First plot is from Hotel to airport. Second plot is from the plane to final destination of Hong Kong International Airport.   A few things to note:   The GPS plot from hotel to airport is accurate, but it seems to show that I started from the golf course. The error is in the satellite image. There seems to be a double up of a road not long after the plot begins. You should be able to make out the road that the plot should be following.   I did not get a GPS fix from the … [Read more...]

Installing the Bluetooth software (BlueSoleil) to XP was uneventful. After installation, XP was able to detect the dongle and allocated it to COM port 16. Next, using my PDA I 'discovered’ my desktop. I guess I could have done it the other way around, but the main thing was that pairing went off without a hitch. Not much different to pairing a headset, except you need to enter a password to both devices. If the pairing is correct, you should see ‘Activesync’ as a service … [Read more...]

Windows XP tip: Image Resizer Why Use Image Resizer?  Do you ever receive emails with JPEG attachments that take 10 minutes to download?  Or, when you open up a photo that your friend sent you, it appears to be zoomed in and you can only see one corner of the image?  Chances are, those files were sent at their original file size and resolution -- they should have been resized before sending. Digital cameras are so commonplace now that most households in Hong Kong own at … [Read more...]

Windows XP tip: Enable ClearType What is ClearType? ClearType is a nifty feature that a surprising number of users do not use. With the proliferation of LCDs during the past few years, this is a feature that no LCD owners should leave off - this includes laptop and notebook owners! Note: this feature is most beneficial to LCD users running on a DVI (digital) connection. If you are using analog or a CRT, go ahead and give this a try anyway - who knows, you may be able to see benefits. If you … [Read more...]

Do you ever receive a strange Messenger message from your friend, but you did not have MSN Messenger open? Chances are, the default Windows Messenger 4.7 is the culprit. No, this is NOT MSN Messenger, which is at version 7.5 as of this writing.  You can't get rid of this via the Control Panel and must resort to a special command. Remove that pesky Windows Messenger! Here's how: From your Start Menu, select Run, then copy and paste the entire following line into the box: RunDll32 … [Read more...]

Basic Monitor Calibration When using your computer, chances are extremely high that you are being fed an image is coming out from your monitor. Therefore, time should be taken to adjust your monitor to its optimal settings -- your eyes will thank you! Here are a few tips & tricks in making those adjustments. LCD Change your Windows Desktop video resolution to match your LCD's native resolution. Text, graphics, and everything else looks best when displayed in your LCD's native … [Read more...]

The first thing I would do is to change the default administrator password. for example most "Linksys" brand routers come preset from the factory with password of admin.  That means anyone can access the router if it is left on the default password!  So definitely change and remember your new username and password.  If you forget it, you can always push the reset button on the router. but that means you need to re-configure all specific settings again. I would highly recommend that you do the … [Read more...]