Category Archives: Tech Tips
Reverse Scrolling Windows XP
OS X Lion (Home) + Windows XP (Work)
Well since upgrading to OSX Lion at home, I wasn’t too fond on the reverse scrolling, but after using it for a while, I actually love it! The only problem is now when I come to use my Windows machine at work, I find it incredibly annoying that I don’t have reverse scrolling and there is no option anywhere on the system.
Then a quick search on Google fetched up the following site… http://rzy.me/19s
It works like a treat and now I have reverse scrolling on my Windows machine. No more getting frustrated with scrolling!
VBS script to get a remote computer’s serial number
I had a task to do at the office the other day of getting Asset information, I got the companies asset details no problem, but when it came to getting the serial number… well I forgot, not a very good start to see the least to say I had to travel 270 miles to the office.
I had a quick search on the net and finally came across this script:
ComputerName = InputBox(“Machine Name To Query”)
winmgmt1 = “winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//”& ComputerName &”"
Set SerialN = GetObject( winmgmt1 ).InstancesOf (“Win32_BIOS”)For each Serial in SerialN
MsgBox “Serial Number: ” & Serial.SerialNumber
Next
How to use:
1) Fire up Notepad
2) Paste the above into it
3) Save the file with the extension .VBS
4) Double click
5) Enter the remote computer name
6) Voila the serial number will appear
Something so simple, saved me a lot of time / miles and fuel!
Hope it helps for you!
Mac OS X Shortcut: Quick Hide Dock
If you are like me and you are always changing your desktop, moving icons around or just want a different look for the time you are on the computer then this may be handy for you.
This shortcut command will allow you to quickly hide/show the Mac OS X dock.
⌘-option-d
Pressing it once will hide it, pressing it for a second time will show the dock again.
It doesn’t make it go away permanently, this command only activated / disabled quick hide dock.
If an Appulous IPA link was dead….
For all you people who know’s what this is all about, here you go.
Question: If an Appulous IPA link was dead before you clicked it. The original plugin was the ________ Links Checker.?
Answer: Cavern
Updated iPhone Stuff Page’s
It’s been along time and almost forgotten about but the iPhone Stuff section still gets the most set of search results. I first added these back in 2008 and since then never thought to update the source list, nor the firmware download links.
These have now been done and i’m hoping to see a steady increase of new visitors with the new sources and firmware links : ) fingers crossed! I have been meaning to update them for some time but it’s just one of those “Im gunna” and as we all know those “Im gunna Jobs” Never really seem to come around and you keep putting them to the back of your mind and before long its long forgotten about.
I created the sources last night and got together lots and lots of information together ready for me just to click the update button this morning, like this blog post, set to publish automatically : )
Check out the iPhone Stuff section if you want to view the sources for Cydia and the Firmware direct download links from Apple.
My Permanent Follow Friday Widget! (Twitter)
If you are like me and get bored very easily or just do not have a time to do the #ff or #followfridays on twitter then maybe this could be for you.
If you are a blogger and I’m guessing there are probably alot of bloggers on twitter then this plugin maybe for you!
Due to keep forgetting to do the #ff #followfriday hash tags on twitter I do generally feel bad as I follow some great people such as @eckafatcat @ijustine @sarkie_dave and many many more, I should really share them in the follow friday trend that occurs well every friday without fail but I dont.
I am now doing my part on my blog right down at the bottom right hand side you will notice this:
Yep there is my permanent #ff #followfriday contribution! Each one of the profile pics updates whenever a user updates there profile image and they are also directly linkable to the users twitter page, you can add as many people as you want, I have only currently added the people who I follow the most and who’s updates I check most often! After all I guess that is why the #followfriday happens!
Check out the plugin here
Just place the widget any where you like on your site 
Happy tweeting! @rhodzy