Wakeup 1.01

16Sep09

Note: This is most useful in a LAN (Local Area Network) where the computer you are trying to wakeup is on the same router as you are. Wakeup packets get squashed when hopping routers.

Scenario: You have a computer in the same building as you are in and you would like to wake it up (from shutdown, standby, or sleep) without actually walking over to it and pressing the power button. (Assuming that this computer is on the same network as you are and uses the same gateway/router)

First, you will need Wakeup 1.01 which you can download here. Within the ZIP file you will find wakeup.exe. Copy that to a new folder C:\wakeup101\ (which you will create).

Next, open up a command prompt (START -> RUN -> CMD). Change the directory to the wakeup folder by using this command chdir C:\wakeup101\

Your command line should now read C:\wakeup101>. In order to wake up a computer you will use this command:
C:\wakeup101>wakeup MACADDRESS

Refer to the picture below for how I issued this command!

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iPhone 3.1 firmware upgrade

13Sep09

Like many of you, I myself am addicted to my iPhone. In fact, I love my iPhone so much that I prefer using the Facebook application rather than accessing it from my laptop! I use it so much that I often find myself having to charge it daily.

As you are probably already aware, the 3.1 firmware upgrade came out Wednesday. Here are some of the features you get with 3.1:

-App Genius

• Which, that I’ve noticed so far, only displays paid apps

-Better iTunes sorting with iTunes v. 9

• With this, you see arrange your apps on each page and then sync them accordingly. For example, I can move all of my game apps to page 3 on iTunes and after syncing they will appear on page 3 on my iPhone. Pretty neat, eh?

-Cydia is removed

• This pretty much killed me… there isn’t a workaround for this one yet, but you can always downgrade to 3.0 with the exception to 3GS owners

My thought on the 3.1 firmware is that you probably shouldn’t upgrade immediately if you are rocking Cydia or if you are thinking about jailbreaking but you weren’t quite sure yet. I couldn’t find this anywhere in the 3.1 release notes, but it was rumored that battery issues were supposed to be fixed to prevent unnecessary draining. I haven’t really noticed a change in my battery’s behavior. Other than the few added changes in iTunes, this 3.1 upgrade isn’t worth purchasing if you’re an iTouch user since no significant changes occurred.

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Tags: 3.1, 3gs, apple, battery drain, battery life, cydia, features, firmware, iphone, ipod, itouch, itunes, jailbraking, jailbreak, jailbroken, update, upgrade

Firefox: A History

30Jun09

From Phoenix to Firebird (0.8) to Firefox (soon to be 3.5), Mozilla has come a long way with their ever so popular web browser. With 3.5 on the way, one of the major updates to Firefox is the support of <audio> and <video> tags as defined in HTML 5.

Take a look at CNET’s Firefox history in photos article for flashback in time with one of the most popular web browser to date.

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Tags: about, fennec, firebird, firefox, firefox 3.5, history, mozilla, phoenix

Apple hammers down on Palm

18Jun09

It’s not new news that the brains behind the Palm Pre team are ex-apple employees led by Palm president Jon Rubinstein; the pioneer of the original ipod. With that being said, the Palm Pre team was about to port a line of code that allows non-apple products to connect and sync with itunes. This will allow users to use the Palm Pre with the comfort and ease of itunes as their media player. With software manufacturers trying to win back Apple iPod consumers, allowing the use of the exploit in iTunes could prove hurting to Apple’s Mp3 player market.

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Tags: apple, apple itunes, ipod, itunes, mp3 player, other mp3 player with itunes, palm, palm pre, synchronize, third party

Performing a remote logoff, shutdown, or restart

16Jun09

One of the many benefits, besides time and amount of effort involved, of performing a remote log off via GUI rather than through a DOS prompt is that you actually see what it is you are doing. With this available, it is easier to perform a task of this caliber with minimal to no mistakes at all. This is especially beneficial and time preserving if you plan to do this over a WAN.

 

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Tags: logoff network computer, Microsoft, remote logoff, remote shutdown, remotely, shutdown network computer, windows xp