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Waiting for Rygh+

2011-11-05T09:00:00.000+01:00

So do do you use Google Plus? I don't. I loved the interface, the concept and even how it made facebook change their magic formula just because they didn't know how Google+ would change the social web.

I have a Google+ account, and I have used it. I even played with the idea to move from facebook over to G+ . The circles made it a very good combination of twitter and facebook. So from a technology perspective is it a more advanced and intriguing platform. So why have I stopped using it? It is very easy. It is convenience. My google-apps account (connected to rygh.no) doesn't support Google+. You have to use a "normal" Google-account. I don't want to profiles. I just want to be "me" online. And currently that is one email-account; having to use two is just not worth it. And when all your "friends" and "followers" use facebook and twitter - why use one more tool? More and more cross-posting between the social platforms. You'll end up reading the same updates several times.

So what would be the Rygh+?
Google should fix the account issue, they said in March "comming soon" - and guess what: We are still waiting! If I could decide to use Google+ on my domain - I would prefer to connect to all the other services, facebook, twitter, linkedin, secondbrain... And get the updates ONCE, post my updates to one or some of the other network... I could even see myself paying for it. No adds. One online solution that worked cross platform. It sounds strange? Would never happen? What about email? That works perfectly cross platform. You can choose if you want hotmail, gmail, yahoo, your isp, your work-mail or your private hosted mail. One common protocol. That is web 3.0.

Back to a naked domain

2011-11-03T23:36:00.001+01:00

I have been thinking to do a makeover on my blog for a long time. So I decided just to do it. I have really wanted to remove the “www” from my domain name – but it has been disabled by blogger.com. But sometimes there exists a backdoor – I’ll blog about how you can do it later. But now my blog is hosted on a naked domain.

Playing with the idea to move my blog...
When I decided to refresh my blog - I decided to start the process from start. Where would I like to host it? Blogger, wordpress, developerworks or just back on my own webserver. Using the same platform as for my mail (google apps) is so easy. I am logged in, it is friendly - and it just works. As I decided to start from scratch, I removed all my old content.

It feels like trip.
I am on my way to the airport - but I haven't decided on my destination.Stay tuned.

Windows 7 Activation Error

2010-04-10T23:47:00.004+02:00

If you get the error 0x8007232B when you try to activate Windows 7, then you need to run these commands:

slmgr.vbs -ipk [your product key]

slmgr.vbs -ato

That is it! Run cmd as admin!

// if you blog, please don't copy it, but link to me :-)
// if it works for you - please leave a comment or follow my blog ! :-)

Windows 7 Activation Error: 0x8007232B

2010-03-02T12:24:00.003+01:00

I have used Windows 7 Ultimate for some months, but as the license delivered with the computer is a Windows 7 Professional - I had to downgrade. You could say that going from x86 to 64 bit is an upgrade - and the additional functions in Ultimate will not be missed.I tried to activate my newly installed Windows 7 64bit edition today. and got the following message:

Code: 0×8007232B
Description: DNS name does not exist.

This is a strange error. Read about the solution here.

This solved my problem, and now my Windows 7 configuration is up running. Now I only have to install all applications and copy over the documents. Maybe I this time should make a disk image of the setup :-) I really recommend having a virtual disk with the key applications you need installed. I have that running providing me with access to VPN, mail, intranet etc. This way I stay available even if my setup is not ready.