The Tech Duke

ASTRO - Signal Solution

2009-12-25T08:24:00.001-08:00

I just going to make it quick and simple this time :-)

For those who lost signal reception on your ASTRO decoder while raining, follow this quick steps;

1. Go to "Menu DSR/Satellite Signal" and press Select
2. When you are on the above page, Press 3 6 9 on your remote’s key pad.
3. You will see “LO Frequency”. Change it to “Manual” using navigation button on your remote. Also, your frequency should be “10.000 GHz”
4. Save it and you’ll be able to watch your favorite program even there’s a rain outside.

Enjoy-

Windows 7 - Uplifting your computing experience

2009-12-17T19:39:00.001-08:00

Well, i already boot exclusively on Windows 7! and i was really impressed. Thanks to Microsoft for releasing this great OS which i believe many has been waiting for. A new edge on computing experience. Yes, it might be look “alike” Windows Vista, but it is far better. If you are looking for a nice looking and fast operating system, this is it, Windows 7.

What I'm using is Windows 7 Ultimate, the version of Windows 7 which contain all the features and option - in other word - full spec!. If money not a problem, i would recommend you guys to have Windows 7 Ultimate, especially for those who doing high level of computing.

What makes Windows 7 the best ?

I’m not going into deep on what are the features that packed inside Windows 7, because its a lot!, but I'm going to highlight some new experience that Microsoft include which make your computing more easier and enjoyable. Yes i really enjoy this.

Installation

I can say, Windows 7 is a piece of cake to install. The most easy OS to install, it’s like installing all other application your Windows. I just take about half and hour to complete my installation. Microsoft did a lot of improvement on this. If you have been installing Windows before, i bet you’ll agree with me after put on Windows 7 on your machine.

The other best part is the drivers. You don’t have to worry about drivers. No more headache to find the drivers and version that fit your device with your OS. As soon as your installation complete, all your devices work like a charm. Thumbs up to Microsoft on this.

Anti-virus and Security

Virus is a nightmare to Windows user. As soon as my windows go live, the first thing i will do is installing my Norton Antivirus. But this time i failed to install NAV 2003 neither NAV Vista version on Windows 7.

Well, you don’t have to be fret anymore for virus. Don’t event think to get Norton or any other brand. Microsoft already taking care of it and its all FREE. You just need to download Microsoft Security Essential and i would like to emphasis again, ITS FREE!!!.
I did put on my machine some “security venerable stuff” just to try out this MSE, and its really did his job well!!

Taskbar a.k.a Superbar.

I think you will love the new “taskbar” on Windows 7. Although its still named “Taskbar”, they just love it to call “Superbar” because of its new look and awesome features.

Superbar will help you manage your opened applications more easily with its Live Preview, Application progress, Pin - UnPin and many more. And also together with this Superbar, you get to know Aero-Peak, a significant features on Windows 7.

I’ll explain more on Superbar, Aero-Peak and many more great stuff on Window 7 on my next posting.
And for those who worried about version compatibility, we will look on how to resolve that by using Windows XP Mode. Until then, Happy Computing!!!

Stardock Objeckdock : Get a MAC style program launcher on your Windows

2009-09-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

Some people just like the program launcher or taskbar as what MAC have on but they are on Windows. Thanks to Startdock for creating Objectdock which bring that MAC experience to Window users.

ObjectDock™ is a program that enables users to organize their shortcuts, programs and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated Dock. Its all FREE.
You can get more info here and download it here. In addition you can download more customization for objectdock from WinCustomized.

I just love objectdock that i have on my desktop.

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music + IPhone theme

2009-09-07T08:53:00.000-07:00

Since Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (Nokia 5800XM) was launch on January 2009, it said to be a rival to Apple iPhone or some people claims it is an iPhone killer. Well, in some cases, yes it is.
Anyhow a lot of 5800XM users like the UI of iPhone. No doubt iPhone UI is much better, but it missing lots of features that 5800XM have.

So most of 5800XM users prefer their fon but love to have iPhone UI. Its a great user's experience when combining 5800XM features with iPhone UI. Thanks to dsma for creating such a nice iPhone theme for 5800XM. It is free, that's the best part of it :-)

If you have a Nokia 5800 XM and you want the iPhone UI, you can download it from here

Internet Explorer 7 (and above )with multiple session

2009-09-07T02:21:00.000-07:00

Some of us might have more than one gmail account or yahoo account. Have anybody noticed that when you want to open both (or more) of your gmail account simultaneously, you only can open one at a time?

Why is this happen? Well, the answer is; Internet explorer shares the same SESSION even though you had open a new window. Yes, it have pro and cons but that is not what we are looking at here. What we want is how to enable you to use Internet Explorer and still be able to use multiple login to your sites/account.

There are two ways of doing it;
i. From current viewing window

On the Internet Explorer toolbar, click on File > New Session
Then you'll get a new open Internet Explorer browser with totally fresh new session.
Easy isn't it :-)? But you have to do it every time you need to use dedicated session on opened Internet Explorer browser.

ii. From the shortcut

Right click on any of your Internet Explorer shortcut, and select Properties.
On the Target field, add -nomerge at the end of the existing command. Refer to picture below to get a clear picture where to add.
To save your settings, just click button OK. Even though you just set for one shortcut, that changes will be apply to all the Internet Explorer shortcut

I prefer the second method since i use a lot of multiple login on my web application development. You might just need first method, but i hope above info will be helpfull for you in the explained situation.

~Happy Computing~

System Restore - Fix fast your computer.

2009-09-04T23:57:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning, turn on my computer and gosh!! what happened to the screen display, its out scale, got a total black section 20% on the right side. I though that my LCD is damage :-(
But thanks to my brain (and to Microsoft too..of course.. ), it flash me to something real important tools but ALMOST forgotten, System Restore!!!.

If you are using windows XP and above, Microsoft packed this important tools with your windows.

System Restore.

System Restore does undo your system to previous state that you want or to the point before unwanted changes occur.

So how to do that; A. Lets take a look on how turn it ON and B. How to do system restoring.

A. In most cases by default, you should get System Restore ON when your windows go life. But just in case it wasn't let take a look how to get it back on track.
By the way, please take note; Some virus might turn your System Restore OFF and get rid of all your restore point

Right Click on My Computer and select Properties from the shown menu. You should be getting System Properties window as shown below.
Select System Restore tab; That will bring you to System Restore config as shown below.
To turn it ON; Un-check Turn off System Restore on all drives.
Under section Drive Settings, ensure that status is "monitoring" for drives on your computer.
That's it, click OK to save your settings.

B. How to restore your computer to selected restore point.

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Restore.
You will see System Restore windows as shown below.
From the option, select Restore my computer to an earlier time. Click button Next to proceed.
(There is another option, Create a restore point. It is optional if you want to force a restore point creation before you make some changes to your computer, but by default it will do it by it self.)
Select your preferred restore point. The one that you know your system was fine during that time. Select the active date where its number in bold (No1.) and Select your restore point. (No2).
Click Next when done.
On the next step (final), you'll get a confirmation notice about selected restore point you have choose.

Just click Next if you satisfy with your selection.
Your computer will automatically shutdown to execute the process and you'll see the result either Restoration Complete or Restoration Failed after your system restarted.

The day of begin..

2009-09-04T22:28:00.000-07:00

Well.. let's hit the road..
Milestone; sharing tech info to you guys out there, from me or from info that i grab all around the world and bring it here for you..
Enjoy and comments are welcome.. thank you.