO = createobject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)

DeleteFiles strFolder,strExtensionsToDelete, maxAge, includeSubFolders

wscript.echo “Finished”

sub DeleteFiles(byval strDirectory,byval strExtensionsToDelete,byval maxAge,includeSubFolders)
DIM objFolder, objSubFolder, objFile
DIM strExt

set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
for each objFile in objFolder.Files
for each strExt in SPLIT(UCASE(strExtensionsToDelete),”,”)
if RIGHT(UCASE(objFile.Path),LEN(strExt)+1) = “.” & strExt then
IF objFile.DateLastModified < (Now – MaxAge) THEN
wscript.echo “Deleting:” & objFile.Path & ” | ” & objFile.DateLastModified
objFile.Delete
exit for
END IF
end if
next
next
if includeSubFolders = true then ‘ Recursive delete
for each objSubFolder in objFolder.SubFolders
DeleteFiles objSubFolder.Path,strExtensionsToDelete,maxAge, includeSubFolders
next
end if
end sub

Communications, Computers, Learning

Fix Email Dates in Gmail IMAP After Importing Email into Thunderbird

When Nokia Mail powered by Yahoo was discontinued, I used the Import-Export-Tools Extension of Mozilla Thunderbird in order to export and thereby backup email messages (EML files) from each Thunderbird folder that was previously connected to Nokia email (mail.ovi.com).

I setup a new gmail account and created a new profile using Thunderbird desktop client to connect to gmail via IMAP protocol.  All online folders were then subscribed through Thunderbird.

Using Import-Export Tools in Thunderbird, I imported the back-up email files into my “local folders” in Thunderbird: Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Important, etc.  Then, I selected all those imported files from a particular local folder in Thunderbird (such as the Inbox), and I marked all selected files as being ‘unread’ (i.e. bolded them), and then copied them to the appropriate target IMAP gmail folder within Thunderbird.

 Thunderbird began uploading / synchronizing the email from the Inbox.  I logged into the webmail interface of Gmail and discovered that many of the newly uploaded Inbox files were displaying the current date rather than the correct historical date received.  I marked all uploaded files as having been ‘read’ and then re-marked and bolded only those files with the incorrect received dates being displayed.  I copied these unread / bolded files into a temporary folder that I created in my Thunderbird “local folders.”   IMPORTANT:  I then used the web interface of Gmail to delete all the bolded messages in the Inbox.  Further, I emptied the Trash folder on the Gmail Web Interface — permanently deleted the bolded messages — those containing the current date as a timestamp rather than the actual date received.  Then, within Thunderbird, I copied the still-bolded messages from the Temporary Local folder and pasted them into the IMAP Inbox folder.  Voila!!! The dates received are now displayed.  It just takes a little coaxing.

Repeat this process for Sent Mail, Drafts, and Important folders in Gmail via Thunderbird using IMAP.