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Archive for April, 2009
How to reset Photoshop preferences (In Windows):
Apr 29th
How to reset Photoshop preferences (In Windows):
- First, hold down all three Ctrl+Alt+Shift buttons
- Now “while keeping those button held,” simply open Photoshop or a file that opens with Photoshop
- As Photoshop loads, you should get a prompt asking if you would like to “delete the Photoshop settings file”, Click yes
You should now have a fresh slate with all of the settings returned to their default.
Note: I have found that this process is kind of finicky and doesn’t always work. I have had the best results pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift and clicking the photoshop shortcut from the start menu in Windows.
Flash PLayer Install Vista x32 AND x64
Apr 21st
For Vista (32 bit):
1. Open Computer.
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\.
3. Scroll down and open the Macromed directory.
4. Open the Flash directory.
5. Right-click FlashUtil9b.
6. Select Run as Administrator.
7. When the UAC prompt appears, select Continue.
8. Follow the Flash Player installation wizard. More >
Ethernet Cable – Color Coding Diagram
Apr 21st
The information listed here is to assist Network Administrators in the color coding of Ethernet cables. Please be aware that modifying Ethernet cables improperly may cause loss of network connectivity. Use this information at your own risk, and insure all connectors and cables are modified in accordance with standards. The Internet Centre and its affiliates cannot be held liable for the use of this information in whole or in part.
flash URL Encoding: Reading special characters from a text file
Apr 16th
URL Encoding: Reading special characters from a text file
One common technique used to load variables in Macromedia Flash is reading the data from a text file on the server or CD. This works well in most situations. However, there are certain characters that cannot be read directly from text.
Entering these characters in a text file read by Macromedia Flash may cause unusual results. These characters need to be URL encoded. URL encoding replaces the alphanumeric character with the hexadecimal combination which represents that character.
Note: Macromedia Flash MX adds full Unicode support to the Macromedia Flash Player. This may be helpful in encoding your data. For complete details see Working with Multiple Languages in the Macromedia Flash Support Center. More >
Tinymce Specifying an Absolute Image Path
Apr 14th
tinyMCE.init({
mode : “textareas”,
theme_advanced_buttons1 : “bold,italic,underline,strikethrough,separator,undo,redo,separator,bullist,numlist,separator,cut,copy,paste,separator,link,unlink,separator,code,separator,image,formatselect”,
theme_advanced_buttons2 : “”,
theme_advanced_buttons3 : “”,
plugins : “imagemanager”,
document_base_url : “http://[domain name]“,
relative_urls : false,
content_css : “../css/content.css”
});
flash banners awards
Apr 13th
Two companies that do great creatives are tangozebra (http://www.tangozebra.com) and gluelondon (http://www.gluelondon.com), im not sure about an award site but all of their work is the best i’ve ever seen.
Modify and Change Remote Desktop Listening Port
Apr 12th
Remote Desktop
is a multi-channel protocol that allows a user to remote access or connect to a computer which has enabled Remote Desktop server from another remote computer, through Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) or Internet by using Remote Desktop Connection client program. Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server application can be found pre-installed on Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Edition, Windows Vista Ultimate, and Windows Vista Business Edition. By default, Remote Desktop is using port 3389 TCP (UDP to stream audio redirection) as the listening port for any incoming Remote Desktop connections. More >
what does this error means >>PHP Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]?
Apr 9th
Are you on windows? The error message is very much self explanatory.
Check php.ini and find the session.save_path. Make sure that the file mentioned exists and is writable.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Apr 8th
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q290301
Warning The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is provided “as is” to help resolve installation problems for programs that use Microsoft Windows Installer. If you use this utility, you may have to reinstall other programs. Caution is advised. We recommend that you do not use this utility with 2007 Office system products. For help removing installations of 2007 Office system products, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
