My Wikipedia contributions

I never knew how tedious or difficult certain edits to Wikipedia can become. On the other hand, some of the features are quite brilliant, once you really get comfortable with them. I've ran into a couple of snags while I was working on Polonia Technica's (non-profit organization) profile - but overall, it's a rich knowledge sharing device.

Blogging from MS Word

This is only a simple test of how effective usage of MS Word 2007 can be for bloggers like you and me. Things start from the Office menu, where you pick an option to create a New document and then select a New Blog Post. After that, things are as easy as typing.

Give it a shot. It's really simple!

 

Click here SEO phenomenon

Have you ever searched for the phrase "click here" by mistake? If so, you probably wondered, how does Adobe Reader link get on top of the search results without any type of advertising from the vendor and the fact that your search phrase is not listed on that page at all. The answer lies deep beneath the surface of SEO (search engine optimization).

You must have seen pages with links to .PDF files, where webmasters offers a redirection to a free Adobe Reader tool for viewing such content. They write "If you need software to view this document click here" and turn the last two words into a hyperlink to Adobe Reader download site. Every time another webmaster uses the same strategy, search engine crawlers identify "click here" with a link to Adobe's site increasing corresponding PageRank.

Consequently, even though "click here" is not listed anywhere on the page, not in alt attributes of links or in meta tags, SEO algorithms rank the innocent Adobe Reader site the highest when searching for "click here".

ActiveX component can't create object: 'CDOnts.NewMail'

You might get "ActiveX component can't create object: 'CDOnts.NewMail' " error message when working with ASP pages - CDONTS object especially. Your asp page is supposed to send an email to ... from ... with ..... such and such message, but it chokes on creating the 'email object.'

RESOLUTION 1: Most likely, your \windows\system32\cdonts.dll in not registered - run regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\cdonts.dll to resolve

RESOLUTION 2: Copy cdonts.dll from a Win 2K machine to your System32 folder. Next, run regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\cdonts.dll to resolve

If the above do not help, you may need to reinstall your SMTP service portion of IIS on your machine.

Dual Head Video Card

This is for someone, who is looking for a video card that support dual monitors (spanning, not shadowing).
In my search for a dual head Video Card I ran across hundreds different types of cards to choose from. AGP this PCI that, 8x the other.... all meaningless to someone that does not deal with PC hardware on daily basis. My goal was to find a card that will support 2 monitors. Initially I thought that getting a card with two heads is all I need. That is only partially correct.

Some cards, surprisingly, do not support spanning your desktop onto two monitors. They do have two heads, but when you hook Two Monitors to the card you will see your mouse moving around on two screens at the same time. Why would anyone need that?

When you get a card, make sure it supports spanning two your desktop on two monitors, not just shadowing. D-sub is the old schools monitor connector. DVI is the new connector used for the latest monitors. Do not sweat if you purchased a card that gives your 2 DVI connectors and you have two old monitors with D-sub's. EBay has adapters for that purpose for .99 cents (shipping is more expensive than the precious adapter).

Two types. There are basically two different breeds of video cards: AGP and PCI. Those are only the generic families. What you want to look into are AGP 2x, 4x ,8x OR PCI-E. AGP 4x will fit in AGP 4x slot on your motherboard. It does not always work great the other way. AGP 4x will work in AGP 8x slot, only if the manufacturer states so. If you have an older motherboard, you most likely need AGP 2x card - just like I do.

I bought AGP 2x /4x - something that would work more efficiently in a AGP 4x slot, but it works just fine now, and that was one of few that I was able to find for my mother board configuration. When you get your card - investigate your motherboard's architecture FIRST. If you are no sure about the specs, pull out the plug, take off the cover and take a very close look at the current video card. You will need something very similar.

PCI-E is straight forward - there is only one type out there, there are a few main subgroups that require different RAM or Processor speed, but architecture wise, if you have a PCI-E motherboard then you almost can not go wrong when buying a video card. AGP adventure is a lot more challenging.

Nonetheless, I just thought my 2 cents may help someone out there, who catches this blog.
Think positive... post a comment if you need help or want to add... bash my post. All is welcome.

GOOD LUCK!

Spyware vs Viruses

What's worse, spyware or viruses? How to get rid of it? What to use to clean it up? How to attempt preventing outbreaks?

What's your take on spyware?
Here's my (mintol1) view:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=81&threadID=191617&messageID=1978308


Some people have a lot of valuable information to share in that forum. Beware though, some of them are just IT idiots who claim themselves to know it ALL.

I think it is worth while reading throug at least some of those posts.

Enjoy !!

/dev/Sunnybrook/Blog: Increasing Google Page Rank from Backlinks

/dev/Sunnybrook/Blog: Increasing Google Page Rank from Backlinks

Napa auto parts in Garfield, NJ is group of rude, obnoxious and unprofessional jerks

I wanted to help a friend of mine out and fix up her car over the last weekend. She doesn't have a clue about cars - it turned out that all the car needed was some tlc. Oil change, air filter replacement, spark plugs and wires replacement needed to be done. Luckily ( unluckily in the end) there is Napa auto parts store in my friend's neighborhood. I went there with an intension of purchasing stuff for a over 10 year-old Suzuki. I collected some oil and the STP oil treatment under my arm bc they did not have any shopping baskets at all. I can live with that, I only grabbed 4 quarts of 10W-30 oil. While I waited patiently to be served, literally in the face of one of the clerks, he gave me an unpleasant look few times without saying a word to me. All I wanted to do is get two other filers and pay.

In the mean time, somebody else came in and was served before me. I started not liking the place, but I could live with that as well, I was not in a rush.

One of the rude clerks reached out to me for the oil bottles without a word and walked over to the register, few steps away.

As he was walking away I mentioned I will need parts in addition to the oil. In response I heard an angry, annoyed and rude "whaaaaa?" That pushed me to the limit, but I was only a minute from the final checkout. It wasn't my own vehicle that I needed parts for, so I hesitated when asked for the year of the Suzuki. All of a sudden the clerks starting announcing all over the stinky and dirty store that I wasn't sure about the year of production of the car.

He used the tone that crossed the limits of my patience. I told the guy I didn't need his aftermarket parts. All he had to say was "oh yeah...?"

I turned around and left the store to get parts from Strauss. They had everything I needed and served me with professionally and courteously.

If you don't mind getting aggravated and wasting time when getting auto parts - go to NAPA in Garfield, NJ, on Midland Ave.

What is gcasDtServ.exe? Should I worry about it?

gcasDtServ.exe takes vast resources at the startup. Without it the startup may impove upto one minute on a W2k platform. Malware can be named anything so I recommend searching for the file on the HDD and seing where it is running from.
GcasDtServ.exe should be placed in \System32 folder. It associated with MS Antispyware. MS claims it is an essential component of the their Antispyware server.
Do not terminate the process, however, if it becomes a real nightmare, double check where the executable is runnig from.

Good Luck.

Any other suggestions?

CiceroUiWndFrame not responding

Very often, when shutting down, I get a dialog box... with title that says End Program - CiceroUIWndFrame not responding.
I can click cancel or End Task to kill the pop up and continue shutting down.
I'm running the XP Home with all the latest critical updates and service pack 2

Please advise.

IIS - Server Application Error

When I attept to access localhost I get this:

Server Application Error
The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the processing of your request. Please refer to the event log for more detail information. Please contact the server administrator for assistance.
I created new Virtual folder, I restarted IIS on my w2k machine but still get the Error message. I am not trying any crazy asp files - only the simplest, plain http://localhost/

Does anybody have any suggestions?

Papiez Jan Pawel II - co czujesz wiedzac o jego pogrzebie?

Najwiekszy z Karoli, z Wojtylow, z Polakow, z Papiezy ... najwikeszy czlowiek swiata odszedl do wiecznosci. Polska zamarla, nawet jedno z najbardziej komercyjnych radiow polski, rmf, zmienilo swoje oblicze i jego stona przypomina stronice z kronik o Papiezu. Wszystkie nowosci to cos roziskrzone odjesciem NASZEGO papieza. W moim rodzinnym domu zawsze, juz od 23 lat wisi obraz czlowieka w bialej czapeczce. Jako kilkuletni brzdzac nie wiedzialem kto to, ale zawsze jakos bilo od jego oblicza czyms szczegolnym. Poniekad czuje sie slabszy wiedzac ze nasz pasterz odszedl. Z drugiej strony czuje sie wiekszy, widzac jak caly swiat nagle zwraca wzrok ku ojczyznie papieza, bo ja tez stamtad jestem. Ziemia na ktorej ja sie wychowalem zrodzila najwiekszego czlowieka swiata. Nikt nie zrobil wiecej dla swiata - D O B R E G O - niz nasz Papiez (z bardzo duzej litery).

Co czujesz slyszac o pogrzebie Papieza?

WMP Error number C00D2EE6

When I intend to listen to a radio station (http://rmf.fm) I initialize the media player and after a while I get a notification about error number C00D2EE6. How do I get around this error?

Error number -5402 - playing music from Winamp website

If yo go to Winamp.com to the Music page and select a button for an artist that you would like to listen a .pls file should be downloaded on your PC and Winmap should pick it right up to play and please your senses. It does not happen ... You get an error message. The error number is -5402. What to do ??