Cryptech V2

Windows Media Player downloads album art into the same directory as music files. As a result, your music file structure end up littered with hundreds of ugly AlbumArt___….jpg files. There’s no way to disable only album art, but you can turn off information retrieval which will stop Windows Media Player from getting new album art. Unfortunately, it will also stop Windows Media Player from obtaining meta-data for CDs that you rip. Here’s how to turn it on and off.

In Windows Media Player, click the small down-arrow beneath “Library” (Alternatively, press the ALT key, click “Tools > Options …” then go to the “Library” tab)

Check or uncheck “Retrieve additional information from the internet”

Click “Ok”.

Note that if you want to rip a CD, you should turn this back on – otherwise you’ll have to manually enter the album name, track names, artists, etc. Of course – this means the album art for the media will be obtained again. Just delete the AlbumArt____ file after ripping the CD. Better yet, use a different program to rip.

In 2010, more photos are viewed on screens than on actual photographic paper. We’re sharing more photos than ever. However, sending large emails packed with photos is becoming too cumbersome and inefficient.

You may have noticed more and more people are now ’sharing’ their photos through an online service such as Picasa Web Albums or Kodak EasyShare. These services make things easier. For one, it’s easier for the recipients to view photos and share their photos with you. Also, having the photos online is like having another backup. The best part is that it’s much more social – people you invite to view photos can discuss and contribute to the gallery with each other.

Here’s how to share photos online using my photo manager of choice, Picasa: (more…)

It was suprising to see what I saw after installing LogMeIn on a new computer. Actually, it’s what I didn’t see that surprised me. The screen was completely black after windows finishes its loading screen.

Uninstalling and reinstalling didn’t fix the problem so I hit a certain search engine that I like to use to find a solution. Fortunately, somebody else had experienced the problem previously and it had been solved. Here’s the solution…

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All Shareaza websites out there be careful when downloading upgrades for Shareaza because their original site (shareaza.com) has been taken over by a malicious company and is now posing to be the “Official Shareaza Website”. The software offered by these creeps requires registration and either shows advertisements or requires payment – things that don’t bother you in the real Shareaza.
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