Ken's Tech Note

Got the Dell Streak in Hong Kong retail chain store which is unlocked. Try to use the Software Update but it said no update is available. Browse to http://mobileupdate.dell.com/?version=GAUSB1A110100 with the browser and it allowed download. After the installation, it took a couple of self-reboot and in about 3-5 minutes, Android 2.2 / Dell Stage interface is live. The response of the screen seems to be a little faster, but it is excited to have new features, esp. Wi-Fi tethering.

After installing K-Lite Codec 6.3 Mega Pack, I started to experience problem with RMVB files playback. This was solved - by adding a couple of DLLs in c:\Windows. Q: RMVB files play without sound A: You are probably missing a decoder for RealAudio COOK. You can install that by following these steps: Download the Windows version of binary codec pack for MPlayer. http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html#binary_codec Extract these files from the .zip archive: cook.dll , pncrt.dll , sipr3260.dll , drv33260.dll , drv43260.dll Put those files in this folder: C:\Windows

I run into a problem with Windows Update when I crashed my computer / network connection in the middle of an update. I received an error that Windows Update cannot update which was fixed after following these steps: 重命名Softwaredistribution 1, 点击开始—〉所有程序—〉附件，右击命令行提示符，选择以管理员身份运行， 如果出现用户帐户控制窗口，点击继续。输入“net stop wuauserv”后回车。 2, 重命名%systemroot%（即系统安装目录，默认为c:\windows）下的 Softwaredistribution文件夹为SDOLD 3, 点击开始—〉所有程序—〉附件，右击命令行提示符，选择以管理员身份运行， 如果出现用户帐户控制窗口，点击继续。输入“net start wuauserv”后回车。 Basically, we can then remove the SDOLD folder as it contains corrupted files and settings.

If we enable AHCI at BIOS after Windows is installed without this option, Windows won't boot. Follow the steps to enable AHCI support after-the-fact:    1. Exit all Windows-based programs.    2. Start regedit.exe as Administrator.    3. If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.    4. Locate following registry subkey:       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci    5. In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.    6. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.    7. On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.    8. Reboot and enable AHCI under BIOS.

While I was trying to learn (and re-learn) Linux, I came across this good article which contains a tool to create a LiveUSB OS. I was a long-time user of SuSE OS. From its early day. It is good to see it grows and became an even more mature Linux distro.

I come across this great article on integration of Dreamweaver and Photoshop using "Smart Object" and "Copy and Paste". It is indeed a time-saver for web page production. Watch the video .

After testing Windows 7 (RC) for a few months, I received Windows 7 RTM through the Microsoft Partners Program. It is a great program to join with benefits for software developers (for a fee). Windows 7 is reasonably good at compatibility. The only problem I had with Windows 7 so far is PCCW Netvigator Everywhere. The modem made by Huawei does not have driver for Windows 7. Research on internet yielded no answer but shared frustrations of many people. I believe this will be solved eventually by Huawei (not PCCW). On my D430, the performance is reasonable and is better than Vista Basic that comes with the machine. One thing that worth mentioning is through the repeated installing, formatting and re-installing, I start to use a tool called UNetbootin . Absolutely a pleasure to use. Read the full instruction and install Win 7 from a USB.