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Hyundai Veloster Commercial Rejected

2011-12-24T00:02:00.000-08:00

Advertising video of Hyundai Veloster is said have been rejected to be shown played on television stations in the Netherlands. This rejection came from the honorary council of Hyundai in Korea because the rate of material on those video was so creepy.

Ford Fusion Recalled by Their Car Dealership

2011-12-23T01:21:00.000-08:00

Ford Motors has announced massive recalls, involving 128,616 units of Ford Fusions and Mercury Milan from 2010 to 2011.

All units recalled by the car dealership have problem around 17-inch alloy wheels which can make the tire may fall off. According to NHTSA, this damage could potentially occur due to fracture of the buttons on the wheel.
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Steve Jobs 'Stands' in Budapest

2011-12-12T00:33:00.000-08:00

Many ways to give some respect to someone special like Steve Jobs. Some put wreaths in front of Apple Store, reading biography books, buy the iPhone 4S which is considered as an abbreviation of the iPhone for Steve, and more.

In Hungary, a sculptor Erno Toth made a bronze statue of the founder of Apple Inc. The Toth’s statue is ordered by a Hungarian software company, Graphisoft, built by Gabor Bojar.
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Hawkscope, Access HDD Quickly

2011-10-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

Hello techno46 readers. This time I will share a productivity tool to help you more quickly access the HDD. You can access your HDD from the system tray with dynamic pop-ups.

It's no matter what OS you use, because Hawkscope work in cross platform environment, Windows, Linux, and Mac. Some features Hawkscope are:

Always free and open source.
System wide global hotkey for invoking menu right under mouse location (on Windows and Linux only).

Error Code 0x80000FFF in Vista

2011-10-24T03:15:00.000-07:00

Some of you may encountered an error code 0x80000FFF when updated your Windows Vista using Windows Update or Microsoft Update. In addition, we often met this errors update when we run Windows Update from Control Panel.

To fix this, first please check your Windows registry, is there any one of the values below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\PendingXmlIdentifier
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\NextQueueEntryIndex
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving

If you encounter one of them, please do the procedure below to resolve the error code 0x80000FFF in Windows Vista.Read more »

Windows 7 to Mac OS X Using iSteve

2011-10-22T11:10:00.000-07:00

iSteve transformation pack is a program dedicated to Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple's success. iSteve is transformation pack for Windows which will give 5 wallpapers of Steve Jobs with important quote from him. All the wallpapers are going to keep changing one by one.

How to modify Windows 7 to Mac OS X Lion using iSteveRead more »

Resize Mac OS X Launchpad Icon

2011-10-21T03:14:00.000-07:00

Hello techno46 reader, through this post I want to share how to resize your Launchpad icon in your Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1. Please note that this trick is suitable for you who have an exciting backup of your Mac through Time Machine or otherwise. In other words, you who have upgraded your Mac OS X to 10.7.2 should seek for Dock.app in version 10.7.1 to use this trick.

Okay, let's start working, we would much offend Dock.app in version 10.7.1 right now.

Right click on Dock.app from OS X 10.7.1 and select “Show Package Contents”
Open “Contents” and then open “MacOS”

LinuxLive USB Creator Adds Support to Ubuntu 11.10

2011-10-18T07:47:00.000-07:00

A free and open source programs, LinuxLive USB Creator has now added support for Ubuntu 11.10. You can try a Linux distribution, download, and install it in the easiest way. Plug in your USB stick, choose the. ISO file, and let LinuxLive USB do the rest for you.

Mac OS X Lion Update VideoTutorial

2011-10-17T03:10:00.000-07:00

Hello techno46 readers, in this post I want to share a video tutorial about updating Mac OS X Lion to 10.7.2. This was ZackehSoul video, thank for him. Check this out...:)

That's all the video tutorial about Mac OS X Lion Update to 10.7.2. Hope it useful :)

Add PPA for Faenza Icon Theme

2011-10-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

Faenza is a popular icon theme for Linux. It also works on the newest Ubuntu release, Oneiric Ocelot. Faenza icon set can help you to beautify the look of your unity. It also work in Gnome 3.2. To install Faenza, you must add a new PPA for your Ubutu, equinox – if you’ve never done it. Follow these steps to add the PPA (type the commands bellow in your Terminal):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox

Connect ZTE modem to Mac OS X Lion

2011-10-15T03:21:00.000-07:00

Hello techno lovers. Through this post I wanna share you how to connect ZTE modem to Mac OS X Lion. We all already know that the default kernel boot for Lion is 64 bits. Because the modem driver little bit outdated, some of you might try booting to the 32 bits kernel, if you want to run in this way, follow these steps bellow:

Boot your Mac, press number “3” and “2” in your keyboard immediately and hold it until you see the log in page (Apple logo). Hope in this 32 bits mode your ZTE modem works properly.

Ubuntu Application Launcher: GNOME Pie

2011-09-30T16:56:00.000-07:00

There are many application launchers from a third party, such as Synapse, Launchy, and Do. Looks like the list will grow with the inclusion of another launcher app, GNOME Pie.

GNOME Pie is a Ubuntu application launcher that works based on the combination of a keyboard (fully customizable). You press a keyboard combination and a “Pie" will appear (circular animation launcher). Click one app’s shortcut within the Pie to launch an app. These shortcuts are named "Slices".Read more »

Windows 8 USB Installation

2011-09-29T17:18:00.000-07:00

Lately we often heard of Windows 8. Some people who curious try to install it on their virtual box machine. But for some people who want to feel Windows 8 in real performance, they directly install Windows 8 on their computer without virtualization. But there is a slight problem for notebook users who are not equipped with DVD drives.

Fortunately, you can do Windows 8 USB installation. In this way, you can use your USB stick as the installation media. Here are the steps:

Make sure your notebook supports booting from USB, you can see it through the BIOS on the boot menu configuration. Find the entry that says Boot, Boot Order, Boot Sequence, or anything about the “boot" and make sure that USB has the first priority on the system.

TuneUp Utilities 2010 Product Key

2011-09-29T07:44:00.000-07:00

Hello techno46 readers, through this post I will share you free TuneUp Utilities 2010 product key. Previously, let's discuss what TuneUp Utilities is. It is one of the popular software that is made to keep our computer in top performance. First made in 1997 and created to help Windows systems users for both beginners and amateurs.

Follow these steps to get free TuneUp Utilities 2010 product key:

Visit http://www.tuneup-software.co.uk/promo/cs0411.
Enter your valid email address, fill in the captcha code, and re-enter your valid email address.

Youtube to mp3 in Easy Way

2011-09-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

If you want to change from Youtube to mp3, then I recommend you to use utube2mp3. It will help you to extract mp3 files from Youtube. Oops, I forgot. This small utility works in Ubuntu environment.

Firstly, you should download the utube2mp3 binary, make it executable, and create shortcuts on the Desktop (optional). Go to Terminal and type the following command:Read more »

Install OpenShift Express on Windows 7

2011-09-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

Some times ago, we have discussed about how to install Linux app on Windows using Cygwin. For now, we are talking about how to install OpenShift Express on Windows 7. To achieve our goals, we still use the same helper programs, Cygwin.

Follow these instructions:

Download the Ruby here.
Download rubygems here, move to C:\cygwin\home\[USER], run your Cygwin, and extract it using “tar zxf rubygems-xxx.tgz”.

Mac Lion Menu Bar Like iOS

2011-09-28T03:43:00.000-07:00

Want something different with your Mac Lion menu bar? Yup different, because the menu bar will be iOS-like. We will use a software called MenuBarFilter. Here's a little appearance.

Mac Lion menu bar like iOS

Sync Android Device with uTorrent Content

2011-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

Are you torrent files lovers? If so, then I will share tips on how to sync Android device with uTorrent content. Ups, this tips only for uTorrent users, I’m so sorry for other best torrent client outside there.

These tips can be done because the new alpha release of uTorrent supports for streaming to a various devices like iOS, Android, Xbox, or PS3. Here’s how to sync Android device with uTorrent contents:

Download the uTorrent alpha desktop app here and uTorrent app for Android here.
Make sure your Android device and PC running uTorrent are in the same WiFi network.

Install Book Lens for Unity’s Dash

2011-09-27T05:22:00.000-07:00

One feature that is helpful from Unity is the Dash. The Dash can help users to find information quickly, either locally (bookmarks, recent files, installed applications, etc) or remotely (Google Docs, Twitter, etc).

This quick search can be presented because the Dash has one or more Lenses. One Lens only gives one category of search result for the Dash. You can search the Lens category from the Dash home screen or through Lens’ page in the Dash. To go to the Lens’ page in Dash, you can click on the icon of the Lens Bar.

Because this post discusses Books Lens, so we'll just add a special Lens for the books category. For other Lens categories, you can find it yourself, see the previous paragraph.
How to Install Book Lens for Unity’s Dash, type the commands bellow in the Terminal:Read more »

Mac Lion Theme for Windows 7

2011-09-26T17:00:00.000-07:00

Hello techno46 readers, in this post I will share you Mac Lion theme for Windows 7. Oh ya, previously we have discussed another theme for Windows 7:Illusion Theme. If you miss it, you can check now. As you known, OS X Lion was the latest OS X version from Apple which brought some iOS elements.

Using this theme, you can enjoy Mac-like on your Windows. Bellow is the screenshots.

Flash Player Problem in Ubuntu

2011-09-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Previously when I got a flash player problem in Ubuntu, I did uninstall flash player and re-install it again. That I used to fix the flash player. Since yesterday, I found simpler method to get rid of it. I used Flash Doctor, a script to fix the flash problem automatically.

Now you can install flash using Flash Doctor for fully and safely, also you can get advanced flash control panel. To install Flash Doctor in Ubuntu, type these commands in your Terminal.Read more »

Recovery Mode from Bad Update in Ubuntu

2011-09-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

Previously we have discussed how to reset Ubuntu password. Now we are going to discuss the recovery mode from bad update in Ubuntu. Some of the impact you would had encountered after got a bad update include the non-functioning USB port and sound card.

Some cases mention the loss of Network Manager. If you are part of the “victim” of bad update in Ubuntu, follow these steps:

Restart your Ubuntu, press the Shift key to get the boot menu and boot to the recovery mode.

Windows 8 and Windows 7, Dual Boot in One PC

2011-09-24T17:01:00.000-07:00

Happy weekend techno46 readers. In this post we will discuss how to make dual boot in our PC, Windows 8 and Windows 7. I assume you have previously installed Windows 7 on your computer, and you have at least 20GB of free space on your hard disk.

Let’s start it.

Download Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview, click here (32-bit) and here (64-bit).

View Lion Recovery Partition

2011-09-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

In this post, I will share how to view the Lion Recovery Partition. It can be done by making the hidden debug feature to be enabled in your Disk Utility. The hidden debug feature we talked about was the “Show every partition” in the Disk Utility.

This method can also be used to view all hidden partitions in Mac OS X like Windows Recovery partition, Linux Swap, and so on. Follow these steps:

Launch the Terminal and type in this command:

Install Linux App on Windows Using Cygwin

2011-09-24T01:44:00.000-07:00

In this post, I will share you how to install Linux app on your Windows computer. We use Cygwin to do it. If you are a Linux user and want to run Windows applications, surely you know the Wine. Cygwin is a similar program to Wine, but has the opposite function. It works in Windows environment, not in Linux.

Follow these steps to run Linux app in your Windows:
Step 1, Install Cygwin:

Download Cygwin here and install it. Just follow the on screen wizard to install it.