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Windows 7 Release Candidate is out

cypress — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:06:07 +0000

The next pre-release of the eagerly awaited Windows 7 is now out. It can be obtained through the Microsoft website (http://bit.ly/Ovq8H). If you are interested in upgrading from build 7000 I would advise that you hurry up and download it before they decide to limit the number of downloads.

A quick word of warning to those who followed my triple boot tutorial: reinstalling Windows 7 is most likely going to overwrite your MBR and remove Grub which means you won’t be able to boot into Ubuntu or OS X. There should be directions online on how to reinstall grub. I will update the post later with a link to such a tutorial.

*UPDATE* As promised, here is a tutorial from Fosswire which walks you through rebuilding your GRUB bootloader after installing Windows 7.

Nokia Point & Find Update

cypress — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:00:28 +0000

As of today, May 4th, 2009, Nokia has released an update to it’s Point & Find application which I reviewed a few weeks ago. They say that it is still an early beta and it has some known issues.

Unfortunately I can not test this version out as it only supports S60 Version 3 FP1 devices, and right now I am using a N85, which is a FP2 device.

As of now the app is only supported in the US and UK. However, if you click the US link you can download the SISX file. Here is a link to that page. If that does not work for you, download it here (its the N95 8GB version).

If you have used it and would like to submit a review, please write a comment and I will get in touch with you.

Housekeeping

cypress — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:45:31 +0000

I am sorry for the lack of updates. Currently I am working on a piece about watching videos with XBMC through a VPN. Right now I have mid-terms, but the article should be published this weekend or early next week.

I am also working on minimizing the amount of comments I get. Russians must really love this site.

N82 Update

cypress — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:45:17 +0000

As promised by Nokia, I received the phone on Monday, actually Tuesday since no one was available on Monday. I have yet to seen the phone, but I was told that it has all the protective stickers. I was also told that they did not ship my memory card back. I am not too happy about that, but cannot confirm that since I have not had physical possession of the phone.

I will write another update once I see the phone on the 25th.

Housekeeping 001

cypress — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:06:57 +0000

Currently working on the following things:

Review of OpenSUSE 11 (ZOMFG!!!!)
Documenting all my systems
Mobile stuff
Upgrading MikeTechGuy.com
Various repair jobs for people

All those are coming soon, but this week is weird as I’m working 2 extra days.

T41 Update 1

cypress — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:46:59 +0000

The Thinkpad T41 update project is officially halted. The system is going to be sold on ebay for parts and repair. After purchasing a “new” inverter from ebay, and putting it, the system seemed to work more sporadically than before. The “new” inverter actually displayed the signs described of defective ones.

I will post a link to the auction of the system once it goes up on ebay.

I have found a IBM T60 to purchase which is working and I believe will suite me well.