For a while, I’ve been having an issue, which only occurred when I was using a computer using Norwegian Keyboard Layout (the only other keyboard layout I use with any kind of regularity is English US), which was that I was unable to write the character @. I investigated it, and realized that the error occurred whenever I tried to use the third option on any key, while pressing Ctrl+Alt. If I used AltGr, the character would appear normally.
Now, why this is so, I do not know, and frankly, I do not much care. I would classify it as a minor bug in Microsoft Office, and whatever other software where the same error is encountered. I do know that I have encountered it on both Microsoft Office 2007, and Microsoft Office 2010.
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Unable to write @ in Microsoft Office
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Don’t break the chain!
For anyone who has been following this blog since I started it, it should come as no surprise to learn that I have had long periods of not posting. I was simply not motivated to write, and even though I kept jotting down ideas for posts, they just never made it onto the blog. That all changed in the end of May, when one of the Norwegian tech blogs I follow posted an entry called “Bare skriv!” or “Just write!” in English. It tells the story about Brad Isaacs, who met Jerry Seinfeld, and asked him to give a pointer or two to a young, struggling comedian.
According to the story, Jerry Seinfeld responded that, in order to become a better comedian, you need to write better jokes. In order to write better jokes, you need to write every day. He then told Isaacs about a method he used to motivate himself. He would get a big wall calendar that had the whole year on it, and for every day that he wrote, he got to mark the day with a big red X.
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Disabling Caps Lock on Mac OS X
For me, the Caps Lock key constantly comes in the way, and I routinely disable it on all of my machines. Whenever I need to write things in all-caps, I have no problem with holding down either of the Shift-keys with my little finger, and when I don’t need it, I tend to hit it a bit to often for my liking.
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How Index Manager indexes filenames
When Index Manager indexes filenames, they are interpreted using the codepage you have selected in the Regional Settings Control Panel in Windows. Characters A-Z are always read correctly, but if you plan to index files with e.g. Cyrillic or Greek characters in the filename, you will need to make sure that you have selected that character set as Windows’ default codepage.
This is done by opening the Region and Language configuration menu, where you will find an option called “Change system locale” under the Administrative tab:
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Set Index Manager to make searches accent insensitive
By default, Index Manager will index accented characters, such as äöü, different from un-accented characters. However, Index Manager is able to make searches accent insensitive. This setting is set on a per-archive basis. When enabling this option, Index Manager will ignore accents when indexing and treat them as regular unaccented characters. Thus it will be possible for a French user, for example, to search both for précipité and precipite and return all hits with or without the accents.
In order to enable the feature, open Index Manager’s Operations Center page, and edit the settings for the Index(es) you wish to make searches accent insensitive. Under the Advanced tab, you will find Language Options. Once you have made the changes, you must perform a complete rebuild of the Index(es) since it controls how Index Manager interprets the files’ metadata at the time when the index is built.
A note to Scandinavian users: The special Scandinavian characters æ, ä, ø, ö and å are treated as accented versions of a and o. Hence, when searching in archives with Scandinavian metadata, it makes sense to retain accent sensivity (by not selecting the checkbox in question).
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Configuring multiple sites in FotoWeb Desktop for iPhone
Once FotoWeb Desktop for iPhone has been initialized and configured for the first time, it will store the server host name you specified so you won’t have to type it again the next time you connect.
If, however, you would like to connect to another FotoWeb server, you can easily change the connection.
To do so, follow these steps:
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Configuring the FotoWeb iPhone app for first use
With the release of SR4 also came FotoWeb Desktop for iPhone. After having downloaded it to your iPhone or iPad, you must set it up to talk to your FotoWeb server. Here’s how:
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Password protecting your FotoStation Configuration
As a system administrator, you may want to limit access to certain program features in FotoStation, and even access to the entire configuration dialog, as well as prevent users from accessing certain types of side panels and program functions.
Security settings are accessed from the Configuration Menu, under General:
To prevent unauthorized access to the program configuration dialog, select the checkbox labeled Protect configuration dialogs with a password. Then click on the set password button to specify a password to access the configuration.
To prevent access to certain critical program features, click on the Add button. In the dialog that appears, press the Ctrl key to choose more than one option from the list.The following features can be disabled:
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FotoWeb: Automatically notify the site administrator when a user registers to the site
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Search, don’t sort – Using GMail search operators to the fullest
Google’s mail service GMail is built on the idea that, instead of sorting emails into different folders, you use the search functionality to find your emails. If you insist on sorting your email, GMail offers labels rather than folders, the idea being that an email may belong to more than one logical group of sorting, and you should be able to find it in both.
The system really shines when you start using the search operators that are available, both separately, and in combination. Here are the operators:
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Creating your own ringtones on iPhone
One of the most annoying things to me as a user, is the fact that I’m not able to assign my music files as ringtones. The “offical” way of adding more ringtones, is by buying them from Apple, however, you can generate them yourself, using your iPhone and a computer. To do so, you need an app that will create the ringtones for you, I use RMakerPro, but you may of course choose whichever you want. Here’s how I do it:
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