27 April 2010

My first screen cast - Let me Google that for you

This is a simple screen cast I created in Camtasia Studio. It is a simple tutorial on how to use the Let me Google that for you site.

Produce screen casts

I've always wanted to produce a screen cast of some sort. I think I will try to do a simple cast with Camtasia Studio.

But, as always, it is easier to talk about doing things than actually doing it! :)

11 February 2010

Can Google Buzz trigger a new dawn for blogging?

Yesterday Google released "Buzz". It is a mix between Twitter, facebook and a blog. It is currently tightly integrated into Gmail. This is how it looks like:
All my postings on my blog will also appear in the Buzz. Could this trigger some kind of spark for my blogging?

20 November 2009

My very own first blog spam

Is my blog famous or what? I have gotten my first blog spam! The first words of the spam is "Web casting, or broadcasting over the internet, is a media file".

The comment was posted on my Windows Media Player and MMS (streaming) problems post. I have removed the post now since the links in the post most likly is some kind of virus.

27 October 2009

Don't disable SPI firewall on Netgear router if using VPN

In a previous post I mentioned that disabling the SPI firewall on a Netgear WGT624 v3 router could increase the throughput speed through NAT. Well Now I have disovered that there is a price for this. I can no longer connect to my company VPN via Windows buildt in VPN client!

22 October 2009

How to improve fan control on HP/Compaq Mini

In a previous post I said that I had solved the fan problem on my Compaq Mini. The problem is that the fan is noisy and the control over the fan is bad. The solution? Build your own fan control!

The first step is to get all the tools. Your computer, a stapler (I used a stapler "gun"), office tape and a pincer of some kind:


Open the stapler and take out the clips. A stapler gun has coarse clips and that is good.


Use the pincer and remove about 2 clips


Use the pincer to bend the clips in a L-shape


Insert the clips into the fan exhaust of your computer:


Put some tape on it to put it in place:


Thats it! Now the fan is in your control! Well, to be specific the fan is not moving. And thats a good thing! For your ears! :)

I have used this construct for 4 months now, and I must say that the solution works! The computer gets a bit warm after a while. Really hot in the sun. I try to stay out of the sun and monitor the temperature with SpeedFan. Despite my solution I have never had any problems with instability.