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Sunday October 03, 2010

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 direct download link

Even with let's say a 30Mbps cable-modem connection with international bandwidth of 18Mbps on tap, it's still a bit of a waste of bandwidth to have to download the AVG free anti-virus software 5 times for 5 machines at home (or however computers that *you* might have at your location), using the default web installer which pulls a complete 135MB copy of the software on every single install.

So here's the direct download link to the full offline installer of this excellent free anti-virus scanner utility :

http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh

Hope that helps.

(2010-10-03 20:26:58 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Monday April 05, 2010

Mozilla Firefox 3.6 : Gmail, Google Docs connection reset problem

Just filed a support issue over at Mozilla for this problem I encountered over the past few days.

Ran into this problem in Firefox 3.6, both 3.6.2 and 3.6.3, and across multiple machines - when trying to access Gmail, Google Docs via HTTS/SSL a "connection was reset" error is encountered. Network/connectivity issues can likely be ruled out since these services work under Internet Explorer and Google Chrome on the same machines.

A few further notes regarding this issue :

- HTTPS works on other sites but not on Google sites
- I've cleared cache, cookies, etc. to no avail
- ditto with deleting profiles.ini to create a new default profile
- status bar flashes "waiting for www.google.com" ~10 times
- both Firefox 3.6.2 and 3.6.3 are affected
- going back to Firefox 3.5.9 works, as do IE & Chrome

From observing the status bar and chatter elsewhere, it could be some kind of redirect issue. I've got one laptop on Firefox 3.6.3 and another on Firefox 3.6.2 and both have had the same problem. The odd thing was, they were both working up until the middle of last week. Oh, and I'm having this problem back at the office where both machines are behind what is probably your typical corporate firewall - though I can't really point to that as the cause since both IE and Google Chrome work perfectly fine with Google's sites. No problems at home with 3.6.x though. It's a rather odd mix I should say.

In the meantime, pending a resolution of this issue, I'm switching back to Firefox 3.5, and now will have to restore my usual set of bookmarks, settings, extensions and all. The latest 3.5.9 iteration fixes the same critical security issues as 3.6.2, whilst 3.6.3 only fixes a 3.6-specific problem so security-wise it should be covered as best as can be for now.

(2010-04-05 14:17:10 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Saturday September 19, 2009

How to disable Lotus Notes 8.5 client instant spell check

Whilst the spelling check in the Lotus Note client may be useful for some people, it is more of an annoyance to me especially when writing about people, places, projects, or anything else that the built-in spell-checker does not recognize.

So here's how to turn off/disable the instant spell check in the Lotus Notes 8.5 client when sending emails :

1. Go to File, Preferences, Spell Check
2. Uncheck "Enable Instant Spell checking"

Also, while you are reading your emails in the Mail/Inbox tab :

1. From the Action Bar, click Tools, Preferences, go to Mail tab
2. Under "Spell Checking", uncheck "Automatically check mail messages for misspellings before sending"

And you're done.

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-19 17:17:17 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Friday September 18, 2009

2009/2010 Transformers Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro at Compass Point Singapore

I spotted a Transformers Bumblebee look-alike of the 2009/2010 Chevrolet Camaro at Compass Point Mall (Singapore) today after work. It is of the concept model from the first Transformers movie, as can be seen from the bumper design. So the first thing I did on seeing that was to go back home and change into my TF.sg Autobot T-shirt, get the kids and my Canon SX1IS camera to take some photos. See the entire album here.

(2009-09-18 20:46:09 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Friday September 11, 2009

How to set Lotus Notes 8.5 client proxy server settings to view images in emails

via smokey.rhs.com :

The default Lotus Notes installation may not have had the proxy settings set. To set the proxy server settings for your Lotus Notes 8.5 client to enable displaying of images in emails, particularly if you are behind a corporate firewall :

1. Go to File, Preferences, Locations
2. Select Office (Network) which is probably the default, and click Edit
3. Under the Basics tab, click on the "propellor head" icon to go to the Proxy Configuration page
4. Enter <your proxy server address> for proxy address
5. Enter <your proxy server port> for port
6. Check "Use same proxy for all the above"

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-11 20:18:31 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

How to minimize Lotus Notes 8.5 client to the system tray

The Lotus Notes client, whether 8.0, 8.5 or other versions, usually sits on the taskbar taking up valuable screen real estate. Surprisingly, despite years of development and a wholesale re-write and port over to the Java-based Eclipse platform, there is still no option to minimize to the Windows (XP or other) system tray, a feature missing since the days of the old 6.5 client.

To minimize your Lotus Notes 8.5 client (or other version) to the system tray :

1. Download and install the TrayIt! utility (alternative link) which enables you to minimize any application to system tray.

2. Put the Lotus notes client in the system tray by keeping down the button when minimizing the window.

3. To always keep the window in the system tray when minimized, right-click on the system tray icon and check "Place in System Tray".

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-11 14:37:57 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

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