Jan 29, 2010

Using @font-face on Windows Server IIS 6.0

This is a very small article but hopefully will save some hassle for some people. I found to use OpenType fonts on a Windows server in IIS you actually have to add .otf as a MIME type in IIS 6.0. To do that Open IIS –> Right click on “Web Sites” –> Click on Properties –> HTTP Headers Tab –> MIME Types (at the bottom of the window) –> New. For the extension type .otf and for the MIME type put “font/otf” without the quotes. It should look like the image below.     Then you just set the CSS like @font-face {   font-family: CoolFont;   src: url(/Fonts/CoolFont.otf) format("opentype"); } this works in basically everything from IE6-8, Firefox 3.5+, Safari 3.1+, Opera and Google Chrome (but only...

Jan 28, 2010

Disable Your Touchpad As You Type

I love my netbook. I have blogged about it here and there since I received it. It is small, ultra portable, and very convenient for an IT guy on the go. The drawback to netbooks, as most people would agree, is that they are really small and typing on them sometimes is hard to get used to. On my Dell Mini 9, the keyboard is so damn small that I often find myself accidentally grazing the touchpad mouse when I mean to hit the space bar, then I end up typing where I didn’t mean to. Talk about annoying! Well it turns out I don’t have to put up with it any more. There are a couple of free tools, one for Windows and one for Linux, that allow you to disable the touchpad as you type! Epic win! Both tools are named the same, but as far as I know are written by two different groups. Both are called...

Jan 27, 2010

iPhone App for Deuce Droppers

I was skimming through the Interweb when I came across probably the grossest, yet intriguing iPhone application of all time. When I first discovered Twitter I thought it was the dumbest thing ever created. I thought the only reason for it was to tell everyone about every minute of the day including your deuce droppage moments. I of course was wrong. Twitter is way more than that. This application I found while online surfing, however, is completely dedicated to poo activity. It is called iPoo! It has features like virtual stalls, real time stats, drawings, tidbits, poo stream, and map view. They did have a take a picture option, however it was rejected by the apple store… I wonder why? From their page: Always find yourself with nothing...

Jan 26, 2010

Get a Motorola Q to Sync With Exchange 2007 Using a GoDaddy SSL Certificate.

I recently performed a migration of my parent company’s Exchange server from 2003 to 2007. The process was fairly smooth with the exception of certain mobile devices. For any device using ActiveSync we had to walk our users through updating the server settings, and everything was kosher. Well, that is except user using the original Motorola Q. You see, the problem was although we were using an ECC SSL Certificate, the certificate was from GoDaddy. So what’s the problem? The problem is that when the God forsaken Motorola Q was made, GoDaddy wasn’t a trusted root authority. So although every other ActiveSync, iPhone, Blackberry using BIS, etc was working fine, this outdate piece of crap kept spitting out the following error when trying to sync:...

Jan 25, 2010

Umbraco Multiple file upload "There has been an I/O error: Error #2038"

The error "There has been an I/O error: Error #2038" I seem get almost every time I update my Umbraco instance on our web server. Every time I always forget what I did to get rid of it and search for at least 20-30 min to figure it out again. So this time I’m documenting it here at Bauer-Power for your benefit as well as mine. I pulled resources from a couple different places including Codeplex and the Umbraco Forums and will just use direct links to the download fix at the end of this article. But according to a few people in the Umbraco forums it looks like it’s really just an issue with Firefox now. So really the fix is just updating the source code. When installing the fix just download the file below and replace the files on your server in the corresponding directories. Now remember...

Jan 22, 2010

Alternative to Google, Yahoo, Bing and MapQuest maps

I’m talking about CloudMade Maps It’s actually pretty awesome. I’m going to try to use them for the next dozen times or so and make sure their directions to more odd places are good. But it did give me good directions from Tijuana to Coronado Island. They use OpenStreetMap.org info for all their data which makes it nice for Businesses because Google will want to charge you like 10k or so to add data to their often out of date maps. With CloudMade Maps you can also stylize your maps too. So you can make the whole world look like it’s in post apocalyptic times. Like below!! By FreedomChicken Technorati Tags: alternative to,mapquest,google maps,yahoo maps,bing maps,cloudmade m...

Jan 21, 2010

Five Favorite Digg Tools

I am a pretty active Digg user. I like to keep up to date on the latest and greatest, and I like to see some funny stuff too. Digg is a great place to keep up with current events and to get a good chuckle in. It is also a great place for traffic as everyone well knows. The key to getting traffic on Digg though is to make it to the front page. If you simply submit your story, 9 times out of ten it will never reach the front page. People try very, very hard to get to the front page, and never succeed. That's a the cold hard truth. There are some tools available on the internet though that can give you a little bit of an edge, and all of these are 100% kosher with Kevin Rose and his cronies. Here are my five favorite Digg tools: BiggBoard...

Jan 20, 2010

Changed Comments From IntenseDebate to Disqus

I decided to move away from IntenseDebate for my comments, and move over to Disqus. It wasn’t because I was unhappy with IntenseDebate, I just like the features of Disqus better. Some of the cool things you may notice with it is the ability to login to Disqus with your Facebook, Twitter or Yahoo accounts! Another thing I like about it is it seems more customizable to me. For instance, for guest commenter's, I was able to change the generic avatar picture. So now if you leave a guest comment, you have the pleasant image of Bauer-Power Tux! Another thing I like about Disqus is that it seems more and more big names are using it. Ping.fm uses it for Media comments, SignOnSanDiego.com uses it as well for article comments! Moving over to Disqus...

TechPunch shows us the REAL CES

A friend of mine from my previous company named Enrique has joined forces with the folks at TechZulu as a part of of their TechPunch crew. One of the first things they decided to do was to head to the recent CES electronic conference in Las Vegas. When they got there, according to Enrique, CES was all hype, but wasn’t at all what he expected. While CES is going on, you see countless internet shows like Tekzilla, G4’s AOTS, and others swarm to CES to show us the latest and greatest in new toys and gadgets. On those shows it looks wild, but according to my friend it is more like a glorified Best Buy. Because of their disappointment they decided to satire their experience. From Enrique on TechZulu: Simply put, this was the first time Jacob and I had ever been to CES, and honestly - I was...

Jan 19, 2010

iPhone Steering Wheel

This is one awesome example of why we as adults still need Legos. Sure the steering isn’t 100% great but what else are you going to do while you’re at work with your Legos? Work? ha, I think not. Do you guys have any other awesome time waster Lego app videos or ideas? If so hit us up on twitter or leave a comment here. If we get enough of them from you guys maybe we’ll setup a Lego App montage.   By FreedomChicken Technorati Tags: lego,robot,iphone,steering wheel,games...

Jan 18, 2010

Episode 17 – Spy Watch (CVSL-I21) Review

Yes, it is time for another installment of my video series! In this episode I decided to review a spy watch with a hidden digital video camera in it. i first mentioned it last month in my Top 10 Geeky Christmas Wish List post. Back then it was going got about $75 on Amazon, now they have it listed for about $199. The watch is called the CVSL-I21 DVR watch. I wanted it because I am a huge James Bond fan and I love gadgets that are similar to stuff Bond might use. I thought this watch would be just like that. It looked nice in the pictures, and it had some cool features like 8 GB of USB storage, 640 x 480 AVI video at 20FPS, and it even tells time! But alas, it wasn’t exactly the best watch. In fact, I will go ahead and say it is a piece of complete junk! I wore it for only a week, and not...

Jan 15, 2010

Tweet in Klingon

Yep you heard that right. From our Friends that are bringing us Star Trek Online you can now Tweet in Klingon. Now if you’ve been following me on Twitter (Yeah I changed my name again. You should all be used to it by now) you’ll have seen some random tweets here and there in Klingon. What better to do with twitter than geek out make yourself look even cooler, like you took the time to actually learn Klingon. This also happens to work out nicely as a Klingon translator also. Then when you’re at work and need to “encrypt” some emails, simply send them in Klingon. The only time that wouldn’t work is if your HR staff are a bunch of Trekkies too. But seriously, it’s HR not like they’ll know, and your IT buddies hopefully will play along with not knowing. Here’s some examples of what others are...

Jan 14, 2010

Re-install All Of Your Favorite Freeware Apps At Once!

We all have our favorite go-to freeware applications we use all the time. I blog about mine all the time! Stuff like Firefox, CCleaner, 7Zip etc. Every time we load up a new computer, we always load these favorite programs as a part of our base install. The problem? It sometimes takes all friggin’ day to download these apps and manually install them. You have to manually go out to all sites, check for the latest version, click to download, go through the install process. Click next, next, next a few hundred times, then after four or five hours you finally have all the apps you want... and you are tired as hell.Well, those days are over! Say hello to Ninite! From their page: Pick your favorite software. Start your customized...

Jan 13, 2010

Best Microsoft Commercial Of All Time!

I was browsing through my Digg Friend’s recent submissions when I found this little gem! It is a Microsoft commercial for Office 2010, but in movie trailer format! For you power Office users, some of the new features in office 2010 are, built-in screen capture,  background removal tool for images, protected mode, new smart art templates, author permissions, more options, new printer control panel, Jumplists in Outlook, and a snazzy new splash screen just to name a few. *Spoiler Alert* Best part of the clip? Clippy dies! Check it out:   img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('2f45f0fe-82e4-412f-a34d-bc7bd7a70c59'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ6x3AC-0o_fPL4so1dbn1uE6KOGKFsA7FelOrzFOxbMoTvHBLRMKh9u73CxPlG_56d9pVgTb1B5rGm9p6clSjTEVAKplCjvJm-S6cQJ7kv6pVFbxYCMqryUGqM_Q6IXS2fFehDTwjuU/?imgmax=800"...

Jan 12, 2010

A New Look For A New Year!

Once again Bauer-Power has undergone some corrective surgery, not entirely unlike Joan Rivers. If you remember, I posted a poll up yesterday asking if I should change the layout once again. Out of the few people responding, 99% of them said YES! I kind of liked the old layout, but I do agree it needed to change. It looked rather out-of-date, and it took forever to load! Sure, not all of the ads and stuff load lightning fast now, but at least the content loads right away, and that is what you are here for anyway! If you noticed, I inserted the Wibya toolbar in the bottom of the blog. I hope you like it. It is designed to make things more interactive. In-fact, you can chat with each other on it, and it integrates with Twitter. Not too shabby! I want to know what you think though. Let me know...

Star Trek Online Free Open Beta Key Giveaway!!

Important news!!! TenToneHammer.com is giving away the Open beta Keys for Star Trek Online. Supplies are limited. You don’t have to be a premium member or an existing member or anything. I just signed up with a new account there and got my beta key instantly. “Boldly go into open beta with a key from Ten Ton Hammer! Be part of the Star Trek Online's open beta with a key from Ten Ton Hammer! Help test the game from January 12th (at 10am PST) to the 26th. Key quantities are limited so act fast! Login then click here for instructions, then click here to check out the latest Star Trek Online articles and guides from Ten Ton Hammer!” http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/79119 Remember though that you need to go to the Star Trek Online Open...

Find Out Who is Unfollowing You on Twitter

You ever have a conversation with someone, or perhaps stood in front of a group of people and in the middle of whatever you are talking about, someone gets up and walks out. It hurts a little, and is rather rude. Well, unfollowing people is sort of like that. Granted, sometimes it is warranted. I mean, I have posted about tools to do mass unfollows to keeps your Twitter stream nice and fresh, but you don’t want people unfollowing you right? I mean, you are not a spam bot, so people should stick around to hear what you have to say right? Double standard much? That is besides the point. Well, here are two tools that will snitch when someone unfollows you so you know who the jerks are: Goodbyebuddy: Goodbyebuddy will DM you when someone unfollows you. So far they claim to have busted over...

Jan 11, 2010

How To Change The Wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition

When I first decided to try out Windows 7 on my Dell Mini, I made the big mistake of putting Windows 7 ultimate on it. Boy did that run like molasses! It was so painful, I promptly went right back to running Bauer-Puntu (Which runs like a well oiled machine on netbooks by the way). A little while later my friend asked me why I didn’t put Windows 7 Starter on my netbook, after all, that is the version that is designed for netbooks. If you haven’t heard of Windows 7 Starter Edition, here is the description from Wikipedia: [Windows 7 Starter is] the least-featured edition of Windows 7; the Windows Aero theme is not included, and it isn't available in a 64-bit variant. The desktop wallpaper, and Visual Style (Windows 7 Basic) is also not...

Jan 8, 2010

How To Create A Hackintosh Install USB Flash Drive On the Easy

Last year some time I first got my Dell Mini 9, and proceeded to hack it with Mac OSX. Not because I like OSX per se, but because I heard I could do it, and wanted to try it out. When I first installed it I followed the instructions from Gizmodo on installing OSX on my Dell mini. The instructions were fairly straight forward, but still kind of a pain in the butt. The other day a friend of mine showed me a utility that will take all of the real work out of turning your netbook into an ultimate Hackintosh bad boy toy! There is a Google code tool called Netbook Bootmaker. You use it to make a bootable OSX install USB Thumb Drive! It currently works with both OSX Leopard (10.5.6 - 10.5.8) and OSX Snow Leopard (10.5.6 -10.6.x)! Currently, here are...

Jan 7, 2010

How To Enable God Mode in Windows 7

I grabbed this from Karl over at AskTheAdmin. I thought it was pretty interesting. With just a quick renaming of a folder in Windows 7 you can make fancy folders. One of them being a “God Mode” folder. Check it out: So it turns out there are a list of folder “Codes” that you can add to the end of a folder name to create all sorts of special folders. Check out the list of codes here: {00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} {0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} {15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}...

Jan 6, 2010

Another Twitter Cleaner FTW!

Periodically when using Twitter you tend to get a lot of junk in your Twitter stream. Also, Twitter is overrun by spammers galore, and people who don’t have anything relevant to say. Plus, there are those who sign up for Twitter once say something, then drop off the face of the planet. A while back I introduced some of you to a pretty cool tool called Mutuality. It did three following three things for you in bulk: Un-follow all who do not follow you back Un-follow all Follow all who follow you The other day I was introduced to an even better tool for un-following spam bots and time wasters. It is called TheTwitCleaner. This tool does the following according to their page: Analyses all the people you follow Finds time...

Jan 5, 2010

New Years Resolution to Quit Social Networking? We Have a Tool for You!

Driving in my car on the way home from work last night I heard a local D.J. talk about a site on the internet that sound pretty cool, and yet oh so very drastic. The idea is that for those who wish to unplug, and fully quit the social networking seen, they can be assisted in committing suicide. Well, suicide of their online personas of course (I mean, really, don’t go commit suicide if you are sick of Twitter!) This site is called The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine. This is from their site: Liberate your newbie friends with a Web2.0 suicide! This machine lets you delete all your energy sucking social-networking profiles, kill your fake virtual friends, and completely do away with your Web2.0 alterego. The machine is just a metaphor for the website...

Jan 4, 2010

Keep The Feds Out With Decaf

Have you ever wondered what the authorities use to gather data from your computer? One of the big tools they use is call COFFEE, or Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor. It is a tool that runs on a USB stick that the Feds can plug into your laptop to automatically gathers a whole boat load of data that could potentially land you in the slammer. I mean, I am sure you are all just downloading free Open Source applications, and Creative Commons music from Bit Torrent right? Ha! According to Microsoft’s COFFEE page, Coffee allows you the Feds: … to run more than 150 commands on a live computer system. It also provides reports in a simple format for later interpretation by experts or as supportive evidence for subsequent investigation...

Jan 1, 2010

Happy New Year – I’m On A Mac Parody

I wanted to wish all of you loyal readers a very happy New Year. I hope you are all not too hung over to read this. Anyway, 2009 was a pretty good year for Bauer-Power. We have steadily increased our RSS Subscribers, and we steadily have about 50-60,000 visitors per month. Not bad for something I try to do in my spare time! We hope to bring you even more techy goodness in 2010. In the mean-time, I thought I would show you a funny video my buddy sent me. It is a spoof on Andy Samberg’s “I’m on a Boat” video. It is called, I’m on a Mac! Check it out: What did you think? Hilarious right? How many of you are switching to Mac for the new year? I’m not, but want to know if any of you are. Hit me up in the comments. Let me know why you are making the switch or not. Technorati Tags: i'm on a mac,parody,happy...



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