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Enca binary compiled for 32 bit Windows
Enca is a (normally *nix) application which attempts to detect the text encoding of files. It’s only supplied as source which isn’t too helpful for windows users. Enca is particularly useful at guessing the encoding of text files…
Read More »Plugging in headphones doesn't mute speakers in Ubuntu
I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 in early December, but yesterday was the first time I tried to use headphones since then. It turns out that plugging headphones into the headphones socket doesn’t automatically mute the speakers anymore. Here’s…
Read More »Ubuntu Software Centre – Not available in the current data
If you get the error “Not available in the current data” in the Ubuntu Software Centre, try opening a Terminal and running this: sudo apt-get update Update: This should also fix the error “Not available for your hardware…
Read More »IIS 6 FTP – When PassivePortRange doesn't work
I’ve been trying to enable the passive port range on an IIS6 FTP server. I did everything. I enabled direct metabase edit, set the range using ADSUTIL and then added the ports to the firewall. It turns out…
Read More »Problems while running the Nokia Software Updater?
If you get the following error while trying to update the firmware on a Nokia Phone… Nokia Software Updater has attempted to connect to the internet but has failed three times. This could be because of a poor-quality,…
Read More »Moving emails from Mac Mail back to Outlook on Windows
Although both Apple and Microsoft say it’s easy moving between their platforms, things aren’t as easy as they seem. You can struggle for hours trying to move your data. I’ve tried conversion tools and some emails always fail….
Read More »No more Windows Live Messenger for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft just upgraded Live Messenger. If you happen to use Windows Server 2003 as your operating system of choice – As a lot of web developers do, you are now out of luck using Windows Live Messenger. As…
Read More »C# equivalent to VB val() function
Although VB had it’s limitations, it was damn easy to filter an input string for a numerical value. Here is how to do it in C#. You’ll need to use System.Text.RegularExpressions in the header private static int VBVal(string…
Read More »Serving Google KML and KMZ files from IIS
By default, Microsoft IIS only supports a small number of files. This is what you need to support KML and KMZ files in IIS. The MIME type details are: Extension: .kml MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml Extension: .kmz MIME type:…
Read More »Erasing a drive that shows as "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)"
I’ve recently pulled a drive out of Windows Server 2003 and tried to use it in Windows XP. When connected, it shows up as “Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)”. I can’t assign a drive letter to it, format it…
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