by Max on Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Was just informed about the GodMode folder option in Windows 7 so I thought I would pass along the goodness. I read about the feature on Tom’s Hardware Guide and implemented it. Worked like a charm. Here are the short instructions:
- Highlight and copy the following text (CTRL-C):
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
- Right-click on your Windows 7 desktop (any version) and highlight New then Folder.
- A folder will appear on the desktop called New folder but notice the folder name is highlighted.
- Now simply CTRL-V to paste the GodMode text into the new folder name. The new name looks long and funky but fear not, the next step fixes it.
- Hit the Enter key and watch the folder icon be replaced with the control panel icon. You’re done.
Enjoy the goodness that is the GodMode folder in Windows 7. Interesting little Easter egg and something to remember. Want to thank Crapgame for giving me the heads up. Great widget.
by Max on Wednesday, December 23, 2009
It has been a long term. With many classes that have pushed my time to the limits, I found a moment of peace in the maelstrom of life. With Christmas break extending about three weeks, I’m looking forward to Christmas, New Year’s and spending time with family. I’m going to breath deep, stretch some muscles, and spend a little time enjoying some leisure activities. There’s also the enjoyment of catching up on those ’round the house moments and generally getting things back to center. Finally.
by Max on Thursday, December 3, 2009
They say, “When you know, you NewEgg.” Well, recently, I had an interesting event with a pending Newegg purchase.
I have an HP Media Server which is running out of space. As a network server, the system has four e-SATA drive bays and only one is full. I’m close to filling up that 750GB drive with backups and other goodies and realized I needed another drive for the new year. I check around Newegg, found a very nice drive, added it to my cart but waffled on the purchase…
Now, before adding it to my cart, I logged in to Newegg and then nosed around. When the drive was added, the shopping cart was associated with my account. The drive was $75 (for a Western Digital 750GB, 32MB cache monster) but I decided now is not the time. That was last night.
Today, I receive an email from Newegg saying there is an incomplete order in my cart and to “take advantage of this super saver deal!” No sure what was going on, I checked my cart and found the hard drive, previous listed at $75 was dropped to $60 with an “Instant Savings” coupon. Huh? Their software automatically created a savings, sent an email and, sure enough, I bought the drive.
The message? If you want to buy something from Newegg and want a better deal, get some stuff in your shopping cart (after logging in) and wait a day or two — see if you get a super saver deal as well.
by Max on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Having an iPhone is both a blessing and a curse. The phone has fabulous functionality, is robust, provides a vector for many applications which add additional features. In my opinion, the curse comes with the sometimes dreadful reception that the AT&T 3G network provides. I’ve been paying for a plan to ensure I didn’t go over my monthly minutes. The additional charges can be draconian. Push over by just a few minutes and you’ll end up with a $400 cell phone bill. However, AT&T followed Sprint’s plan and offers roll-over minutes. They don’t advertise it but, on my last bill, I noticed I had one or two additional minutes. Well, let’s be specific, I had about 10,000 minutes in the roll-over account. You read that right, 10,000 minutes.
Clearly I’ve been paying too much for my account and not using the minutes so I called AT&T and wanted to reduce my plan. Initially, the AT&T rep said when they lowered my plan, I would lose the entire roll-over balance. I had barely raised a fuss when the rep anticipated my concern and said she would take care of it. Sure enough, they changed my plan, and sent me verifiable information regarding their assurance I could keep my roll-over minutes. Conclusion: lower monthly plan and a pool of minutes to draw upon. AT&T has one moderately happy customer. Now if they could fix that 3G network.
