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Bird Necklace - Foxy Originals | G&D Gems Blog

2014-02-22T14:08:00.001-05:00

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Bird Necklace - Foxy Originals | G&D Gems Blog

My mom's an internet cooking star....

2013-11-27T00:29:00.000-05:00

A couple months ago my niece, Bianca, was telling me about the blog she created for a school project. When I visited the blog, I was pleasantly surprised how professionally done it was. I don't know why I was surprised. Bianca is a lovely, smart, and talented young lady.

But that wasn't the only surprise. The content of the site was cooking, and yes, you guessed it, starring my 72 years young mother -- my niece and all my mother's grandchildren lovingly call her "Nonnina".

The site is very well written with beautiful pictures of all the food. The recipes are all traditional Italian family favorites ranging from main courses to deserts.

My favorite so far are the Bocconotti cookies. A delicious concoction of almonds, chocolate, and sugar, that have become my mom's signature cookie.

When you have a chance, stop by at Nonnina's Kitchen and try some of the mouth watering recipes that we have enjoyed for years.

Bon appetite Lui....

Windows Update Failing for Silverlight Security Update

2013-10-29T12:47:00.006-04:00

Recently Microsoft issued a security update for Silverlight -- KB2890788. On my computer the update was failing every time the automatic update feature of Windows 7 tried to install it. Every time the computer was shutdown at the end of the day it would try to install this security update for Microsoft Silverlight component. The update would fail with Error Code 670 with the following details:

Security Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB2890788)
Installation date: ‎2013-‎10-‎29 10:08 AM
Installation status: Failed
Error details: Code 670
Update type: Important
This security update to Silverlight includes fixes outlined in KB 2890788. This update is backward compatible with web applications built using previous versions of Silverlight.
More information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=324580
Help and Support:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105787

I tried various ways to try to resolve this issue including uninstall Silverlight -- system was not able to uninstall because of invalid update sequence.

Finally I found this link from the Microsoft Support Website that resolved the problem for me. How to Clean a Corrupted Silverlight installation and reinstall Silverlight: Follow the link and scroll down to the resolution section:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2608523

1) Click on the "Fix it" button as shown below.

This will check your Silverlight installation for issues and un-install and reinstall.

2) Once you have completed the above, check to see if Windows Update is still

prompting for the Update.

Press the Start button on your Windows Desktop and type "Windows Update" in the search box at the bottom as shown and click on Window Update link under Programs:

3) Click on the link "Check for Updates" as shown:

4) What you should get is "Windows is up to date" and not a prompt to install the security update for Silverlight as shown below.

If you have any questions please leave a comment.

Lui....

iTunes prompting for password on every startup

2012-02-06T23:44:00.000-05:00

I noticed some time ago -- probable last November -- every time I connect my iPod Touch to my computer, iTunes wants me to enter my password. Finally I was so annoyed with this I decided to try to get to the bottom of it.

After reading some posts from around the web, I tried to the following:

Log out of your iTunes Store account.
Exit iTunes.
Find the iTunes icon on your desktop or Start menu or type iTunes in the search box in your Start menu.
Right Click on the iTunes icon.
Choose "Run as Administrator".
Go to the iTunes Store and log-on to your account.
Voila -- it should fix the problem. Try it by exiting and re-starting iTunes -- you should not be prompted for your password.

** Note this is for iTunes 10 Windows 7 version.