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To create shorter and meaningful Facebook Group Name

2011-12-04T00:30:00.001+08:00

By converting your facebook Groups name to shorter name, it will makes your Group looks Professional and people can easily remember the Facebook Group link. By default when we create the Facebook group, the URL of the group ID is auto assigned with a long number and the link is quite hard to remember. So i found here is the solution with few steps setting to get a custom URL for your facebook groups:

Log on to your Facebook account
Visit your Facebook group.
For example your existing facebook group URL is http://www.facebook.com/groups/1234567890
At right side of your group, you can find an option called “Edit Group”. Just click on it.
Then click on "Setup Group email"
Enter an Email Address for your Group.
Example NewName@groups.facebook.com
Finally click on “Save Changes” and the Short name of your group is now created.
Example Facebook group URL changed to http://www.facebook.com/groups/NewName/

Solution to remove AUTORUN.INF virus

2011-11-28T11:13:00.001+08:00

Perhaps you might shock to see many weird filenames with executable file extensions such as "*.pif", "*.cmd", "*.exe", "*.com", "*.bat" inside your connected drive, my advise is do not click these unknown files and avoid to run them, because they might be danger virus program.

If you look carefully and view all hidden files inside that drive, you might see there has one filenamed as "autorun.inf", i believe that should be a script which injected by virus to invoke the system to create the mentioned executable files every time when user browsing or connecting to the drive.

You can remove the mentioned suspecious files manually from your drive. To prevent it occurs again, you may create a new FOLDER and name it as "autorun.inf", the reason is the system will not allow to create any file with the same name.

However for further safeguard the system, you should scan your drive with stronger and upgraded antivirus tools.

Reset Streamyx email password

2011-09-28T22:15:00.001+08:00

The following steps shown you how to reset or change your Streamyx email account password:

1) Browse to https://tmbill.tm.net.my

2) Choose your Category first then key in your username, password (Streamyx broadband account) and IC number.

3) Click on Change password link

4) tick on "Individually change password for each service

5) tick "No Change" for not related service "tmm_streamyx" and "tmm_ichoose"

6) Enter password to reset your Streamyx email account

Note: You might need to call Streamyx technical support at 1300-88-9515 to reactivate your account.

Network share folder error: "Not Enough Server Storage is Available to Process This Command"

2011-09-26T11:51:00.001+08:00

IF you encounter network share folder error message below:

"Not Enough Server Storage is Available to Process This Command"

But you pretty sure that still many free diskspace at the Windows server.

To resolve this issue, you may try increase the value of the IRPStackSize registry entry. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type "regedit", and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Services\ LanmanServer\ Parameters
If the IRPStackSize entry is not present in this subkey, follow these steps:
1. Click Edit, point to New, and then click to add "DWORD Value".
2. Named it as "IRPStackSize", and then press ENTER.

Note Type IRPStackSize exactly as it appears. The value name is case sensitive.
3. Click IRPStackSize, click Edit, and then click Modify.
4. In the "Data Value" box, enter a value of "20"(Decimal) as many sites suggested, and then click OK.
5. Reboot the file server.

If the problem persists after you complete the above steps, you might need to readjust the value of IRPStackSize more.

For reference:
http://winhlp.com/node/40

Uninstall/Remove Personal Shield Pro

2011-09-26T10:51:00.001+08:00

IF your Windows desktop keep loading a so call "Antispyware" program which named as "Personal Shield Pro" & its auto scanning your computer every time when you restart the operating system. You will find it is unable to stop and not able to remove it from windows program or startup; you might have difficulty to locate its installation path and its blocked some windows program as well.

But don't worry, you do not need to format the pc. Here is the Quick solution that I tested works:

1) Just download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org

2) press F8 when rebooting your computer to log in Windows "Safe mode with Networking"

3) Install & update the tool

4) Run the full scan & auto fix the threats.

5) Reboot & done.

For further reading on this issues, goto:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_scanning/how-to-remove-personal-shield-pro/3677fda6-f7e5-4d78-8af1-c62c4a998142

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antispyware-shield-pro

Speed up TightVNC in Windows7

2011-09-19T10:13:00.000+08:00

You might feel the speed of VNC slow or lagging, even the connection within Local Area Network. This normally happens to Win7 and you won't feel the problem in WinXP.

The solution is just configure the VNC service at the target or destination host, by adjust the "Screen polling cycle" from default value 1000ms to 30ms.

Open SSH without password

2011-06-01T23:57:00.001+08:00

Setting up an SSH key pair:
At Linux server, e.g. localhost

# ssh-keygen -t rsa

Generating public/private rsa key pair...

Enter file in which to save the key (~/.ssh/id_rsa): myid_rsa
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:

Your identification has been saved in myid_rsa. [CHMOD must be 600 or 400 ]
Your public key has been saved in myid_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:... root@hostname
The key randomart image is:
.......
.......
.......

# ssh-copy-id -i myid_rsa <destination-host-IP>

Enter Destination host's Password:

Now try logging into the machine, with "ssh '<destination-host-IP>'", and check in:
.ssh/authorized_keys
to make sure we haven't added extra keys that you weren't expecting.

Now you should able to do SSH without enter the password of destination host:

# ssh -i ~/.ssh/myid_rsa <destination-host-IP>

Fix external HDD: the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

2011-04-07T09:32:00.000+08:00

When you trying to open the external hard disk it says is "not accessible and the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable." And it is showing Zero bytes with you check the drive properties.

Here is the steps to solve the problem, please try:

1) At your Windows > Click on Start button
2) Choose: Run
3) Enter: cmd
4) Example E drive is your portable drive, enter this command: chkdsk E: /r
5) you will see the screen start repairing the disk drive, just wait until 100 percent completed.

Note: To make sure it is safe before you browse the contents, Right click the drive at My Computer & Scan it with your AntiVirus tool.

How to block UltraSurf with COMODO

2011-04-04T17:46:00.000+08:00

Some users use "UltraSurf" to bypass the default proxy & filtering at my workplace network. This program is listening port 9666 thru localhost or 127.0.0.1 as a proxy. It is injecting into the browser on the fly, this equates to create a website on its host called http://Ultra1

For terminals where does not need Internet access, I can straight away take off the Gateway IP from their LAN setting to cut off its connection. But for some authorized users might still need the gateway route to online.

One way of controlling the program, I have found so far, is to place "ultra1" in the Restricted Zone in Internet Options > Security > Restricted Sites. Go to Custom Level and set all items to Disable or High Safety except Popup Blocker.

However I have done some experiments on virtual box and the effective way i found is block the UltraSurf connections at Client's Firewall, sample configuration as below:

At COMODO Internet Security:
>> FIREWALL > Network Security Policy
> Global Rules > Add
1) Action: "Block"
Tick: Log as firewall event if this rules is fired
* Source port > Type: A single port, Port: 9666
* Destination port > Type: A single port, Port: 443

Then, u must lock the COMODO to prevent user to change the setting:
>> MORE > Preferences > Parental Control
> Tick: Enable password protection for the settings
> Set password: your default pwd
> Tick All: Suppress alerts if password protection is enabled

Important NOTE: Make sure the users are NOT given the Windows administrator rights, else they might change the settings anytime and uninstall the Firewall as well.

Disable Thunderbird to forward email with Full header

2011-01-14T09:18:00.001+08:00

How do I turn off or disable Thunderbird to forward email with full header?

-------- Original Message --------
Return-Path:     sender email
X-Original-To:     receipient email
Delivered-To:     receipient email
Received:     from server (unknown [ip]); date
Message-ID:
Date:
From:
User-Agent:     Thunderbird version (Windows)
MIME-Version:     1.0
To:
CC:
Subject:
References:
In-Reply-To:
Content-Type:     multipart/alternative; boundary="------------"
X-Spam-Status:     No, No

Just goto Menu bar:
View -> Headers, choose Normal.

Then try Forward or Reply message, it will not show email headers.

RDP error: The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon interactively

2011-01-10T08:43:00.001+08:00

You may receive the following error message when try to use the Remote Desktop Connection:
"The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon interactively."

This issue occurs because the user account is not a member of the local Remote Desktop Users group. To resolve this issue, add allowed users to the Remote Desktop Users list:

Log in the Windows server as Administrator.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click System, and then on the Remote tab, click Select Remote Users.
Click Add type in the user account name, and then click OK.

If you are adding more than one user name, use a semicolon ; to separate the names.

To read more about this solution:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289289

Connection problem when run apt-get behind proxy server

2010-11-22T13:45:00.001+08:00

Error when running apt-get update command behind the proxy server:

> Cannot initiate the connection

Solution as below:
1) Edit the configuration:
nano /etc/apt/apt.conf

2) Insert the proxy URL & port number, example:
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://ip-address:port/";

Change cm to Inches format in Windows

2010-11-22T11:49:00.002+08:00

Windows users (that using Ms. Excel & Word) encounter a problem when Edit to Resize pictures. They do not know how to change the default Format from cm to Inches".

I found this is NOT a problem in Microsoft Office. And it can be easily fixed by doing these steps:

For Windows 7 OS:
1) goto Control Panel
2) double click on "Region & Language"
3) Click on "Additional settings" button
4) At "Numbers" tab
5) Measurement system: change "Metric" to "US"
6) Click OK to Save the settings, DONE !

For Windows XP:

1) goto Control Panel
2) double click on "Regional & Language options"
3) At "Regional options" tab
4) Click at "Customize..." button
5) At "Numbers" tab
6) Measurement system: change "Metric" to "US"
7) Click OK to Save the settings, DONE !

Solution to open winmail.dat file attachment in email

2010-09-22T15:50:00.000+08:00

Some Mozilla Thunderbird users might encounter problem in viewing the incoming email attachments.

Winmail Opener is a tool that can use to view the content of strange e-mail attachments like winmail.dat without asking the senders (normally those sending from Ms.Outlook mail client) to resend their emails in different format. It is a small Freeware.

You may try download & install it on your PC:
http://www.eolsoft.com/download/winmail_opener.exe