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How to handle 49.4C02 errors on HP Laserjet P3005 series

Have you ever facing the problem when your HP P3005n Laserjet Printer is returning 49.4C02 Errors on its control panel screen ?. Recently I got it and found the solution is very easy. My colleague was sent the printer to the vendor for fix but apparently he was asked to pay $250 to replace the printer main board. I said no and would be glad if he can pay me only a half of those price if I can fix his printer *grin* . The error occurs when users are trying to print from Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.x , however it is not always occurs on every documents that are opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.x, hence only happened on few documents, depend on the content. So how is the solution ?.

HP LaserJet P3005n

The cause of the error is the firmware. You need to update your HP Laserjet's firmware to the latest one. HP confirmed their old firmware is having problem with Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.x, and probably any later version. To update your printer's firmware you need the firmware itself and firmware update utility from here . Extract the firmware update utility and the firmware. Copy the firmware, usually it has .rfu extension to the firmware update utility. Execute the firmware update utility and select the printer that need to be updated. Wait a few minutes for the uploading the firmware to the printer is processed. When the process is done, the printer control panel will be back to status READY. This indicating the firmware process is done. Now your printer is ready to print.

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September 18, 2010

Access Sysinternals tools through file share

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We all know, sysinternals tools are useful system tools for Microsoft Windows. ProcessExplorer is the tool I always love to use. Now we can access all Sysinternals tools through internet as file share live. Simply enter \\live.sysinternals.com in your browser address bar, all files showed and ready to be accessed lively. I found this is great, now you can run the tools directly from the file share or simply drag it to your local folder to download the tools.

You are also can run the tools directly from command prompt. Just type: \\live.sysinternals.com\tools\procexp.exe in command prompt to run Process Explorer tool.

via msdn blog

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June 26, 2008

Follow Euro 2008 match and results news with Netvibes widget

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I'm a football lover and currently in the euphoria of Euro2008. To follow the event, as usual the the Internet is the first resort for it. Yes off course you can always visit the official Euro 2008 website to get the Euro match and news, but I want to tell you that with Netvibes, the events can be followed even easier.

With the Netvibes Euro2008 widget you can get the information about the matches, standings and news about Euro 2008. Install the widget on your Netvibes page and follow the event instantly.

Or just click this Netvibes Sport Euro 2008 page to see the widget in action. In this page you will also got the RSS feed widget from uefa.euro2008.com, the widget from the official euro2008 website.

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June 7, 2008

How to download Videojug.com's videos

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I've been using Internet to find inspiration for anything, including cooking. There are many sites with cooking videos, one of them is videojug.com. Videojug is renowned for its great videos content. Very often I need to download the videos provided to my PC for later viewing, and for my cooking videos library, but videojug is only providing download options to cellphone, iPod and PSP. Here I want to show you two ways on downloading videojug's videos.

Fullfilling my curiousity here is how I downloads videos from videojug.com.

Using Maxthon Browser

Maxthon is a powerful browser, previously known as myIE2 , Maxthon is a browser with rich capabilities that may rival Firefox. One feature that Maxthon I love the most is File sniffer, which lets you see which file are loaded by the websites you open, and that's is useful for knowing where the Videojug's FLV files location is. By doing so, we can download the FLV using downloader. Here is the preview downloading video from Videojug.com using Maxthon browser.

Point to Videojug website and choose the video you wish to download by clicking it. Upon videos is played, there will be an icon ( plus sign inside a green circle) appears on right or left corner of opened videos, click the icon to show the menu. Click the File sniffer menu.

Downloading videojug videos with maxthon - click the File Sniffer icon

On the Sniffer tab, there will be list of URL of sniffed URLs. Right click on the URL, choose Copy , if you wish to copy the link (for downloading with independent downloader) or Download by Maxthon Donloader if you wish Maxthon download it for you.

Downloading videojug videos with maxthon - File sniffer options

And downloding video from Videojug is undergo.

Downloading videojug videos with maxthon - Start downloading

Using Firefox Browser

This method is the hard way, which was my old way on downloading videos from Internet. This method works is by finding manually the link of videos inside the Firefox cache, and copy it, then download it.

Put this command into Firefox address bar about:cache?device=disk to see the Firefox cache.

Cache entries are now shown in browser window, now do find a FLV ( Ctrl+F, type FLV).

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Click on the link, the cache information for that link will shown (image below). Copy or 'Save link as' the link inside cache information to start download the FLV file.

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As I said, this is the hard way, because it takes time, to be able to get the link information from cache, you must let the video run until it finished on the browser, otherwise you wont get the link inside the cache. Using the Maxthon browser, you are able to download the videos without waiting for the video is finished, so it is faster. I recommends using Maxthon for downloading videos from Videojug, it is also works for Youtube and others online video sites.

If you have another methods please kindly leave in comment.

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May 26, 2008

How to make a cool music powered mini laser show

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This is step by step guide on how to make your own mini laser show to visualize your payed music. Think about making your little room as a mini discotheque or club. Bunch of items can be contructed into a cool DIY mini laser show.

[via matt's blog]

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January 29, 2008

12 Best Photoshop video tutorials I ever saw

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I'm always find a new way to do things in Adobe Photoshop, but rather than reading those Photosop tutorials, watching it in videos is a lot for fun and easier to understand. I have checked my bookmarks and found these video tutorials.

These guys from watchandlaernphotoshop are cool people, their video tutorials are easy to understand, here they are :

Warping Text with Smart Object
There are many ways to warp text in Photoshop, but most of them have their limitations. Some methods allow you to edit your text after warping, but don’t provide full customization of HOW you warp the text. Other methods allow full customization but don’t allow you to edit the text afterwards. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you a method for warping text that will give you the best of both worlds.
Toning and recoloring the Skies
Ever have one of those photographs where the sky is too bright and harsh? In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you an amazingly effective trick for toning down and recoloring an overly bright sky
Creating dotted lines
Photoshop doesn’t provide any quick means of creating dotted lines, but in this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create your own customized dotted line quickly and easily, using the paintbrush tool.
Creating Cucoloris Effect
A cucoloris (or “cookie”) is a metal sheet with patterns cut out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background (and often the subject) of a photograph. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to achieve the same effect in Photoshop.
How to make complex selection
It’s not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image.
Open Type Font Embellishments

Photoshop trainer Geoff Riggs shows you how to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific letter pairings for open type fonts

Black and White photos in Photoshop CS2
In this video tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs demonstrates several different ways to convert an image to black and white using Photoshop CS2, and discusses the positives and negatives of each method
Howto make an old photo
There are lots of methods of aging a photo. Instead of just weathering and roughing it up, Brian Harber shows us the basic properties of old photo exposure, and how to achieve the same look in Photoshop. [High contrast, fuzziness, random shadow from flash; no true black; THEN add dust & scratches]
How to make clear Skies
In this tip, Brian Harber explores the wide potential in sky replacement and subsequent color adjustment. If you’ve ever had a picture that you loved, but it was unfortunately very cloudy or dull, here’s an easy way to spice up that picture
Capturing that vibrant red or other color while desaturating the rest
Who knows where the new style of a single-color (usually red) contrasted with black and white came from? Regardless, Brian Harber shows us in this video the various methods of capturing that vibrant red or other color while desaturating the rest.
How to make 3D Angled text
Have you ever wanted a line of text to pop off the page? In this tip, Brian Harber shows a 3D angle effect that will make your text standout.
Bicubic Sharper How to
When resizing an image in Photoshop, if you use all the default settings, the image will end up with a little bit of a blur to it–hardly distinguishable, but it is there. In this tutorial, you will learn how to customize the way your image is resampled when you resize it in order to maintain the sharpness of the image.

[via pstutorialsblog]

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October 4, 2007

How to connect DeLorme Earthmate GPS Device to Google Earth

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Instructables featuring an howto on connecting DeLorme Earthmate GPS LT-20 to Google Earth without using Google Earth Plus. This is a great hacks for getting great GPS tracking map.