VLC Media Player Problem under Vista
[Update] I tried the latest version of VLC player (0.8.6d) and it played OK without modification. 12/27/2007 VLC is my favorite media player. It plays […]
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How to Restore Grub on a Multi-boot Computer
I have made my Ferrari 3400 a triple-boot machine. I have Windows XP, Vista RC2 and FC6. The proper way to set it up is […]
Vista RC1 on MacBook
When I heard that RC1 is available for download, I downloaded it and installed it on my MacBook right away. Compared to my Vista Beta […]
MD5 and SHA1 for Vista RC1
The information is from the Windows Vista RC1 download page. 32-Bit MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7 64-Bit MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56 SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea This […]
Windows Vista RC1 Available for Download
Microsoft has finally released Vista RC1 for everyone to download. You will need to join Windows Vista Customer Preview Program to get the product key. […]
How to Use nvram to Set Startup Disk for a Dual Boot MacBook (Vista Beta2)
A little background before I go into the details of this guide. If you install Vista Beta 2 on a MacBook using BootCamp Assistant, you […]
How to Use Vista Beta 2 Boot Manager to Dual Boot Vista and OS X on a MacBook
UPDATE: [The trick detailed below only works if your default startup disk is set to Mac OS X. The boot.efi file only let you reboot […]
New Command Line Tools in Vista Beta 2
As a system admin with developer’s background, I like to write scripts utilizing command line tools to automate admin tasks. With the release of Windows […]
PowerShell and Amazon Web Service
I got some experiences with Amazon Web Service when I created my Anime Reviews site. It’s pretty neat that you can write a query to […]
How to Create a FAT32 Partition in MacBook under Vista Beta 2
After I made my MacBook dual boot with Vista, I found that the files I save under OS X partition cannot be accessed under Vista. […]
