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iPhone 2.2 Update

Mark Hodder — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:52:56 +0000

For all you iPhone users, the 2.2 update was released last night which contains the usual secret “bug fixes” and the following features:

Turn off auto correct (yay!)
Google Street View
New podcast features
Safari Improvements

Jailbroken users should hold off for now, click here to read why.

Your computer is out of memory: line 75, 71, 11 etc.

Mark Hodder — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:54:52 +0000

This error seems to be floating around the internet in the last 48 - 72 hours. It effects Windows users using Internet Explorer and has started a long thread over on Facebook.

Apparently it’s being caused by a recent automatic update from Microsoft. There is no fix as of yet, some users report that deleting temporary internet files / cookies and upgrading flash fixes the problem.

A more drastic solution is to modify your registry (warning modifying your registry without knowing what your doing can break things!):

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To correct this problem, increase the size of the desktop heap: 1. Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems
3. Select the Windows value.
4. From the Edit menu, choose String.
5. Increase the SharedSection parameter.

For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:
SharedSection uses the following format to specify the system and desktop heaps:

SharedSection=xxxx,yyyy,zzz

Increase the zzz number to “256″ or “512.”

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I haven’t tested the above solutions as I left the windows world last year and haven’t looked back, good luck!

Dropbox - EASY Online Backup

Mark Hodder — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:34:52 +0000

Up-to-date backups are one of those nagging little things that you know you should be doing, but you never seem to find the time to do. Most people don’t take it seriously until after their first major data loss and they realize it’s start over or pay thousands of dollars to a data recovery service (yes most recovery’s start at $1,000 and up).

Enter Dropbox - seamless, automatic backup’s across computers and platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux). Dropbox has just came out of private beta testing and is now open to the world. Accounts are free for up to 2gb of data and $100 per year for up to 50gb of data (paid accounts coming this week). And if you thought that was good they also have some other great features such as versioning, undelete, photo sharing, web access to files, private sharing of folders among other Dropbox users and public file sharing (even with non-Dropbox users).

The possibilities for this little piece of software are amazing, with Dropbox anyone could easily:

Set up a private network with family members to share photos and documents
Set up a common drive for remote and virtual employees
Set up a home network to share music and photos between computers

This is by far the killer backup application for anyone looking for a feature rich, hands off, cross platform backup system that above everything else… just works.

Watch the tour
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Wordpress Theme Lists

Mark Hodder — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:59:25 +0000

Looking for your next Wordpress theme can be quite a challenge at times with all the different websites out there. Here are some great starter links:

A great starting point for your next great WordPress site!

Previous / Next & Back / Next Links

Mark Hodder — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:37 +0000

Interesting post on how using these words is bad UI design to represent older and newer content. Instead replace Previous, Next / Back etc. with “Older” or “Newer” links.

A commenter also states that it’s not only the words used but that they are consistent throughout the site as well - simple but often missed concept.

Read the full article

Wordpress Expand Text

Mark Hodder — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:56:03 +0000

This WordPress plugin allows you to create sections of text in your post or page which expand/collapse when clicked on. You simply wrap the special tags around your text, and set the ‘expand link’ (the link visitors click on to show the text). If your visitors do not have javascript enabled, the ‘expand link’ is not shown, and the text is displayed normally.

Get it, click here

Demo:

Click to expand me!

Here is your text! Expanded and in a nice blue box, the box can be customized through CSS.

Have a Laugh

Mark Hodder — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:46:42 +0000

The laughter chain is a viral marketing campaign conducted by Skype. The concept was to link together a chain of people laughing at the previous submission. Hit the read more if you need a good laugh.

Did you know:

University of Chicago studies show a great sense of humor can add an additional 8 years to your life?
Stanford University studies show a good belly laugh can give you health boosting benefits equal to 10 minutes on a rowing machine?
Pre-school children laugh or smile 400 times a day, however, that number drops to only 15 times a day by the time people reach age 35?
People smile only 35% as much as they think they do?
Laughter releases endorphins into the body with the same exhilarating effect as doing strenuous exercise?
Every time you have a good hearty laugh you burn up 3-1/2 calories?
Laughing increases oxygen intake, thereby replen-ishing and invigorating cells. It also increases the pain threshold, boosts immunity and relieves stress?
United States workers consume 15 tons of aspirin per day? I am sure that this is not because they feel great about their jobs or work environment.
Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, AT&T, Lockheed Aircraft, Kodak, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America and many others have adopted “humor” into their workplaces as a tool to increase morale and improve the bottom line.

Taken from this forum post.

Reward Programs - Not just for the big boys

Mark Hodder — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:25:23 +0000

I came across StickyStreet.com through an article written by my amazing invoicing / time tracking web application. Sticky Street is a customer loyalty web application targeted towards small business. With Sticky Street your business can easily create, manage, and track your own custom client loyalty and gift card programs with or without plastic cards or additional equipment - anywhere you have Internet access.

It’s free to track up to 10 customers after which you move up to one of their very fair pay-as-you-go pricing plans. I was able to sign up and set up an account very quickly using their user friendly web interface. What’s interesting is you can be up and running in 30 mins for free using their web interface or set up a full blown private label rewards program complete with cards and scanners in a couple of weeks with very little investment.

Lot’s of interesting possibilities here:

As a freelancer offer free hours to repeat clients
As a small restaurant operator offer free meals / drinks or discounts to your repeat customers
As in independent retail store offer discounts to return shoppers

The internet has once again leveled the playing field for the small business operator by taking a big idea and putting it in reach of any organization.

Escape Awkard Situations

Mark Hodder — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:33:05 +0000

Not sure how a date or meeting is going to go? Schedule a automated call from GetMooh.com (GetMeOutOfHere) to ring your cell at a predetermined time. GetMooh.com will call you with the automated messaged you picked and give you a chance to escape that mind numbing meeting.

GetMooh.com is free and works in most countries.

Try it today!

PS: Crank calls are not recommended as it gives out your number at the end of the call.

Caterer.com Video Ads

Mark Hodder — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:47:23 +0000

Caterer.com has released a new Little Gordon video that is just as hilarious as the last. These videos are part of a viral marketing campaign sponsered by Caterer.com that they claim is an attempt to help stressed-out summer hospitality workers relax, and “show new industry talent how enjoyable and attractive the sector is.” Check it out: