There are things I see that I like and I end up forgetting about them later. So I decided to add a category to my blog to accommodate that. This way I can run a query or post an RSS ;) (wink wink) for those that want to get me something and don't know what.  This week's topic is a better headset. Here in India these guys just don't understand my passion with my music. They're actually afraid for me that I'll hurt myself. Heh. The volume that my ears are used to from my past is SLIGHTLY higher than these guys ever imagined. As far as I'm c...

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 It shouldn't be this difficult. Getting online took nearly 6 months, staying online is hair-pulling. Internet here is very frustrating. There are several ISPs to choose from but what sucks is that none of them are "good", there's something wrong with every one of them. BSNL (our current ISP) - Government guys, means the facilities and the people are run down. They don't get off their @$$ for anyone. Internet goes off about twice a week, and is slow about 40% of the time. Call to lodge a complaint, as they instruct, and IF the line ...

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Running Flash-dependent gadgets on 64-bit Windows Because Adobe does not provide a 64-bit plugin for their Flash player, gadgets that require Flash (such as Pandora) will not operate on 64-bit Windows. To get around this problem, you can run the 32-bit version of the program that manages the gadgets. Windows Vista In the System Tray right-click on the Sidebar icon and select Properties Uncheck the "Start Sidebar when Windows starts" option Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar Drag and hold Sidebar.exe over th...

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  Google Talk - "Show current music track" I've been an avid winamp user since it's version 1. Since version 5.5 Google's chat client, "Google Talk" has had a bug when setting your away message to "Show current music track". Here's how to fix this bug on your pc until either party find and rebuild the fix.  If you don't have this combonation of chat and music clients then disregard this small amount of tech talk. Navigate to your winamp's root directory "C:\Program Files\Winamp" or "C:\Program Files ...

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