Best GAL solution for Android email

Goal: compose email and when typing into To field autocomplete not only with my local contacts, but also use information from the corporate GAL (global address list)

I used to use "Improved Email" but it got taken down from the Android market :(.  Fortunately there's a new app call Moxier Mail which does the same thing.  Phew...  K9 email never worked for me and not even TouchDown appeared to be able to do this simple thing.

Battlefield 3

FAMAS (181), AEK-971 (201)
M4, M4A1 (226)
PKP (201 short range), M240B (>= 20meters)
SV98, M40A5, M98B

93R (202), G18 (269), MP412 (276)

Copy a wiki space in Confluence

Here's what worked for me:
* Copy the page and save
* If there are any embedded Gliffy documents fix links to them by going into the wiki source and removing the version reference - that fixes the issue
* Go to Edit and do the move to the new space from there (move menu item doesn't always seem to work)
* Do edit again and do a search for the old wikispace name (e.g., csarch) and delete that debris
* Do similar find/replace at the source level too once all docs have been ported over
* Go back to old page and put a link to the new page in the new space

Command that has Win7 check for system file integrity

Right click on Command Prompt application and choose Run as Administrator
Then type sfc.exe /scannow

Best online comparison tools

pricegrabber.com

http://shopping.yahoo.com/

Review by consumers reports on pricing engines

Good tutorial on basic lighting

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=1426

Children's Events in the Bay Area

http://www.bayareakidfun.com/pages/events.html

Confluence attachment trick

By default if you use the WYSIWYG link tool in Confluence, the attachment links always show up with versions.  This can be a problem if you always want people to see the latest version of a document.  To get around that, go to the actual attachment view on the hosting page, copy the URL there and use that as a static HTML text link.

From then on, whenever you click that link you'll always get the latest version of that document.

Possible post on how to get in and clean the Epson print head

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/How-to-Unclog-Epson-Print-Heads/178/1

Future book

- Success criteria

- “Meet your commitments”

- Order to chaos

-

Latest glasses prescription

OD (right eye)
Sphere: -1.75
Cylinder: -.25
Axis: 090

OS (left eye)
Sphere: -1.50
Cylinder: -.75
Axis: 030

Great crowdsourcing site to see if Netflix is down

http://downrightnow.com/netflix

New Granada Green website URL

New Granada Green HOA website.
https://sites.google.com/site/granadagreenhoa/home

When I'm ready a way to determine % of iTunes songs that are DRM free

Not an answer, but a reference to the fact it can be done.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20079626-266/ask-maggie-what-you-should-know-about-ditching-the-iphone-for-android/


And it also sounds like you can convert them to being DRM free as well, for a small fee, sigh...

National Geographic map purchase site

For orienteering it would seem.
https://www.topo.com/store
Got a few free map credits with my compass purchase.

List of clear qam channels in my area

http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:94043#lineup_1171485

In case I ever lose my phone...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20038043-245.html

How to have Win7 change default printer based on network

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Automatically-switch-default-printers-between-home-work-or-school

Skipping that annoying announcement

You can skip the inane 15-second voice-mail instructions when leaving a message (“To page this person, press 5”) — if you know your friend’s cellphone carrier. If it’s Verizon, press * to cut directly to the beep. AT&T or Sprint, press 1. T-Mobile, press #. (Better yet: Do the world a favor and add this trick to your own greeting: “To cut to the beep, press 1.”)

From http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/technology/personaltech/19pogue.html?src=dayp

Simple fix for pop up windows not showing up in the right screen or monitor

Set up dual monitor setup for laptop and outlook tasks kept popping up on the wrong screen. simple fix: drag task window to primary monitor and close it. From then on it remembers to open in that other monitor.

Toyota online service website

https://idriveonline.com/

testing

New entry...

Just to keep things fresh... Bob Murata

Thunderbolt 3G fix in some areas

http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/03/30/htc-thunderbolt-3g-data-problems-solved/

Macbook Pro Install, Migration, Upgrade

MacBook Pro install

- Mac: All software update
- Bootcamp partition
- Install Win 7 SP1

- Win: run Apple Software Update
- Win: install all updates
- Win: add to Adobenet domain
- Win: Firefox install

- Mac: VMWare
- Activate Win7 in Fusion (at work wired)
- Reboot native win
- Activate Win7 again
- Reboot native mac
- Activate Fusion again (or confirm ok)
- Reboot native win confirm ok

- Win: install Cisco Access Anywhere
- Win: install virusscan
- Win: install Office 2010
- Win: install ePo administrator
- Win: install Win Zip (important for installing MS Project from volume servers correctly)
- Win: install corp id fonts
- Win: Adobe wireless setup

- Win: install Project 2010
- Win: install TimelineMaker Pro
- Win: install Florencesoft DiffEngineX

- Win: Design Premium Win, activate
- Reboot fusion, confirm activation ok
- Install Digsby
- Flash
- AIR


- Adobe Directory
- Connect JS shortcut
- Launch Connect

- Set homepages for browsers
- Add printers

- Connected backup (opt)

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Mac side

- VPN
- VirusScan
- Microsoft Keyboard
- Flash
- AIR
- Adobe Directory
- Mac Office
- Bookmarks and JS for Connect

- Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium
- Keynote from App Store
- Adium, log file location /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Logs/
- Corp ID fonts
- Launch Connect
- IT helpdesk app
- Transmit FTP
- UnRarX
- WinClone

- Android file transfer
- Printers
- Lightroom

- Backup software
- Covenant Eyes
- Sierra Wireless

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Data Migration

Windows
- Desktop contents
- Setup Outlook
- Email datafile
- Reimport Outlook data files
- OneNote files
- Reimport rules

Mac
- User data folder
- Desktop stuff
- Browser favorites/bookmarks and JS for Connect
- Adium log file location /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Logs/
- Pictures folder
- Music folder

Turning on snap to grid in OS X

can't believe this is off by default. Go to

view->show view options->arrange by pull down->snap to grid

Excel: how to change rows to columns, or columns to rows

Paste Special->Transpose
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/rotate-data-by-converting-columns-to-rows-or-vice-versa-HP005203138.aspx

Excel: how to convert cells with text delimited content into individual cells

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-delimited-text-files-into-excel-spreadsheets/

Excel wizard to the rescue.

Turning off vibrate feedback on Thunderbolt

Two obscure settings:
- Settings->Sound->(scroll to bottom), Vibrate Feedback
- Settings > language & keyboard > Touch Input > Text input and uncheck vibrate when typing.

Important study on sleep - 7 ain't even quite enough

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sleep-t.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=homepage

How to make multiplicity photos

http://www.diyphotography.net/taking-multiplicity-photographs

Blitz planning

Process for agile scheduling, Alistair Cockburn

Agile interactive tools

gogamestorm.com
tastycupcakes.com

4 simple rules for better sleep

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/simple-rules-for-better-sleep/?src=me&ref=homepage

How to add XOOM to internal Wifi with TLS

On Mac using keychain
* export private ca file as .cer
** change extension to .crt
* export machine (user) cert to .p12
* Copy to VMWare partition I had with Win 7
* use usb cable to copy to XOOM root directory from VMWare partition
* enable password protect on security panel
* import from usb
* connect to wireless network
* choose TLS
* choose 2 certs
* enter in ldap name, no domain

In order to transfer files between Mac and Motorola XOOM need to install File Transfer app

Kinda lame
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/

How to fix Motorola XOOM Marketplace purchase error

Upon using my XOOM in the marketplace any apps for purchase kept failing. I think it was due to us recently switching credit cards. The only way I was able to fix this was:

- on a real computer going to google checkout and removing the old credit card and added in the new one
- then going to android marketplace on my desktop and making a purchase
- after app was installed on the XOOM, subsequent purchases made from the XOOM itself worked just fine.

install list

aknote
weather bug tablet
2 certs
amazon reader

Settings->Language & input -> Keyboard settings -> Input method selector (Always show)

Directions: how to have Outlook bold or color red emails with specific properties in your inbox

Would have thought this had to do with rules, but instead it turns out to be View Settings:
http://outlook4business.blogspot.com/2007/11/let-outlook-highlight-important-emails.html

Inserting and not overwriting cells in Excel

Why this isn't the default, or why it's only available via right-click makes no sense to me:
http://www.excelforum.com/excel-general/712565-paste-rows-without-overwriting-other-rows-automatically-shift-other-rows-down.html

- Right click and choose Insert Copied cells...

Using MS Project for meeting agendas, offsites

You can use MS Project for meeting agenda or offsite planning. Two key things need to happen to make this work:
1) Change start/finish to also show times
- Tools->Options->View tab, Date Format (choose the first one)

2) Change working time to get rid of the lunch hour since that'll mess up planning:
- Tools->Change Working Time...
- Click Work Weeks tab
- Click on Default and hit the Details button
- Select the days that you care about and change the work time accordingly.

How to mount new disk Win7

It's so dumb that you have to know to go to Disk Management in order to initialize a disk. Come on...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/2nd-hard-drive-not-showing-up-in-my-computer/2d73e570-a007-46d5-aaee-9d1cbe915813

Cell phone coverage maps

http://rootmetrics.com/

Amazing article on peer pressure

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/teenagers-friends-and-bad-decisions/?src=me&ref=homepage

Teenagers do more risk taking even when friends aren't even in the same room.

In case your flight is canceled

Check out this advice before you leave for the airport.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/travel/30prac-flightrights.html?ref=homepage&src=me&pagewanted=all

To give people read-only access in Outlook 2007 by default

Man, took me forever to find this. If you want your calendar to be read-only to everyone in your company by default:
- Switch the calendar mode
- Right click your calendar under My Calendars
- Choose Change Sharing Permissions
- Change Default to Reviewer

Dangers of leisure time while sitting down...

Raising my sit/stand desk as I type this...
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/the-hazards-of-the-couch/?src=me&ref=homepage