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I’ve been getting a lot of calls regarding unresponsive Microsoft Outlook. After a few troubleshooting, I found out two of the callers have a 19GB .pst file. So what I’m doing right now is archiving the folders based on the date.
After the archiving done, it is necessary to compact the current working folder. It will reduce the size of the .pst file.
It is inevitable for the Carrier IQ controversy dominating the headlines. This should be a bigger story than the overblown “Locationgate” story.
The Carrier IQ controversy has attracted the attention of Al Franken, US Senator from Minnesota; maybe he heard the page from applefanboy.com. Apple made a statement, saying that they have abandoned Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of their products. HTC say they don’t receive data from Carrier IQ. The story goes on and on.
Yes, you should be wearing your tin foil hat.
The Verge has great coverage on Carrier IQ controversy.
Hot topic of this week: Carrier IQ
Grant Paul, who is also known as chpwn reports that Carrier IQ is in iOS.
Before we all jump to conclusion and start a rage against the answering machine, take all the news with a grain of salt.
The Verge is covering the Carrier IQ controversy and highly recommended for pre-rage reading.
Just remember to wear your tin foil hat for now.
Amazon releases Kindle Software Update Version 6.2 for Kindle Fire.
This software upgrade provides improvements to the operation of your Kindle Fire.
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To update your Kindle, ensure you are connected to a Wi-Fi network and that your battery is fully charged.
You can also manually download Kindle Software Update Version 6.2 and install it on your Kindle Fire. The software update process requires minimum of 40% of battery charge.
Kindle Fire is available through Amazon.com and other select retailers such as Target and Best Buy.
I had been worrying that I lost a USB drive at a client office on Monday. It contains some sensitive informations I just obtained from the client. I am so relieved to have found the said USB drive in the hallway next to my office.
Some USB drives are getting smaller and smaller, they are getting a lot easier to lose.
On Wednesday November 23rd, 2011; the day before Thanksgiving Day I received a call.
“Hey, just want to let you know I was using my computer and Cloud AV 2012 just installed itself.”
Yeah, that’s a Malware.
I was getting ready for my Thanksgiving trip, so I had to work on this malware problem later. Bleeping Computer has a great instructions on removing Cloud AV 2012.
I am documenting what I’m doing to remove Cloud AV 2012.
I’m going to put this computer on quarantine for a few days and see if Cloud AV 2012 is completely gone.
After the initial excitement regarding the ability to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard client (or older Mac OS X client), VMware clarifies that only the following Mac OS X are supported to run in VMWare Fusion 4:
VMware knowledge base also states:
VMware Fusion 4.x includes a check to ensure that the version of Mac OS X being started is one of those listed. Any virtual machine that contains a Mac OS not listed above does not work after updating to VMware Fusion 4.1.1 or later. These unsupported virtual machines no longer boot after upgrading or downgrading from VMware Fusion 4.1.0.
Well, for those who have downloaded VMware Fusion 4.1.0 might want to keep the installer safe, just in case.
