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Source for Microsoft ISO's and Install Media

You'll need to have a legitimate license key to install them, but hard to find install media for Microsoft products, particularly those they may be a version or two past their prime, can be located through the download tool here at heidoc.net.

Now I'll admit I was pretty skeptical about this, but searching on the reputation and safety of heidoc.net raised no red flags, and their tool actually generates download links on the microsoft.com website.  I even went so far as to cut and paste the link and manually re-type the Microsoft domain address to be certain that there were no character set tricks making a non-microsoft site look like a Microsoft site.

Given that the downloads are coming from Microsoft, I'm calling them legit.  Remember, if you don't have a legit license key to install them, these downloads give you nothing but bandwidth consumption.

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Defining image shown when linked in Facebook

When a link is shared in Facebook, Facebook will choose an image to show in the post.  However, the image FB chooses may not be the best one for the purpose.

The Facebook Sharing Debutter at https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/ can help you troubleshoot this.

Adding a link <link rel=”image_src” href=”preview-image-here.jpg” /> to the page header will define the image you choose here.

Alternatively, there are plugins to handle this for you.

Here are some links to help manage this issue:

  • http://www.seosmarty.com/how-to-force-facebook-to-grab-the-best-image-from-your-page/
  • https://www.google.ca/#newwindow=1&q=choose+image+to+appear+in+facebook
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Manage Kindle Content & Devices

Getting content on your devices is as easy as emailing content directly to your device.  When you signed up for your Kindle service, you were issued an email address.  If you have several devices, like a kindle, and an iPhone or iPad with the Kindle app installed, you may have multiple addresses.

You can even convert content to Kindle format along the way if you know how.

To manage your Kindle content and devices, visit https://www.amazon.com/mycd.

A few other things you can do on the Settings tab there:

  • check the email address assigned to each device you use for Kindle.
  • set up email addresses that are allowed to email content to your devices.
  • turn on WhysperSync to keep your last page read, hightlights, etc. synchronized across devices.  That way you can read on the phone while you're waiting for an appointment, then continue on your Kindle when you get home.

 

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Accessing and administering user accounts

On Windows XP, the following command from the run line will allow enhanced access to administer user accounts.

control userpasswords2

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Plugins you Absolutely Must Have

These you just can't do without.

  • Firefox
    • Aviary: a great graphics plugin with a graphics editor and a great screen capture facility.  This thing will capture a full web page, even the parts not on the visible page, i.e. the part you have to scroll down to see!! The online editors at aviary.com are powerful and unique.  Visit aviary.com.
  • Joomla!
  • WordPress