HDMI has been touted as one of the best things to happen to the digital entertainment center. The ability to carry video and audio over a high bandwidth cable means less clutter and higher quality. The pace at which these things develop though can be a dizzying prospect, and with the addition of the HDMI 1.4 spec... it seems we add one more bit of confusion... or clarity, depending on if you read far enough through this article to get to the 4K section!
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How to Turn on Automatic Logon in Windows
This is a subject that can be attacked a few different ways. There are many reasons why people want to log into Windows Automatically and the ways to do it are just as various. For my purposes, logging into windows automatically is an absolute must for my HTPC’s. The last thing I want to do is try to spell out …
Read More »Microsoft Security Essentials
In the computing world, it can be dizzying trying to pick the right software for our needs. Everyone knows we need to have anti virus software loaded on our Windows work stations but trying to find the right one out of hundreds can be daunting to say the least. Luckily for us, some companies offer free alternatives that offer some …
Read More »How to Uninstall an Outlook Add-in
So, after hitting issues left and right, solving them and posting them on various sites including this one. I had gone dry for a while, there were no issues… I thought to myself “This is too good to be true;” sure enough, it was. However, this is only a minor inconvenience, but one that requires solving none the less.
Read More »Why Verizon Customers will love WHS
There has been great anticipation for Verizon Wireless customers to have an iPhone competitor in their pocket. With the release of DROID, they will have a new love for WHS as well. The DROID phone runs Google’s Android OS and with the new release of SubSonic, they now have an app that can stream music to your phone… for free. …
Read More »Access a command prompt in VMware ESXi
I can’t tell you the reason you may need to access a command prompt on VMware ESXi, but I can tell you that I had issues with a vm and needed to manually delete it from disk. This process couldn’t be done for me from the VI Client, so I did so through the command line.
Read More »Zalman Z-MACHINE GT1000
Having been a longstanding fan and avid user of the Lian Li line of computer chassis; I find that it is difficult to be absolutely wow'ed by another manufacturer's attempt to overthrow the chassis king. Zalman is not new to the game, having been in business since 1999; they have manufactured products in a slew of different genres starting with quiet computing and traveling into the ridiculously priced. The GT1000 is not a bargain basement chassis but is it worth the $380.00 Price tag?
Read More »How to turn of UAC in Windows
Windows Vista has a lot of things that bother a lot of people. I, however, don’t mind some of the things that bother other people. Vista has a feature called UAC (User Account Control) enabled by default. The purpose behind this utility starts many applications in a restricted shell, offering the user a reprieve from apps that he or she …
Read More »Fixed: Windows Home Server Could Not Find an Installed Website Gateway Provider
In my efforts to keep my production server separate from these articles I write here on C.O.D., I have implemented a test server. With that said, this box is my playpen. During the initial configuration, I was prompted with a mysterious error while trying to configure the box for remote access. The error comes in a dialogue box and displays …
Read More »Eagle Consus ET-CSMDSU2-BK Dual Bay Enclosure with OTB
Eagle is a company that I am fast becoming a fan of. They are consistently releasing practical affordable solutions to some of the needs I have been faced with lately. I can already hear it... can you? It's saying, what sets this enclosure apart from the THOUSANDS of others out there? Simple, its made by Eagle... AND, it is DUAL BAY!
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