My dvd’s wont play. Why? Short answer: It’s cheaper to remove DVD play back to get around the price of the codecs. To get DVD play back you have to purchase Pro Pack or Media Center Pack. Well, that’s fine for people like me that would rather use VLC Player, WinAmp or some other third [...]

     I installed Windows 8 Professional on my Dell Duo and everything worked accept the screen rotation. After many searches and false leads I finally found a solution that worked. Samsung has a support page for their Series 7 slate with 32 bit and 64 bit rotation drivers. I installed the 32 drivers on my [...]

Here is a list of Windows 8 shortcuts that i have compiled. Windows key Windows key Opens Start Screen Windows key + B Go to the Desktop from the Start Screen Windows key + C Opens Charms bar Windows key + D Show Desktop Windows key + E Locks device orientation Windows key + F [...]

When I tried to activate Windows 8 I got the following error message: “Error 0x8007007B The File name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.”. I was unable to change the Windows key in the Windows Activation GUI. The key was grayed out with no option to edit. The Fix that worked for me [...]

Over time my key-fob started acting up. The lock button wouldn’t work 1/2 the time but the other worked fine.  Initially I just replaced the battery and it was fine for a few days. Ok; Round 2. This time around i tried cleaning residue off of the contacts and the back of the button. Again [...]

Who knew when I started building my dad”s 302 Boss I would have so much trouble finding pistons. The trouble is when you use the 351 Cleveland 2v heads you have problems with piston to valve clearance. Everything I have found online says to use Boss 302 pistons (TRW L2324 / L2325) , which makes [...]

There doesn’t seem to be very much agreement on the problems or even if duplicate SIDs are a problem within Active Directory.  I’ve been reading other blogs and some say that its only a problem within work-groups and with Active Directory there is nothing to worry about. Within AD I have seen duplicate SIDs cause [...]