http://brockangelo.com cool little projects Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:25:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is early February, which means time to start planning for April Fool's Day. Here is one I've had up my sleeve for some time. A simple batch file that gives the appearance of formatting the Windows hard drive. Rough enough to make even a seasoned administrator do a double ... http://brockangelo.com/2010/02/03/april-fools-batch-file/ I am a fan of most things WordPress, but one thing I am not a fan of is the way that everyone gets sent to the Dashboard whenever they log in. Not everyone who logs into your site will write posts or administer the site. And for an intranet, this ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/12/17/redirect-users-back-to-page-they-were-on/ This did not seem obvious to me, so I hope it is valuable to someone else. If you are using VirtualBox to host your newly created Virtual Servers, one of the questions you will find yourself asking is: "What if my machine reboots?" VirtualBox does not (yet) have a built ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/12/15/how-to-start-a-virtual-machine-at-startup-using-virtualbox/ If you get the following error when installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox: This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: 0:6 ...don't fret. You simply need to check the "Enable PAE/NX" found under Settings --> System --> Processor. Related posts:How to Start a Virtual Machine at Startup Using VirtualBoxHow to Batch ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/12/15/this-kernal-requires-the-following-features-not-present-on-the-cpu-06/ If you are a regular user of the Windows Run Box, you probably have gotten very accustomed to a feature called “Inline AutoComplete”. This feature is very handy. You simply start typing for the file or folder that you want, and the Run Box suggests it as you type. However, for ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/12/03/windows-run-box-doesnt-suggest-anymore/ Running a batch file invisibly can come in handy, especially if you manage computers for other users. It allows you to perform a task without the user knowing anything about it. Its very simple. Instead of telling the batch file to run, you tell a Visual Basic script to ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/07/14/run-a-batch-file-invisibly/ Here's how this will work: you'll plug in your card reader or digital camera and all your photos & videos are automatically copied to the folders of your choice in about 3 to 5 seconds. Once the photos are copied to the PC, they are automatically removed from the card ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/07/08/automatically-upload-photos-to-flickr/ Here is a huge, no wait, a huge time-saver for me, so I felt I must share it: I keep a folder called “Downloads” inside the My Documents folder. Inside “Downloads” I’ve created three subfolders: Applications Drivers ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/07/08/application-download-folder/ To set a Static IP Address in Windows XP, open the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Control Panel. Double click on Network Connections. You may have several network connections in this box, depending on your configuration. But most likely you will need to modify the "Local Area Connection". If ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/06/27/set-a-static-ip-address-in-windows-xp/ If you have always eyed the Bose SoundDock, but balked at it's $400 price tag, then stop reading reviews and buy this iPod player! At a quarter of the price, you'll have enough money left over to buy an iPhone! I bought this iPod player on a whim after ... http://brockangelo.com/2009/06/25/altec-lansing-inmotion-im600-usb-charging-portable-speaker-system-with-fm-receiver-for-ipod-black/