http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress The internet home of Todd George (a.k.a. Tech Guru Todd). Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:23:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've struggled with iPhone Exchange ActiveSync and premature battery drain combined with overheating of the device.  The only thing I've found that seems to be the answer for me is at: http://danisrael.scekc.com/it/iphone-suddenly-drains-battery-due-to-constant-push-polling.html This link explains an issue with Calendar items causing continuous contact from the iPhone to the Exchange Server and gives ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=124 The Dell Latitude E6400/E6500 and other computers based on the Intel Gigabit 82567LM network card will drop offline during power save modes (including when Windows is set to "Turn off the display").  It's an Intel Network Interface technology called SIPS, System Idle Power Saver.  It's highly frustrating, especially because mapped ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=119 I found an awesome case for my iPad.  Check it out... Kensington makes the 'Reversible Sleeve' (7"-10") with model/part number K62911US.  It's designed for a 7 to 10 inch Netbook, but I eyed it up in the store and thought it might work.  Lo-and-behold, it's a PERFECT FIT.  I'm very ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=112 When using an XBox 360 with a computer monitor that does not support audio (over either HDMI or using a DVI-to-HDMI cable), there is no easy way to get the audio out of the XBox. You can use the original 360 Standard A/V cable, but it's too large to fit on ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=91 Because I can never find this section of the registry, and for some reason always take forever to find it in Google... The location that Citrix and Terminal Server copy default registry settings from for each user is: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software Enjoy. http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=87 I had experienced a bunch of issues in my various attempts at getting Windows XP (and other operating systems as well) to boot from a Compact Flash card installed as a hard drive replacement utilizing a CF-IDE Adapter.  I've read that CF-IDE adapters, and Compact Flash cards themselves can be ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=73 I'm a gadget freak.  I also take protecting my gadgets very seriously.  For my reference, and yours, I'm going to list some of my favorite gadget protection product sites in this post. I'm going to try my best to update this site more regularly.  I've got so many gadgets, laptops, electronics, ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=72 I've just discovered something that may seem obvious, but considering I had a bit of a tough time finding the answer, I figured I'd post to potentially help someone else out that might be struggling with the same issue. When modifying registry entries (potentially from a login script) using AutoIt Script, ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=71 I was experiencing difficulties when using a Compact Flash card for booting a Debian install. The errors I was getting were: hda:hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x21 hda: DMA timeout error hda: dma timeout error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } ide: failed opcode was: unknown ... and they would repeat 4 or 5 times with ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=70 I was having trouble with Puppy Linux booting on a few PCs I have.  It took a while to find the answer, so I'm posting it here in case others need it. I was running it on an Intel D201GLY motherboard, but this error doesn't appear to be specific to that ... http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=69