Palm TX turns on by itself / Screen noise

Problem: Palm TX turns on by itself / your Palm automatically turns on every (fill in the blank) seconds/minutes.
Solution: Uninstall recently installed software. In my case, the problem was caused by DigiFix (screen calibrator)
Solution 2: Check versamail autosync and uncheck the “autosync” checkbox.
Solution 3: Turn off beam receive.

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Problem: Palm TX screen makes an annoying high-pitch noise / Palm screen noise.
Solution: Install Whinehack. (download PRC-file)

Leopard-style Dock for Windows with “stacking”

Today I’m gonna show you how to get a Mac (OS X Leopard)-Style Dock for Wondows (in my case Vista) with the new “stacking” feature. Not only does this feature look cool, but it also saves a lot of room/space, so you can fit/stack as many icons as possible, especially if you have a low resolution display and/or a lot of software you want to access quickly.

So, all we need is:

1. RocketDock (RKLauncher, and ObjectDock also support this I believe, but I prefer RD)
2. Stacks Docklet (created by Matías Moreno, “introduced” to me by Calvin)
3. Some Icons (you can get some here)

Once you install RocketDock, download the Stacks docklet, unzip the package, and place the folder in the “docklets” folder (by default located in C:\Program Files\RocketDock\Docklets) such that the folder called “StackDocklet” contains a folder called “Images” and a dll-file called “StackDocklet.dll”

iPod mini’s battery replacement: Part 2

Today I received the battery for my old iPod mini and replaced it. The battery came with “tools” (two screwdrivers). I had a hard time unscrewing small screws because the flathead screwdriver was bigger than I needed it to be (and I had to use a file to fix that). Nevertheless, I fixed something that I thought was dead. Now I got another mp3 player.

To see the process of replacing the battery of iPod Mini (4GB) – read on…

iPod Mini’s Battery Replacement

I just got a new battery (from eBay) for my Zen Microphoto for about $6 and easily replaced it. Now I ordered a new battery for my iPod mini which I used about 2 or 3 years ago (and which died about a year and a half ago or so) after I realized that it’s possible to replace it. I gave up and bought the Zen after watching the Neistat Brothers‘ video called “iPod’s dirty secret”.

FireFox: How to block ads

You can get rid of almost all annoying ads in Firefox using the AdBlock addon. You can block all types of ads (iFrames, Flash, etc.) All you need to do is

• Install AdBlock
• Restart Firefox
• And add filters

Once you install Adblock and restart firefox, you will have new drop-down menu options:

You can right click on any ad and select “Adblock Image…” or “Adblock iFrame” and you will see the following window:

You can see that the ad is located at “http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/gm.lifehacker/security;ptile=4;sz=300×250;ord=12961295?” which is hosted at ad.doubleclick.net. Now by looking at the URL – you know that “ad.doubleclick.net” is an advertising website and you will never need to use it unless you are an advertiser yourself. You can block all ads from that domain by adding the following filter:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/*

Where asterisk (“*”) means “anything that’s hosted there…”

This is what I have in my filters:

You can also add filters like:
*ads*
*banner*
*advert*

To block everything that contains “ad” or “banner” in the URL.

Me and My ZEN

I was going to write about this a while ago, but been busy looking for a job and getting a new laptop (which I’ll talk about later). Man it’s been through a lot! My 8GB Creative Zen Microphoto, which I got after my 4GB iPod mini died is still alive!

First, I’ve dropped it a couple of times. After using it for about a year, it died somehow; wouldn’t turn on. But the customer service has been great, they replace it for me. First I had the black one, they replaced it with the one you see on your screen. Almost for free; as I remember, I payed about 30 bucks after they sent me the new one. I don’t even remember buying a warranty for it which is amazing.

The grey one… I used for a few months and about 2 or 3 weeks ago, when I was in Florida, I jumped into a pool with it. It got wet. Pretty fucking wet. I lost all hope and started thinking of getting a new mp3 player. But I did try to fix it. I poured a lot of alcohol on it (I did this to “push” the water that’s inside out) I wrapped it up in toilet paper and let it dry in my friend’s car (under the sun). 90 Fahrenheit… The next day I was able to turn it on. First it would turn off automatically, but after a few more days – it started working properly. Compared to my previous iPod, the Zen, as well as Creative’s customer service, is doing a great job and I’m still using it. To read what I LOVE about my “waterproof” and “shockproof” zen, read on.

How to PIMP your old XP Desktop

If you want your desktop to look like this:

I am gonna show you how to do it…