I had a user who set their background in Windows but lost the file. They asked if I could recover it. After doing some research I discovered the location of their wallpaper. c:\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows Photo Viewer\Windows Photo Viewer Wallpaper.jpg If you are trying to locate the default Windows wallpapers they are located at c:\%USERNAME%\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
Author: Sean Young
Using your free 50GB of Box to backup iTunes
I’ve had 50GB free on Box for a while now but haven’t had a use for it. With the 100MB file limit there aren’t a lot of options. Most of my files are on Dropbox due to their integration with most of the services I use. I figured I’d move my iTunes library to my…
Bonjour not working with the Actiontec MI424WR
One of my users mentioned Bonjour stopped working recently at his home. After doing some research I found others with the same Router having the same issue. Disabling IGMP Proxy fixed the problem. To disable IGMP Proxy Login to your Router using your web browser Click Advanced in the top right corner Click IGMP Proxy…
TFTP in OS X Lion 10.7
In OS X Lion Apple changed how you access the TFTP server. Below are the steps for editing the default location of the TFTP server and launching it. If you’d like to change the path the TFTP server uses you can create a directory wherever you’d like and name it tftp. If not skip to…
Jing vs. Snagit
I recently needed to get a screenshot tool and saw the makers of Snagit had a free tool called Jing. After some research I found a comparison between the two. reference: http://www.techsmith.com/jing-snagit.html
Changing the network adapter binding order
If you’re like me you have a wired and wireless connection at work. When your accessing your server or other network resources you want to make sure your PC uses your wired connection over your wireless connection without having to manually disable the wireless adapter. You can set the order in which the network connections…
Dealing with 20 GB or greater PST files in Outlook
Lately I’ve had a few users who’s PST has gotten corrupt and been unaccessible at the 19GB mark. After doing some research I discovered the default unicode PST size limit in Outlook 2003 and 2007 is 20GB. By default, .pst files are in the Unicode format in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003. Additionally, the…
1Password in Linux
I’ve been using 1Password for my password needs and love it. The one thing that is frustrating is they don’t have a client for Linux. I was able to work around this by using their 1Password Anywhere feature. To do this I opened Chrome and logged into www.dropbox.com. Remember to check the Remember me checkbox. Once…
Scrolling with TrackPoint in Ubuntu 10.04
My Thinkpad X300 is a great machine and everything in Ubuntu 10.04 works natively except for scrolling with the TrackPoint. I’ve gotten it working but it never sticks after putting the laptop to sleep. Below are the instructions modified for a Thinkpad X300. 1. Install gpointing-device-settings Open terminal and type sudo apt-get install gpointing-device-settings 2….
Connecting Windows 7 to a Windows XP share
If you are having trouble connecting a Windows 7 machine to a Windows XP share try enabling Network security: LAN Manager authentication level – Send LM & NTLM responses. Open the run dialog and type gpedit.msc and press enter. Open Computer Configuration Open Windows Settings Open Security Settings Open Local Policies Open Security Options Find Network…